American Medical Association Archives

Marcus C. Griffith, MD, says Black physicians can better connect with vaccine-hesitant people of color

October 6, 2021

The Southeast Permanente Medical Group psychiatrist tells the American Medical Association that about half of his vaccine-hesitant patients change their minds about taking a COVID shot after a conversation.

Shari Chevez, MD, discusses COVID-19’s impact on Latinx community in AMA video panel

June 19, 2020

Shari Chevez, MD, a pediatrician and regional lead for equity, inclusion, and diversity with the Southern California Permanente Medical Group, recently shared insights in the American Medical Association (AMA) COVID-19 Update video series on how and why COVID-19 is having a disproportionate impact on the Latinx community.

Tweetcap: AMA, Permanente Federation host chat on safely reopening country during COVID-19 pandemic

May 1, 2020

On Thursday, the American Medical Association (AMA) and The Permanente Federation co-hosted a tweet chat, "Clinical Perspectives on Safely Reopening America," which generated an online conversation centered on a path for safely steering Americans through the COVID-19 pandemic and toward a return to normalcy.

SCPMG receives AMA honor for addressing physician burnout

September 23, 2019

Southern California Permanente Medical Group (SCPMG) received recognition from the American Medical Association (AMA) at the 2019 American Conference on Physician Health (ACPH) this past weekend for its exceptional efforts to address systematic causes of physician burnout.

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