December 22, 2022 CalHealthCares loan repayment program hosting information webinars for upcoming 2023 application cycle The next application cycle of the CalHealthCares Loan Repayment Program opens January 18, 2023. CalHealthCares provides loan repayment on educational debt for California physicians and dentists who provide care to Medi-Cal patients. read more
December 14, 2022 PHC President and CEO Lupe Alonzo-Diaz reflects on 2022 This year has been an exciting, yet busy year, for Physicians for a Healthy California (PHC)! The CalHealthCares loan repayment program successfully administered its fourth cohort, with over $64 million in awards to 214 physicians and 35 dentists. read more
December 14, 2022 New NEPO special topics webinar: Inequities in Dementia Detection and Cognitive Health Assessments Physicians for a Healthy California (PHC) has partnered with the Alzheimer's Association and the UCSF Dementia Care Aware project on a free webinar—Inequities in Dementia Detection and Cognitive Health Assessments: Primary Care Dementia Screening in Diverse Older Adult Populations. The one-hour webinar will be December 15, 2022, at 12 p.m. read more
December 14, 2022 Preparation for CalHealthCares cohort 5 application under way On January 18, 2023, Physicians for a Healthy California will open the fifth application cycle for the CalHealthCares loan repayment program. Eligible physicians and dentists will have until March 3, 2023, to apply. read more
December 14, 2022 CalMedForce awards $37.9 million to primary care and emergency medicine residency programs CalMedForce, the Proposition 56-funded program supporting graduate medical education programs, announced its fifth cohort of awardees last month. Awardees are selected based on their ability to support and expand the physician workforce to meet the demands of California’s diverse and growing patient population, with a focus on medically underserved populations. read more
December 14, 2022 KidsVaxGrant 2.0 awards over $16.7 million to pediatric vaccinators Building on the success of KidsVaxGrant 1.0 earlier this year, the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) invested an additional $16.7 million for KidsVaxGrant 2.0 and also expanded eligibility to support more physicians (758 provider sites) providing pediatric COVID-19 vaccines, not just those participating in the federal Vaccines for Children program. read more
December 14, 2022 MedStudentsServe application cycle open until January 6, 2022 The MedStudentsServe application cycle opened on October 24, 2022, with a deadline of January 6, 2023. This grant awards medical student groups and organizations to support projects across the state that will enhance the health and well-being of California’s communities. read more
December 14, 2022 Female physicians of color research in progress With generous funding from The Physicians Foundation, the Physicians for a Healthy California’s (PHC) Network of Ethnic Physician Organizations is conducting research that focuses on reducing burnout, improving career satisfaction, bolstering mental health and establishing equity for female physicians of color. read more
December 14, 2022 Nearly $67 million awarded to safety-net providers to improve COVID-19 treatment in underserved communities The California Department of Public Health contracted with Physicians for a Healthy California (PHC) to administer the COVID-19 Test to Treat Equity Grant program, with the goal of more expeditiously connecting patients who test positive for COVID-19 with therapeutic treatment. read more
November 21, 2022 Free Webinar: Inequities in Dementia Detection and Cognitive Health Assessments PHC has partnered with the Alzheimer's Association and the UCSF Dementia Care Aware project on a free webinar about the impact of Alzheimer’s in diverse communities disproportionately affected by the disease. read more