$39 Million Awarded to Expand CA GME thru PHC CalMedForce Physicians for a Healthy California (PHC) announced more than $39 million in CalMedForce awards across the state to support medical training and residency programs and help grow the physician workforce. The fourth round of CalMedForce funding, generated by the voter-approved Proposition 56 tobacco tax of 2016 and administered by PHC, supports 214 residency positions in 114 graduate medical education (GME) programs at hospitals and clinics, with an emphasis on those serving medically underserved groups and communities. This cycle marks the largest applicant pool to date, with 125 applications requesting over ... January 21, 2022 General CalMedForce, Loma Linda University Health Education Consortium 0 0 Comment Read More »
CDC Health Advisory: Using Therapeutics to Prevent & Treat COVID-19 OFFICIAL CDC HEALTH ADVISORY Distributed via the CDC Health Alert Network Friday, December 31, 2021, 5:00 PM ET CDCHAN-00461 Using Therapeutics to Prevent and Treat COVID-19 Summary The SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant has quickly become the dominant variant of concern in the United States and is present in all 50 states. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends that eligible individuals should get all vaccines and booster shots as the best preventive measure available against severe disease, hospitalizations, and death due to COVID-19. Therapeutics are also available for preventing and treating ... January 4, 2022 General CDC Health Advisory 0 0 Comment Read More »
