Family Docs

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A family medicine podcast from the California Academy of Family Physicians. For more information, visit www.familydocs.org/podcast.

  1. Climate Health with Dr. Diana Howard and Dr. Alex Sherriffs

    2d ago

    Climate Health with Dr. Diana Howard and Dr. Alex Sherriffs

    In this episode, the Family Docs Podcast hosts Dr. Rob Assibey and Dr. Cynthia Chen-Joea discuss climate informed patient care and what it means for family physicians in everyday practice. Climate related health impacts are showing up in the exam room through heat related illness, poor air quality, and changing patterns of infectious disease. Dr. Diana Howard and Dr. Alex Sherriffs share what they are seeing in practice and offer practical strategies family physicians can use to better support their patients. They also talk about who is most vulnerable and review a few simple steps physicians can counsel patients about climate related health risks. Guests: Diana Howard, MD, AAHIVS is a Family Medicine and HIV specialist who advocates for inclusive, climate-informed medicine that protects vulnerable communities. As UC San Francisco faculty, she empowers residents to understand how a changing climate impacts primary care. Dr. Howard is a constant advocate for medical trainees' involvement in CAFP activities. Alex Sherriffs, MD, FAAFP is a Family Medicine physician and air quality/climate health advocate who has lived and practiced in California's Central Valley for over 52 years. As UC San Francisco faculty, he integrates climate science into primary care and medical education, focusing on geriatrics, environmental health, prevention, and health equity. Dr. Sherriffs brings regional insight into the health impacts of extreme heat, air pollution, wildfire smoke, and climate-sensitive diseases. Resources: CAFP Online Education: Climate Informed Patient Care education.familydocs.org/climate Climate Change and Health resources available at familydocs.org/climatehealth.  Heat Illness & Vulnerable Populations presentation at 2026 Family Medicine POP!, August 21-23, 2026 in San Diego - familydocs.org/pop  CalEnviroScreen (oehha.ca.gov/calenviroscreen): Identifies populations who are burdened by multiple sources of pollution California Air Districts ww2.arb.ca.gov/california-air-districts Information: This episode of the Family Docs Podcast was supported by the American Board of Family Medicine The Family Docs podcast is developed, produced, and recorded by the California Academy of Family Physicians. The views and opinions expressed in this program are those of the speakers and do not necessarily reflect the views or positions of any entities they represent or the California Academy of Family Physicians. More information at www.familydocs.org/podcast.   Visit the California Academy of Family Physicians online at www.familydocs.org.  Follow us on social media: Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/cafp_familydocs   Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/familydocs   LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/california-academy-of-family-physicians

    44 min
  2. FMRevolution Origins with Dr. Jay W. Lee and Dr. Rachel Friedman

    May 29

    FMRevolution Origins with Dr. Jay W. Lee and Dr. Rachel Friedman

    In this episode, Dr. Rob Assibey and Dr. Cynthia Chen-Joea are joined by Family Medicine Revolution legends Dr. Jay W. Lee and Dr. Rachel Friedman. Dr. Friedman was one of two Santa Rosa family medicine residents (along with Dr. Nicole Mohlman) who were fed up with the academic establishment's attitude toward family medicine, and began to draw up plans to make family medicine a force in healthcare. From the Family Medicine T-shirt Revolution, to the social media storm that Dr. Lee championed with #FMRevolution, you'll hear the legends themselves talk about the origin story of this incredible movement and why it's important to carry, and pass on, that torch! Guests: Jay W. Lee, MD, MPH is a family physician leader and public health advocate who co-founded the FMRevolution hashtag – a grassroots movement reclaiming the power, purpose, and future of Family Medicine. He is a passionate voice for primary care justice, physician workforce renewal, and training the next generation to lead boldly, speak truth, and rebuild a health system rooted in relationships, equity, and community. Rachel Friedman, MD is a family physician in Santa Rosa and sees herself as a "whole person-ologist"-- a specialist not just in one particular organ system, but in the way all of the elements in a person's body, mind, heredity, and environment interact to create health/disease. She moved to Santa Rosa in 2008 to complete family medicine residency, with an additional fellowship in Integrative Medicine, and fell in love with this area. In 2012, she joined KP Santa Rosa as both a full-scope family physician and founding faculty of a new KP family medicine residency. She recently became Program Director of the training program, a leadership role that allows her to continue seeing patients and teaching, while pursuing her passions for whole person, patient-centered healthcare, equity/inclusion, and healthcare transformation/innovation. Resources: Get some FMRevolution merch, including a throwback #FMRevolution t-shirt and a new take on an original FM T-shirt Revolution shirt at familydocs.org/store. Get 50% off the #FMRevolution collection through July with the discount code: FMRevolution.  Family Medicine as Counterculture - https://journals.stfm.org/media/5340/ggayle629-1998.pdf  See some of the napkin drawings of the original t-shirt ideas on www.familydocs.org/podcast.  Information: The Family Docs podcast is developed, produced, and recorded by the California Academy of Family Physicians. The views and opinions expressed in this program are those of the speakers and do not necessarily reflect the views or positions of any entities they represent or the California Academy of Family Physicians. More information at www.familydocs.org/podcast.   Visit the California Academy of Family Physicians online at www.familydocs.org.  Follow us on social media: Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/cafp_familydocs   Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/familydocs   LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/california-academy-of-family-physicians

