San Joaquin Medical Society

We had so much fun at tonight’s SJ Women Physicians virtual Paint and Sip party. Who knew what talented artists we had in the group?! Until we can meet again in person next year. #2020 #virtualfun #wellness #sjmsdocs

*** Blood Drive Cancelled** Thank you to those who signed up to donate blood. Unfortunately, we did not have enough appointments scheduled to continue with this event. It has been cancelled and we hope to reschedule in the future. In the meantime, we encourage you to please consider donating on your own.

CMA's #Care4CaregiversNow has expanded our free/confidential peer coaching program to include medical students. Prioritize wellness & empowerment early in your career by signing up today: www.CMAdocs.org/care4caregivers.

Donate blood.Give Life. Make an appointment today. Bonus: you will learn if you have antibodies to COVID-19! Click Link to make an appointment! https://donors.vitalant.org//appoin/guest/timeSlotsGenExt

Urge Gov. Gavin Newsom to reject #AB890, which would create a 2-tiered health care system! Use our form now to urge him to protect patient safety: https://www.cmadocs.org/ab-890 #NoOnAB890 #NoAB890

In July, minus the pomp and circumstance of the usual annual dinner, Richelle Marasigan, DO quietly passed the gavel to Hyma Jasti, MD. This is the first time in the 146-year history, that there have been back to back women presidents. SJMS is grateful to Dr. Marasigan for her service and leadership, particularly as we entered the challenging times of COVID-19 pandemic.

#AB890 would NOT increase access to care. "If the argument is for the expansion of care...how does that not impact the state some way as far as more Medi-Cal......dollars being spent?" Just listen to Asm Wood about past NP bill & urge your legislators to vote #NoOnAB890 #NoAB890 - please use our link! https://www.cmadocs.org/ab-890/assembly

TAKE ACTION NOW to stop #AB890: https://www.cmadocs.org/ab-890 Allowing nurse practitioners to practice without physician supervision threatens patient safety, ...while also increasing overall health care costs due to overutilization of diagnostic tests and improper specialty referrals by undertrained nurse practitioners. See more