SFMS Physicians Descend on Sacramento to Advocate for a Package of Bills to Increase Access to Health Care A dedicated group of 30 SFMS physicians and medical students joined more than 400 of their colleagues on April 22 to bring the voice of medicine to legislators during the CMA annual Legislative Leadership Conference. May 7, 2014 Advocacy, Medical Student, Politics and Medicine, SFMS Member, SFMS Member Events CMA Legislative Leadership Conference, physician advocacy, Lobby Day 0 0 Comment Read More »
CMA Introduces Bill that Calls for Warning Labels on Sugary Drinks; Based on UCSF Medical Student's Idea The California Medical Association introduced a bill that would place a simple warning on the front of all beverage containers with added sweeteners that have 75 or more calories per 12 ounces. The idea for the bill came from Tom Gaither, a first-year UCSF medical student. February 21, 2014 Advocacy, CMA, Medical Student SB 1000, obesity, sugar drinks, Tom Gaither 0 0 Comment Read More »
SFMS, CMA, and UCSF Celebrate the Future of Medicine and New Scholarship Launch SFMS members with UCSF affiliations joined Dean Sam Hawgood and Vice Dean Catherine Lucey of UCSF to show their support for the establishment of the California Medical Association Scholarship at UCSF launch event. To date, more than $40,000 has been pledged towards the scholarship. June 7, 2013 CMA, Medical Student, SFMS Member Events, UCSF UCSF Scholarship, CMA Scholarship 0 0 Comment Read More »
