Strenghtening California's Physician Workforce.
Expanding Access to Care.

Physicians for a Healthy California (PHC) turns public and philanthropic investments into programs, partnerships, and practical solutions that help train physicians, support service in underserved communities, and improve community health.

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How Can Loan Repayment Help Expand Access to Care?

Educational debt can influence where health professionals choose to practice and which communities they serve. Discover how loan repayment programs help reduce financial barriers, support health professionals, and strengthen access to care in underserved communities.

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Through PHC's programs, resources, and partnerships, we work to ensure all Californians — especially in underserved communities — have access to high-quality, equitable care.

Since 2018 PHC has:

$809M+

invested in workforce and community health efforts

$200M+

in loan repayment assistance

2.1M+

patients served annually

1.2M

vaccines
delivered

Our impact in their words...

Each PHC program is designed to address a different barrier to equitable access to care — from physicians’ training and retention to leadership development and continuing education.

CalMedForce / CalMedForce+

“We would not be able to recruit and retain residents for our Pediatric Residency program focused on serving underserved communities without the CalMedForce funding, which provides financial support for salaries and benefits.”

CalMedForce Awardee

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CalHealthCares

“As a result of the CalHealthCares program, I will continue to serve the underserved and patients on Medi-Cal for the rest of my career.”

CalHealthCares Awardee in Fresno County

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MedStudentsServe

“Ultimately, if we want to empower physicians to spend their careers serving underserved communities, we should give them meaningful opportunities to experience the purpose, relationships, and responsibility of that work while they are still becoming physicians. MedStudentsServe gave me that opportunity, and I believe programs like it can help make service part of how a physician understands their professional identity from the beginning.”

MedStudentsServe Awardee

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Helping organizations launch and expand physician training programs

PHC supports organizations exploring, launching or expanding graduate medical education programs. GME Technical Assistance Center (TAC) offers services to assess local opportunities, build partnerships and identify next steps toward launching or expanding a residency programs.

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