    46 min
  3. Primary Care for All with Dr. Kevin Grumbach and Dr. Anthony Chong

    May 18

    Primary Care for All with Dr. Kevin Grumbach and Dr. Anthony Chong

    In this episode, Dr. Rob Assibey and Dr. Cynthia Chen-Joea speak with Dr. Kevin Grumbach and Dr. Anthony "Fatch" Chong, co-chairs of CAFP's Primary Care for All Task Force on the origins of the task force, unified financing model for primary care, and how CAFP is driving this work.  **CAFP is hosting a Town Hall for Primary Care for All for CAFP members on June 17th. If you are interested in attending, let us know at cafp@familydocs.org.** Guests: Kevin Grumbach, MD is Professor of Family and Community Medicine at the University of California, San Francisco. He served as Chair of the UCSF Department of Family and Community Medicine from 2003 to 2022. He is a Founding Director of the UCSF Center for Excellence in Primary Care and former Director of the Community Engagement Program for the UCSF Clinical and Translational Science Institute. He served as Vice President for Population Health for the UCSF Health system from 2015-2018. His research and scholarship on the primary care workforce, innovations in the delivery of primary care, racial and ethnic diversity in the health professions, and community health improvement have widely influenced policy and practice. With Tom Bodenheimer, he co-authored the best-selling textbook on health policy, Understanding Health Policy - A Clinical Approach, now in its 9th edition, and the book, Improving Primary Care – Strategies and Tools for a Better Practice, published by McGraw Hill. He received a Generalist Physician Faculty Scholar award from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, the Health Resources and Services Administration Award for Health Workforce Research on Diversity, the Richard E. Cone Award for Excellence and Leadership in Cultivating Community Partnerships in Higher Education, and the UCSF Chancellor's Public Service Award, and is a member of the National Academy of Medicine. Dr. Grumbach has been an advisor to Congressional Committees and government agencies on primary care and health reform and a member of the National Advisory Council for the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. He currently serves on the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine Standing Committee on Primary Care and the California Health Workforce Education and Training Council. He practices family medicine at San Francisco General Hospital. Anthony Chong, MD, FAAFP Immediate Past President, California Academy of Family Physicians Chief Medical Officer, Scripps Coastal Medical Center Dr. Anthony Chong is a board-certified family medicine physician and a fellow of the American Academy of Family Physicians. He is the Chief Medical Officer for Scripps Coastal Medical Center (SCMC), a large primary care medical group in San Diego, CA. Dr. Chong is passionate about advancing quality patient care, improving patient care delivery, and fostering physician engagement and well-being. Before becoming President of the California Academy of Family Physicians (CAFP), Dr. Chong served on the CAFP Foundation Board, including two terms as President, and represented the San Diego-Imperial Valley District on the CAFP Board of Directors. He is a Fellow of the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP). Outside of work, Dr. Chong enjoys spending quality time with his wonderful wife and two children. Whether exploring San Diego, relaxing at home, or attending school or extracurricular events, he values every moment with his family. Resources: familydocs.org/pcfa National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine 2021 Report on Primary Care: Implementing High-Quality Primary Care Final Report of the CAFP Primary Care for All Task Force Fact Sheets: Primary Care Investment Benchmark Unified Financing for Primary Care Common Fund for the Commonwealth, Renee Crichlow, MD - https://medium.com/@reneecrichlow/common-fund-for-the-commonwealth-726c4d06de6b Information: The Family Docs podcast is developed, produced, and recorded by the California Academy of Family Physicians. The views and opinions expressed in this program are those of the speakers and do not necessarily reflect the views or positions of any entities they represent or the California Academy of Family Physicians. More information at www.familydocs.org/podcast.   Visit the California Academy of Family Physicians online at www.familydocs.org.  Follow us on social media: Twitter - https://twitter.com/cafp_familydocs   Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/cafp_familydocs   Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/familydocs   LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/california-academy-of-family-physicians

