Gregory-Lewis, MD Assistant Secretary-Treasurer Social Determinants of Health – Poverty – Editorial Series Part III Social Determinants of Health (SDoH) are the conditions under which people are born, grow, live, work and age1. They have a larger role on population health than more traditional factors like genetics, behavior and health care2. Examples include socioeconomic status, […] Read more
August 2020 CAFP has released a follow-up 5-question survey about how COVID-19 has affected your practice income, to support its advocacy for Family Physicians. (Please complete ASAP, regardless of whether you took the original survey.) Some vulnerable primary care practices are closing, and many may not last through August. We need grassroots pressure to Legislators […] Read more
April 14, 2020 President Nzinga Graham, MD, called the meeting to order. Executive Board members participants in the Zoom conference were: Doctors Jerry Abraham, Felix Aguilar, Evan Bass, Rebecca Bertin, Michael Core, Mark Dressner, Francine Frater, Emma Hiscocks, Po-Yin Samuel Huang, Greg Lewis, Art Ohannessian, Kevin Rossi, and Divya Shenoy. Executive Director, Roxanne Kuns, also […] Read more
The Nominating Committee met by ZOOM conference on Monday, June 8, 2020, at 7:00 PM. Members present were: Nzinga Graham, MD (Chair); José Avalos, MD; Monique George, MD; Elisabeth Kalve, MD; Art Ohannessian, MD; Daniel Pio, MD and Kevin Rossi, MD. Executive Director, Roxanne Kuns, was also present. The Nominating Committee presents the following slate […] Read more
National Conference of Family Medicine Residents and Medical Students: Christian A. Pérez, MD Candidate, 2021Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California First off, thank you to the academy for providing funding for this year’s National Conference. Despite some of the limitations at this year’s conference, I found the ZOOM meetings with the various residency programs […] Read more
Nzinga Graham, MD – President First, let me open with a virtual hug. I am sure we can all use one right about now. Our world has changed so profoundly in such a short amount of time that our community is more important than ever. I hope everyone is taking some time to connect to […] Read more
Emma Hiscocks, MD Assistant Secretary Treasurer Connection and COVID-19 Oh, how life has changed in just over a month. Professional and personal roles have shifted. Plans, events, meeting, and even expectations for the future have been altered. Social distancing is the new way of life. This is a new world for everyone, and, as family […] Read more
