Josué Fraga, MS2Charles R. Drew University, College of MedicineAttending the Family Medicine Conference for the first time, thanks to the LAAFP scholarship funds, was an experience I’ll never forget. Walking into that space, I wasn’t sure what to expect. But right from the start, I could feel that family medicine was something special. The energy […] Read more
Desiree R. Acosta MPH 3rd/4th YearPRIME-LA at David Geffen School of Medicine/UCLAI am incredibly grateful for your support in helping me attend the National AAFP Conference. It was a transformative experience that left me feeling energized and more passionate than ever about pursuing family medicine. The workshops I attended provided valuable insights into the vast […] Read more
Happy summer from your Los Angeles Academy of Family Physicians! Summer is traditionally a time when people slow down and take some time for themselves which has resonated with me recently as I have been reflecting on this country’s culture of “busyness.” Think about this: how many times have you replied to the greeting “How […] Read more
From Burnout to Balance: How Physician Coaching is Transforming Healthcare Four years ago, the world faced an unprecedented challenge with the onset of COVID-19. As physicians, we witnessed the pandemic’s full shock—patients lying on stretchers in ambulance parking lots, desperately hoping for an available ventilator. Many avoided hospitals until it was too late, fearing that […] Read more
July 2024 Final performance feedback and payment adjustments for the Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) are released in August 2024, for determining the 2025 payment adjustments. More information is on the Quality Payment Program (QPP) website https://qpp.cms.gov/. US Surgeon General Vivek Murthy released a landmark advisory declaring firearm violence a public health crisis in the […] Read more
