Scope of practice bills to be heard on July 2, urge your legislator to OPPOSE these bills
CMA is urging physicians to contact legislators and ask for NO votes on SB 491, SB 492 and SB 493. These three bills wil READ MORE...
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6/17/13
AMA awards UC Davis $1 million to transform how future physicians are trained
The American Medical Association (AMA) has awarded the University of California, Davis, School of Medicine $1 million to develop a new educational str...
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4/25/13
Bill to block Medi-Cal cuts clears committee with unanimous vote
Following a strong show of support from interest groups ranging from health care providers to labor, a measure to block the state’s planned Medi...
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4/16/13
Physicians, lawmakers and medical students gather to promote physician workforce legislation
Gathered on the steps of the California Capitol, a coalition of physicians, legislators, medical students and residents came together today to support...
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10/16/12
Visa waiver program for international medical graduates extended to 2015
A federal program that increases the physician workforce in underserved areas has been reauthorized for another three years under a bill signed just d...
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7/26/12
Report paints a grim future for U.S. physicians, but outlook for California remains bright
The Physicians Foundation last week released a national report that paints a grim picture of the future of practicing medicine in the United States, b...
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4/25/12
Medscape reports radiologists made top pay in physician compensation survey
Radiologists had the highest incomes along with orthopedists, earning a mean income of $315,000, while 33 percent earned $400,000 or more.The survey i...
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4/24/12
CMA applauds Assembly Speaker John A. Perez for commitment to Commission on Women
CMA, representing 35,000 physicians across the state, acknowledged the work of Assembly Speaker John A. Prez, Senator Noreen Evans and Assemblymember ...
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4/24/12
Medical students are pursuing dual degrees in greater numbers
A growing number of medical students are deciding that a medical degree is not enough to compete in the job market and are enrolling in duel degree pr...
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4/3/12
More physicians work part-time and flexible schedules
Two of the fastest-growing physician demographics – men near the end of their careers and women at the beginning or middle – are the most ...
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