Physicians for a Healthy California

📢 Exciting news for medical students! On Nov. 6, PHC will open a new application cycle for , which funds student-led initiatives to improve the health and well-being of communities across California. Read more & get ready at https://phcdocs.org/Programs/MedStudentsServe!

Happy ! "The time is now to assure the health and wellbeing of Latino communities,” said Donaldo Hernandez, M.D., CMA Immediate Past President. https://www.cmadocs.org/newsroom/news/view/ArticleId/50711/CMA-celebrates-National-Latino-Physician-Day

Doctors of color may be bearing a disproportionate burden caring for patients most in need, with Black and Latino physicians far likelier to accept Medicaid than their white peers, new research shows.

Minority docs likelier to care for poor patients Black and Latino doctors are far more likely to accept Medicaid and care for the most financially vulnerable patients.

The continued increase in applications demonstrates the high demand and need for graduate medical education funding in CA to close our physician shortage gap. These funds provide essential support to continue to grow CA's physician workforce. calmedforce.org

Updated map available of our loan repayment recipients! See how physician & dentist recipients are working to provide access to care for Medi-Cal recipients across California here: https://calhealthcares.shinyapps.io/CHC_dashboard/

It’s National Voter Registration Day! With the election only 49 days away, it is vital that you make sure your voter registration status is up to date. Check now at https://voterstatus.sos.ca.gov. The deadline to update your voter registration is October 21!

⏳This is it—today is the LAST DAY to apply for funding! ⏳ Submit your application by 7 pm to secure essential support for your residency program! Don’t miss this opportunity! Apply now at calmedforce.org

🌟Transform Tomorrow's Health Care Today!🌟 grants are here to support your program. 🏥 Boost your training and make a difference in California's communities. Don’t miss out—apply at calmedforce.org by Sept. 16.

Sacramento Valley Doctor Earns Health Equity Award | Vitals Dr. José Alberto Arévalo, chief medical executive of Sutter Independent Physicians, received the prestigious Robert D. Sparks M.D. Leadership Award at the second annual Physicians for a Healthy California Health Equity Leadership Summit. A leading advocate for improving community health in Califor...

Ready to make a real health care impact? Apply for a grant & secure the funding your residency program needs! Loma Linda University Health Education Consortium received a $3.43 million grant to support their residents - you could be next! calmedforce.org

? As of Aug. 5, 2024, over $113.7 million has been provided to awardees to assist with physician & dental loan repayment! This program is crucial to helping increase Medi-Cal access to care. Learn more at https://phcdocs.org/News/calhealthcares-prepares-for-completion-of-initial-awardee-cohort

Exciting news! The new application cycle is NOW OPEN! 🎉 Don't miss this opportunity to secure funding for your residency program. Visit calmedforce.org to apply and help us address California's physician shortage.

Congrats to The Initiative, 2024 Frank E. Staggers Sr., M.D., Outstanding Ethnic Physician Organization Award recipient! This award honors an ethnic physician organization that has taken significant action toward improving the health of their communities. This nonprofit org, founded by David & Sarah Seo, provides underserved communities with access to comprehensive health care services.

Each year, PHC honors a diverse physician for outstanding leadership for diverse communities and in improving public health. Congrats to Angela Tambunting Echiverri, M.D., MPH, 2024 Diverse Physician Leadership Award recipient! A family physician at the North Richmond Center for Health & faculty at Contra Costa Family Medicine Residency, she leads work focused on DEI and anti-racism.

Congrats to Lynnea Morm, D.O., 2024 CA Young Physician Health Equity Leadership Award recipient! This award honors a young physician whose work has made a significant contribution to improving access and reducing disparities in health care, improving cultural competency, and promoting patient advocacy in California. Dr. Morm is a core faculty member in the AltaMed Health Services Family Medicine Residency Program and Faculty Lead for inpatient care, as well as co-director for the Refugee Health Alliance.

Congrats to Bria Pettway, M.D., 2024 CA Resident Health Equity Leadership Award recipient! This award honors a resident who is working diligently to be part of the next generation of physician leaders dedicated to improving health equity among those Californians facing the greatest barriers to care. Dr. Pettway is a 4th year OB/GYN resident at Kaiser Permanente Oakland Medical Center. After residency, she plans to return to work as an OB/GYN in Fontana, in the same hospital she was born in!

Congrats to Marco Angulo, M.D., MSS, 2024 Adarsh S. Mahal, M.D., Access to Health Care and Disparities Award recipient! This award honors an individual or organization that has shown extraordinary interest and demonstrated efforts leading to a significant contribution toward improving access to health care or reducing disparities in health care in California. Dr. Angulo is the Medical Director for Medical Education and Interim Medical Director for the AltaMed Health Services Institute for Health Equity.

Thank you to all our Health Equity Leadership Summit attendees, speakers and sponsors! Tag yourself and share photos from last week's event.

Congrats to Stanford Medicine student Zainub Dhanani, M.S., 2024 CA Medical Student Health Equity Leadership Award recipient! This award honors a student whose activities have demonstrated interest and efforts working toward becoming a leader in promoting health equity within the state of California. Dhanani is Founder, President & Board Chair of Medical Students with Disability & Chronic Illness ( ), a national nonprofit focused on disability advocacy in health care.

Congrats to Jose Alberto Arevalo, M.D., FAAFP, 2024 Robert D. Sparks, M.D., Leadership Award recipient! The award honors an individual or organization that has demonstrated outstanding dedication to the health of communities in a manner consistent with PHC’s mission to champion community health, health equity, and diversity in the physician workforce in partnership with leaders in medicine, related health professions and the community. Dr. Arevalo is the Chief Medical Executive for Sutter Independent Physicians. He is also the Founding President/Chair of Latinx Physicians of California & the Sacramento Latino Medical Association.

Huge thanks to all the sponsors who made this year's Health Equity Leadership Summit such a success!

✅ Sutter Health
✅ AstraZeneca
✅ California Medical Association
✅ AltaMed Health Services
✅ California Health Care Foundation
✅ Health Net, LLC
✅ Genentech
✅ The Doctors Company
✅ Providence health system
✅ IEHP
✅ California Life Sciences - CLS
✅ Garcia | Barnblatt | Foster
✅ California Planned Parenthood Education Fund
✅ Santa Clara Family Health Plan
✅ Touro University California
✅ Sierra Health Foundation

Closing out the Leadership Summit is Dr. Pooja Mittal, Health Net, LLC Chief Health Equity Officer. Huge thanks to all our attendees! Make plans to join us next year, July 10-11, 2025, at the Westin Pasadena! https://www.cmadocs.org/event-info/sessionaltcd/PHC25_HEALTHEQUITY/t/phc-health-equity-leadership-summit-2025

Now sharing best practices to support the well-being and retention of physicians of color are Dr. Deena Shin McRae, University of California Health; Dr. Marco Angulo, AltaMed Health Services Institute for ; Dr. NanaEfua Afoh-Manin, Shared Harvest Foundation President, & Cathie Anderson with The Sacramento Bee.