Long Beach Memorial Family Medicine

It's our favorite day of the year, , and we're thrilled to welcome the fabulous Class of 2027! It's going to be a great three years.

We are saddened to learn of the passing of program alum Dr. Todd Miller (MFM Class of 1997) last week. Todd had a huge heart and an outsize personality, and it was his inspiration and work that started what became our annual Halloween party for diabetic children. He will undoubtedly be missed. R.I.P.

Anthony Portantino, we urge your support of AB 85. Addressing the social needs of these high health care spenders, particularly through screenings and community health worker intervention, can improve chronic disease control, mental health, and hospitalizations and thus lower costs.

“It’s a way to directly support the businesses, residents and artists for a day while celebrating the vibrant and diverse music scene in and around Long Beach.”

Happy Sundays delivers a slice of Long Beach culture with its homegrown 'anti-music festival' The annual one-day event created by husband and wife team Scott and Julia Montoya combines live music, art and comedy with vibes from their hometown.

“It [Long Beach Walls] recognizes that every single wall, every vacant lot, every corner in the city is a place for someone, a place that can be inspirational, a place for deep thinking, a place for celebration…”

This art festival has brought more than 100 murals (and counting) to Long Beach Long Beach Walls and Art Renzei’s annual art festival supports the creation of new public art for the city. This year's additions have turned a high school’s white walls into a colorful inspiration.

…and they’re gone (well, most of them). Loving congratulations to our Class of 2023, who were graduated last night. Tremendous people and great docs who navigated a historically challenging three years with strength and grace. Best of luck, Connor, Andy, Lutetia, Jen, Arissa, Frankie, Val & Julie! You will be so missed (but at least we get to keep one of you!).

They're here! After months of anticipation the Class of 2026 started orientation today, and we can already see they're a part of the family. So looking forward to the next three years!

Not only is it St. Patrick's Day, but even better, it's Match Day, and we're delighted to announce our new residents, the Class of 2026! Welcome to Long Beach - we can't wait to work with all of you!

Congratulations to program alumnus and onetime faculty member, Dr. Jay Lee, on his election to the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) Board of Directors! We’re so proud and look forward to his leadership.

Join us tomorrow at the California Academy of Family Physicians' FM Summit. Besides all the great sessions on offer we'll be staffing a booth in the residency fair, so stop by to say hello and find out more about our program!

And so it starts. Welcome to our class of 2025, starting their orientation today. Some days will last forever but the years will fly by. Good luck, everyone!

Great to see third-year resident and policy wonk Fari Valji connecting with program grad, former faculty and AAFP BoD candidate Jay W. Lee at the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) Advocacy Summit. DC was the place to be this week!

It's , and around the country graduating medical students and residency programs are all getting the news. We are thrilled to announce our new eight, the MFM class of 2025!! Dristi, Kendall, Cassidy, Sherry, Christina, Patrick, Wendy and Eduardo - we can't wait to see you in June!

A beautiful Saturday at our annual retreat, back at UCLA Lake Arrowhead Lodge - Conference Center & Family Resort after last year’s absence. Thanks again to Empowering Ventures for a great morning of team building.

So great to see four of our residents, including two new first-years, on the California Academy of Family Physicians Student and Resident Council for this year. Thanks for stepping up, Jodie, Jess, Lutetia & Fari!!

CAFP proudly welcomes the 2021-2022 Student and Resident Council. The CAFP Student and Resident Council is the official student-resident voice of the Academy. By bringing students and residents together, the council promotes the exchange of ideas, builds leadership skills, pursues transformational advocacy and enriches CA’s primary care workforce with a strong family medicine pipeline. Learn more about our council here: https://bit.ly/3xTHtcD

Well it's actually happening. After 28 years on our faculty (and three years before that as a resident) Cindy Herzog is retiring from the residency program. She saw her last patient this morning and will be finishing up her administrative tasks over the next two weeks, but today we celebrate all she's done.

Over the years Cindy has had a major hand in training 252 family medicine residents in addition to countless medical students. Her teaching skills, commitment and heart have helped shape so many physicians, and through them she's improved healthcare for literally hundreds of thousands of their patients. She has also touched everyone with whom she's worked, and we're all trying to come to grips with all that we'll miss when she's gone.

Cindy we wish you a wonderful retirement and thank you for everything you've done over the years!!

“Patients can be assured knowing that here, they have a safe medical home.”

Celebrating one year anniversary of Transgender and Non-Binary Clinic at MemorialCare Long Beach Medical Center | Orange County Breeze The Family Medicine Residency Program’s Transgender & Non-Binary Clinic at MemorialCare Long Beach Medical Center is not only celebrating

It's another June 30th, and so we graduate and say goodbye to eight amazing doctors with whom we've had the great fortune to work over their last three years of training. Good luck Roshelle, Chelsey, Melissa, Amy, Justin, Daniel, Greg and Phoebe! You will be very much missed (except for you, Justin, since you're staying as our sports medicine fellow). Cheers!

A great big welcome to our newest additions, the Class of 2024, as they start residency orientation today. It's been a strange year, and you're coming to a program where you hadn't met anyone before or even visited the office ('cause, pandemic), but we hope you feel the love and know that it's going to be an amazing three years! Welcome!!

Congratulations to 2005 MFM grad, former faculty colleague and perennial friend of the program, Dr. Jay W. Lee , on being named California Academy of Family Physicians' Family Physician of the Year for 2021. We can't think of a more deserving recipient for this honor - Jay, we're so proud!

"And research dating back more than half a century shows that robust primary care systems save money, improve people’s health and even save lives." This is big.

A primary care physician for every American, science panel urges The federal government must aggressively bolster primary care and connect more Americans with a dedicated source of care, experts urge in a new report.

Those of us with longer institutional memories will be tuning in tonight on CBS to see 2000 MFM grad Dr. Jocelyn Won in the latest step in her other career! 9:00pm, PST.

A couple of handy pearls on nutrition counseling courtesy of second year resident, Fari Valji.

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It's Match Day, and we're thrilled to announce our newest 8 residents, the Class of 2024!!! They are:

Shelby Armstrong-Kager - University of North Texas
Rebecca Dehnel - UC San Diego
Jodie Guller - USC
Jovanny Lucero - Tufts University
Samantha Mohammad - UCLA
Haley Oosterhouse - USC
Jessica Sokol - Wright State University
Ashley Williams - University of Washington

It's a fabulous class, and it's going to be a great three years. Welcome to the !

Last week it was announced that Program Director Abi Fletcher will be honored as a 2021 Woman of Distinction by Assemblymember Patrick O'Donnell in a (online) ceremony on March 20th. Congratulations, Dr. Fletcher - we can't think of anyone more deserving!