November 17, 2022 State tobacco tax-funded program awards $38 million to expand California’s health care workforce Physicians for a Healthy California (PHC) today announced more than $38 million in CalMedForce awards across the state to support medical training and residency programs and help grow the physician workforce. read more
November 1, 2022 PHC medical student grant program now accepting applications PHC medical student grant program now accepting applications for its 2023 grant cycle. The MedStudentsServe grant funds medical student organizations to support educational, advocacy, community service and outreach programs that enhance the health and well-being of California’s communities. read more
September 29, 2022 Latino Coalition for a Healthy California chair honored with leadership achievement award Internal medicine physician Efrain Talamantes, M.D., MBA, M.S., has been awarded the Physicians for a Healthy California 2022 Robert D. Sparks, M.D., Leadership Achievement Award. This award is given annually to an individual or organization that has demonstrated extraordinary interest and efforts in improving community health. read more
September 29, 2022 Association of Black Women Physicians honored by PHC The 2022 Frank E. Staggers, Sr., M.D., Outstanding Ethnic Physician Organization Award is given to Cozzette Lyons-Jones, M.D., MPH, FACP, in her role as president of the Association of Black Women Physicians (ABWP), a nonprofit organization established in 1982 focused on closing health disparities gaps through community education, professional support of women physicians of color and mentoring future Black doctors. read more
September 29, 2022 Women’s health physician recognized with access to care award Inland Empire OB/GYN Guillermo Valenzuela, M.D., MBA, has been named the 2022 recipient of the Physicians for a Healthy California Adarsh S. Mahal, M.D., Access to Health Care and Disparities Award. This award honors an individual or organization that has demonstrated extraordinary interest and efforts toward improving access to health care or reducing health care disparities in California. read more
September 29, 2022 UC Davis surgeon recognized with Ethnic Physician Leadership Award Sacramento surgeon David T. Cooke, M.D., FACS, has been awarded the 2022 Physicians for a Healthy California Ethnic Physician Leadership Award. This award recognizes an individual physician for his or her contributions toward improving the health of ethnic communities. read more
September 21, 2022 You’re Invited! Unconscious Bias in Healthcare: Policy, Practice and the State of the Science Symposium Join health equity experts, researchers and change agents for a day of focused discussion and problem-solving around how to effectively mitigate unconscious bias in health care settings at our first Unconscious Bias in Healthcare Symposium, on October 14, 2022. read more
September 21, 2022 PHC announces 2022 Leadership Award recipients Each year, Physicians for a Healthy California (PHC) recognizes the outstanding achievements of California's health care professionals. We celebrate the commitment, compassion and contributions of four physicians who have positively impacted the health of their communities. read more
September 21, 2022 MedStudentsServe: Next application cycle opens October A new MedStudentsServe application cycle will open 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
September 21, 2022 COVID-19 Test to Treat Equity Grant for safety-net providers: Deadline to apply is Sept. 30 Physicians for a Healthy California (PHC) worked closely with CDPH to develop and implement the COVID-19 Test to Treat Equity Grant. The opportunity is for safety net clinics and clinics operated by county or city hospitals or public health systems. read more