    50 min
  4. Conversation with Dr. Sheryl Recinos

    12/22/2025

    Conversation with Dr. Sheryl Recinos

    In this episode, Dr. Cynthia Chen-Joea talks with Dr. Sheryl Recinos, family physician, family medicine hospitalist, and acclaimed author. They talk about her journey into family medicine, defining success, and so much more. GUEST Sheryl Recinos, MD, MAEd, MFA, is a family medicine hospitalist, author, and the first alumni board member of the homeless youth program that saved her as a teen.  The Family Docs Podcast is hosted by Rob Assibey, MD, FAAFP and Cynthia Chen-Joea, DO, FAAFP.  RESOURCES Dr. Recinos's website: https://sherylrecinosmd.com  Author of YIMBY: Yes! In My BACKYARD! and Hindsight: Coming of age on the streets of Hollywood California Family Physician - Review of YIMBY by Jonathan Lynne, MD - https://mydigitalpublication.com/article/CAFP+book+review+YIMBY+Yes%21+In+My+Back+Yard/5027725/851109/article.html  CAFP Committee information - www.familydocs.org/committees  CAFP's JEDI committee work - www.familydocs.org/jedi California Family Physician - JEDI Committee Focuses on Latine Family Physicians - by Andrea Banuelos Mota, MD and Sheryl Recinos, MD, https://mydigitalpublication.com/article/JEDI+Committee+Focuses+on+Latine+Family+Physicians/5027737/851109/article.html  AAFP Implicit Bias Training - https://www.aafp.org/news/practice-professional-issues/20200115implicitbias.html CAFP ACEs - https://www.familydocs.org/aces Information: The Family Docs podcast is developed, produced, and recorded by the California Academy of Family Physicians. The views and opinions expressed in this program are those of the speakers and do not necessarily reflect the views or positions of any entities they represent or the California Academy of Family Physicians. More information at www.familydocs.org/podcast.   Visit the California Academy of Family Physicians online at www.familydocs.org.  Follow us on social media: Twitter - https://twitter.com/cafp_familydocs   Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/cafp_familydocs   Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/familydocs   LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/california-academy-of-family-physicians

