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
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