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Wednesday, October 29, 2025
Dr. George Fouras has been elected Speaker of the House of Delegates, and Dr. Anna Yap has been elected vice speaker, assuming key leadership roles in CMA’s policy-making body.
Dr. Chou has been elected CMA president-elect and will assume the presidency at the conclusion of the 2026 House of Delegates next year.
CMA delegates approved major governance reforms to streamline resolution review and enhance member engagement, including a new two-interval model to enable more timely policy action throughout the year.
Tuesday, October 28, 2025
On November 10, 2025, PHC will open its fifth application cycle for MedStudentsServe, which provides funding to medical student organizations.
Wednesday, October 22, 2025
CALPAC broke its own fundraising record for the sixth time in seven years, raising $300,320 at CMA’s 154th House of Delegates — an increase of 22% over last year. Several delegations achieved full participation, and the organization began its 2025–26 membership year with 11 Diamond Level donors.
San Luis Obispo pediatrician René Bravo, M.D., has been installed as the 157th president of the California Medical Association (CMA), the largest and most influential state medical association representing more than 50,000 California physicians.
CMS has lifted most Medicare claims payment holds tied to the federal government shutdown, meaning payments for...
CMA has named P.T. Koenig, M.D., a family physician with Sutter Medical Group in Dixon, as the recipient of the 2025 Gary S. Nye Award for Physician Health and Wellness
Monday, October 20, 2025
CMA announced that Shagun Bindlish, M.D., a nationally recognized internist, diabetologist and community health advocate, has been selected as the recipient of the prestigious Compassionate Service Award
Family medicine physician Salvador Sandoval, M.D., MPH, has been announced as the 2025 recipient of CMA's Frederick K.M. Plessner Memorial Award
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