August 7, 2020 CalMedForce Now Accepting Cycle 3 Applications Physicians for a Healthy California (PHC) is now accepting applications for the third cycle of the graduate medical education (GME) grant program, CalMedForce. read more
August 3, 2020 CalHealthCares Awards New Cohort of Physicians and Dentists to Expand Medi-Cal Access to Care CalHealthCares announces a new cohort of awardees - data and information will be released in a forthcoming press release once the awardees have been notified and confirmed. read more
June 30, 2020 CalHealthCares State Funding Continues The Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) and Physicians for a Healthy California (PHC) are pleased to report that state funding for CalHealthCares will continue as originally planned. Due to Governor Gavin Newsom's and the state Legislature's commitment to quality health care for all Californians, the state’s 2020-21 budget continues the state-funded physician and dental loan repayment program. read more
May 14, 2020 PHC Provides State Budget Update on CalHealthCares and CalMedForce The May Revise proposed approximately $269 million in cuts to CalHealthCares, which administers loan repayments on educational debt for California physicians and dentists who serve Medi-Cal patients. Medi-Cal serves over one-third of Californians and half of the state’s children, and the state is estimating a two million caseload increase in 2020 due to COVID-19. read more
April 30, 2020 PHC Releases 2019 Annual Report 2019 brought tremendous growth to our organization, allowing us to expand graduate medical education throughout the state and repay educational loans to physicians and dentists to increase access to care in underserved communities. read more
January 13, 2020 2020 CalHealthCares loan repayment application cycle is now open The 2020 application cycle for the CalHealthCares loan repayment program is now open. read more
January 6, 2020 Webinar: 2020 CalHealthCares loan repayment program To answer any questions about the applications process, PHC is hosting several webinars that will provide an overview of the CalHealthCares requirements, deadlines and the application. Register for your choice of dates today. read more
December 19, 2019 Join our mission PHC looks forward to continuing to work with you – our partners – to advance diversity in the physician workforce, community health and health equity for a healthier California. read more
December 19, 2019 Wildfires: Rebuilding communities Donations were critical in helping us continue to develop and support the next generation of diverse physicians while helping to rebuild communities impacted by the wildfires. read more
December 19, 2019 NEPO: Enhancing community health and health equity Physicians for a Healthy California (PHC) hosted another successful Network of Ethnic Physician Organizations (NEPO) summit on August 23-24, 2019. read more