    39 min
  5. Conversation with Dr. Laura Murphy

    11/11/2025

    Conversation with Dr. Laura Murphy

    In this episode, Dr. Cynthia Chen-Joea goes solo to talk with Dr. Laura Murphy, family physician, educator, her medical school classmate, and the current New Physician Director on the CAFP board. Dr. Murphy has been deeply involved in leadership, advocacy, and education. They talk about her journey, the challenges and opportunities facing early career physicians, and resources that can support you along the way. GUESTS Laura Murphy, DO - Dr. Murphy received her B.S. in Biopsychology from University of California, Santa Barbara and then her medical degree from Western University College of Osteopathic Medicine. During medical school, she served as the FMIG president and began her advocacy journey with the CAFP through various leadership positions, including medical student member on the CAFP board. As a family medicine resident at UC San Diego, Dr. Murphy started on the CCPD for which she now co-chairs. After residency, she completed a sports medicine fellowship at UC San Diego to pursue her passion for empowering patients to live a healthy, active lifestyle. She is currently an associate program director at Ventura County Medical Center Family Medicine Residency program where she practices outpatient family medicine and sports medicine, as well as lead the musculoskeletal and advocacy curriculum for the residents. In her free time, she enjoys playing with her 8 month old, Cooper, and share the love of backpacking, brewery hopping, and traveling with her husband, Steve.   The Family Docs Podcast is hosted by Rob Assibey, MD, FAAFP and Cynthia Chen-Joea, DO, FAAFP.  RESOURCES New Physician Toolkit - www.familydocs.org/nptoolkit AAFP's Career Benchmark Dashboard & Survey - "Know Your Worth" - www.aafp.org/worth Direct Primary Care resources - https://www.familydocs.org/dpc Family Medicine's Gender Pay Gap - https://www.jabfm.org/content/35/1/7 Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Family Medicine  - https://www.aafp.org/family-physician/practice-and-career/managing-your-practice/artificial-intelligence.html CAFP Online Education - https://www.familydocs.org/cme & https://education.familydocs.org   Family Medicine POP: Prism of Practice conference, August 21-23, 2026 (San Diego) - www.familydocs.org/pop CAFP's All Member Advocacy Meeting (AMAM), March 14-16, 2026 (Sacramento) - www.familydocs.org/amam     Information: The Family Docs podcast is developed, produced, and recorded by the California Academy of Family Physicians. The views and opinions expressed in this program are those of the speakers and do not necessarily reflect the views or positions of any entities they represent or the California Academy of Family Physicians. More information at www.familydocs.org/podcast.  Visit the California Academy of Family Physicians online at www.familydocs.org. Follow us on social media: Twitter - https://twitter.com/cafp_familydocs  Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/cafp_familydocs  Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/familydocs  LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/california-academy-of-family-physicians

    37 min
  6. Conversation with Dr. Bright Zhou

    11/05/2025

    Conversation with Dr. Bright Zhou

    In this episode, Drs. Rob Assibey and Cynthia Chen-Joea are joined by Dr. Bright Zhou (they/them). They discuss social media health advocacy as a tool to reshape public narratives around family medicine, the evolving role of physician hospitalists and the unique challenges they face, and highlights from the CAFP New Physician Toolkit and how it will be helpful for doctors everywhere. GUESTS Bright Zhou (They/Them) is a core faculty member at the University of Southern California Family Medicine Residency, where they practice both inpatient and outpatient medicine. Their clinical interests are in health dissemination through social media, mental health, narrative medicine, LGBTQ+ and immigrant health. Bright is a boba connoisseur, an archaeologist, a singer/violist, and a budding DJ.  The Family Docs Podcast is hosted by Rob Assibey, MD, FAAFP and Cynthia Chen-Joea, DO, FAAFP.  RESOURCES Follow Dr. Zhou on social: @genzattending on instagram and tiktok New Physician Toolkit - familydocs.org/nptoolkit NEJM - AI/Centaur model - https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMra2503232, https://www.news-medical.net/news/20250828/How-can-medical-trainees-use-AI-without-losing-critical-thinking-skills.aspx  Family Medicine POP: Prism of Practice conference, August 21-23, 2026 (San Diego) - www.familydocs.org/pop CAFP's All Member Advocacy Meeting (AMAM), March 14-16, 2026 (Sacramento) - www.familydocs.org/amam     Information: The Family Docs podcast is developed, produced, and recorded by the California Academy of Family Physicians. The views and opinions expressed in this program are those of the speakers and do not necessarily reflect the views or positions of any entities they represent or the California Academy of Family Physicians. More information at www.familydocs.org/podcast.  Visit the California Academy of Family Physicians online at www.familydocs.org. Follow us on social media: Twitter - https://twitter.com/cafp_familydocs  Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/cafp_familydocs  Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/familydocs  LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/california-academy-of-family-physicians

