The Los Angeles County Chapter of the CAFP offers scholarships to medical student members of our chapter who would like to attend the 2020 AAFP National Conference of Family Medicine Residents and Medical Students. Kansas City, MO | Thursday, July 30 – Saturday, August 1, 2020https://www.aafp.org/events/national-conference/about.html To apply for a scholarship, download the application here […] Read more
Nzinga Graham, MD – President Happy New Year and New Decade! It is my honor to serve you this year as President of the Los Angeles Chapter of the Academy of Family Physicians and build upon the great work of the last several decades. I hope to build upon the great legacy of the Academy […] Read more
Social Determinants of Health – Food Insecurity – Editorial Series Part II Gregory-Lewis, MD Assistant Secretary-Treasurer 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 […] Read more
January 2020 CAFP had tremendous success in 2019, with 20 CAFP-supported bills being signed into law, including CAFP’s sponsored bill, AB 1622 (Carrillo), which fixes outdated laws that prevented family physicians from receiving recognition for the true value and diversity of care they can provide. Other bills signed into law include: AB 744 (Aguiar-Curry) – […] Read more
Marmalade Café, Los AngelesNovember 9, 2019 The meeting was called to order by President Daniel Pio, MD. Dr. Pio welcomed members and guests. There were 21 people in attendance. All names have been placed on record. Roxanne Kuns, Executive Director, was also present. Dr. Pio asked for a motion to approve the September 24, 2019, […] Read more
