AMA Archives - Permanente Medicine

Alex McDonald, MD, discusses #ThisIsOurShot vaccine awareness campaign on AMA video panel

February 5, 2021

A family physician with the Southern California Permanente Medical Group, Dr. McDonald co-founded the grassroots campaign to spread awareness while encouraging others to get vaccinated.

Bechara Choucair, MD, and Stephen Parodi, MD discuss public health impacts of COVID-19

November 23, 2020

COVID-19 is the latest in a series of developments that have had a profound impact on public health, according to Kaiser Permanente physician leaders.

Richard S. Isaacs, MD, FACS, discusses physician role in Kaiser Permanente contact tracing initiative

September 4, 2020

In interviews with the American Medical Association, The Permanente Federation co-CEO discusses the importance of contact tracing and Kaiser Permanente’s $63 million commitment to assist local health departments.

Edward M. Ellison, MD, shares how Permanente physicians fight inequity during COVID-19

July 24, 2020

Edward M. Ellison, MD, co-CEO of The Permanente Federation, addresses the disproportionate impact of COVID-19 on Black and Latinx communities.

Winston Wong, MD, joins AMA panel discussing equity issues and COVID-19 pandemic

April 6, 2020

The medical director of Community Benefit at The Permanente Federation joined an American Medical Association panel to discuss ways in which the novel coronavirus may uniquely impact physicians from different racial backgrounds, communities of color, and minority patient groups.

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