    49 min
  7. Conversation with Dr. Shannon Connolly

    10/23/2025

    Conversation with Dr. Shannon Connolly

    In this episode, Drs. Rob Assibey and Cynthia Chen-Joea join with Dr. Shannon Connolly, CAFP's 2025 Family Physician of the Year live at Family Medicine POP to dive into the critical conversation on women's health and reproductive health access.  GUESTS Shannon Connolly, MD, FAAFP - Dr. Connolly completed medical school at the University of Southern California and residency in family medicine at UCLA. She is currently the Associate Medical Director at Planned Parenthood of Orange and San Bernardino Counties, where she oversees primary care and behavioral health care. She has served as president of the California Academy of Family Physicians and is currently Chair of the Committee on Justice through Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion for the CAFP. Additionally, she sits on the Commission for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Family Medicine for the American Academy of Family Physicians. Her clinical interests include abortion and family planning, gender affirming care, and health equity. The Family Docs Podcast is hosted by Rob Assibey, MD, FAAFP and Cynthia Chen-Joea, DO, FAAFP.  RESOURCES CAFP's Sexual & Reproductive Health Care - https://www.familydocs.org/rhi Reproductive Health Hotline: 1-844-ReproHH (1-844-737-7644). More details at reprohh.ucsf.edu.  AAFP's Reproductive Health: Clinical Guidance and Practice Resources - https://www.aafp.org/family-physician/patient-care/care-resources/reproductive-health.html  Family Medicine POP: Prism of Practice conference, August 21-23, 2026 (San Diego) - www.familydocs.org/pop  CAFP's All Member Advocacy Meeting (AMAM), March 14-16, 2026 (Sacramento) - www.familydocs.org/amam   Information: The Family Docs podcast is developed, produced, and recorded by the California Academy of Family Physicians. The views and opinions expressed in this program are those of the speakers and do not necessarily reflect the views or positions of any entities they represent or the California Academy of Family Physicians. More information at www.familydocs.org/podcast.  Visit the California Academy of Family Physicians online at www.familydocs.org. Follow us on social media: Twitter - https://twitter.com/cafp_familydocs  Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/cafp_familydocs  Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/familydocs  LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/california-academy-of-family-physicians

    22 min
  8. ACEs with Dr. Mikah Owen

    10/16/2025

    ACEs with Dr. Mikah Owen

    In this episode, Drs. Rob Assibey and Cynthia Chen-Joea meet live at Family Medicine POP in San Diego with Dr. Mikah Owen, Senior Director of Clinical and Academic Programs and Health Equity at UCAAN to talk about Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) & Trauma Informed Resilience Oriented Healthcare (TIROH). GUESTS Mikah Owen, MD, MPH, MBA - Senior Director of Clinical and Academic Programs and Health Equity, UCAAN Based in the Sacramento area, Dr. Owen is a social pediatrician who has dedicated his career to improving the health and well-being of children and adolescents from marginalized and vulnerable backgrounds, especially those with involvement in the child welfare and juvenile justice systems. Dr. Owen has been a long-time adviser to the ACEs Aware initiative and has joined the UCLA-UCSF ACEs Aware Family Resilience Network (UCAAN) as Co-Principal Investigator. Prior to joining UCAAN, Dr. Owen was an Assistant Clinical Professor in the Department of Pediatrics at UC Davis Health. Dr. Owen earned an MD at UCSF, completed his Pediatric Residency at UC Davis, and completed his fellowship in Community and Societal Pediatrics at the University of Florida College of Medicine – Jacksonville. He recently completed the Pozen-Commonwealth Fund Fellowship in Health Equity Leadership at Yale University. The Family Docs Podcast is hosted by Rob Assibey, MD, FAAFP & Cynthia Chen-Joea, DO, FAAFP. RESOURCES CAFP ACEs & TIROH site - https://www.familydocs.org/aces Live Beyond Campaign materials - https://livebeyondca.org  Becoming ACEs Aware in California training - https://training.acesaware.org/aa  Family Medicine POP: Prism of Practice conference, August 21-23, 2026 (San Diego) - www.familydocs.org/pop  CAFP's All Member Advocacy Meeting (AMAM), March 14-16, 2026 (Sacramento) - www.familydocs.org/amam   Information: The Family Docs Podcast is hosted by Rob Assibey, MD, FAAFP and Cynthia Chen-Joea, DO, FAAFP.  The Family Docs podcast is developed, produced, and recorded by the California Academy of Family Physicians. The views and opinions expressed in this program are those of the speakers and do not necessarily reflect the views or positions of any entities they represent or the California Academy of Family Physicians. More information at www.familydocs.org/podcast. Visit the California Academy of Family Physicians online at www.familydocs.org. Follow us on social media: Twitter - https://twitter.com/cafp_familydocs  Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/cafp_familydocs  Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/familydocs  LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/california-academy-of-family-physicians

    37 min

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