Family and Community Medicine at UC Davis Health retweeted
In this latest episode of Face To Face, I chat with @UCDavisHealth family and sports medicine physician, Dr. Marcia Faustin!
Watch the full episode here: ucdavis.edu/news/podcasts-an…
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.@CA_HCAI Director Elizabeth Landsberg says California’s 15% spending target for primary care in the next decade is “ambitious but achievable.”
@vanesanchez_g reports: californiahealthline.org/new…
Family and Community Medicine at UC Davis Health retweeted
Last month, we proudly joined @UCDavisFM to host a who’s who of state and national thought leaders and physicians eager to improve the declining state of primary care. There were critical conversations on solving the U.S. primary care crisis. Learn more: health.ucdavis.edu/chpr/news…
“We want to know the short- and long-term effects that CA Bridge has on patients treated for opioid addiction. ”
—Joshua Fenton, professor of family medicine and principal investigator on the study.
Our researchers were recently awarded a new grant from the CDC to evaluate a unique emergency department-based program to treat opioid use disorder. The study will assess utilization of outpatient behavioral health services. Learn more: health.ucdavis.edu/insideout…
In this @sacbee_news op-ed, our department chair Anthony Jerant shares ideas for addressing the shortage of primary care physicians in California and across the US.
There’s a remarkably simple solution to California’s primary care physician shortage | Opinion sacbee.com/opinion/op-ed/art…
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HCAI Director Elizabeth Landsberg will be speaking on the Office of Health Care Affordability’s new Primary Care Investment Benchmark at the upcoming Rev PC summit hosted by @UCD_CHPR.
Learn more and register for the event here: bit.ly/4837Z73
Rev PC kicks off next week! Register today to join national healthcare leaders for a summit on revitalizing primary care.
In-person seating is still available on October 17, but filling up fast. You can also attend via webinar. Learn more and register: health.ucdavis.edu/family-me…
Check out this great Q&A with our very own Dr. Marcia Faustin!
AMSSM member Dr. @FaustinMarcia, the Co-Head Team Physician for @ucdavisaggies and the @USAGym Women’s Team, shares her journey and experiences as a sports medicine physician.
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Family and Community Medicine at UC Davis Health retweeted
Join national healthcare leaders on October 17-18 for a summit on revitalizing primary care in California and across the U.S. Attend in-person or via webinar. Register soon, seats are limited!
Learn more and register: health.ucdavis.edu/family-me…
Led by @UCDavisHealth family medicine physician Na’amah Razon, researchers are conducting a study to better understand the impact transportation and different modes of transportation have on dialysis patient outcomes.
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🎉 Celebrate #LatinxHistoryMonth with a special talk by Luis Carvajal-Carmona, associate vice chancellor for Academic Diversity & professor @UCDavisMed. He’ll explore the genetic history of Latinx communities & its relevance to disease patterns. 🔗 More info in bio!
Family and Community Medicine at UC Davis Health retweeted
We’re beyond proud to have Dr. Marcy Faustin from UC Davis Health supporting Team USA as their physician.
Her support for athletes like Simone Biles, especially in emphasizing mental health, is a game-changer. Learn more: ow.ly/fsiP50SMGSU
📸: USA Gymnastics

ALT A group selfie on the balcony of a high-rise building with Dr. Marcy Faustin and USA Gymnastics athletes with several of them waving, one flashing a peace sign while sticking out a tongue. In the distance buildings with "Paris 2024" billboards can be seen with jogging trails, bicycles and trees.
“Screening mammography has been shown to reduce breast cancer mortality, but recent evidence on when to start or stop screening was limited.”
-Joy Melnikow, @UCDavisFM physician, contributor to the USPSTF evidence review and co-author of the systemic evidence review in JAMA.
New guidance recommends all women get screened for breast cancer every other year starting at age 40. The guidance comes alongside a new systematic evidence review and modeling study published in JAMA that helped inform the updated recommendations.
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Family and Community Medicine at UC Davis Health retweeted
As part of their “street medicine teams” deployment, @UCDavisHealth & Sacramento County Health Center are providing comprehensive primary care services to unhoused populations in and around homeless encampments. bit.ly/3UGk8Zw
Our Family Medicine Residency Program is collaborating with CommuniCare+OLE to start a new training site to care for underserved patients in West Sacramento. health.ucdavis.edu/news/feat…
Kudos to our residents for visiting Valley High School yesterday to help students stay in the game with sports physicals! Great work keeping Sacramento's young athletes healthy and safe.
Family and Community Medicine at UC Davis Health retweeted
May is #AsianandPacificIslanderHeritageMonth! Join #UCDavisDEI in celebrating the contributions and achievements of the AandPI community, including its cultures, traditions and languages. View upcoming events & resources in our IG story highlight: instagram.com/ucdavis_divers…
Family and Community Medicine at UC Davis Health retweeted
It's #UCDavisPrideMonth! 🌈 Join us in celebrating the #LGBTQIA+ community before the national celebration in June. Places like the LGBTQIA Resource Center provide a space to find community and resources. Learn more: lgbtqia.ucdavis.edu/ #UCDavis #UCDavisDEI
California awarded $875,000 to @UCDavisHealth residency training programs to help ensure a robust primary health care workforce. The award includes $500,000 for the Family and Community Medicine Residency Program.
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