About PMF

The Physicians Medical Forum (PMF) of Oakland, CA was founded in October, 2002 as the result of a grant from the Sutter Corporation, focused on maintaining diversity among practicing physicians in the Oakland-San Francisco Bay Area.

Programs and Initiatives include:
Physicians Database Registry
Developed and published in 2006, this is the first comprehensive registry & database of African-American and other minority physicians for Alameda, Contra Costa and San Francisco counties. The registry will be updated every 2 years.

Physicians Retention and Recruitment Study
In 2005 & 2006, a study was conducted and published on African American physicians in Alameda, Contra Costa and San Francisco Counties to determine what basic requisites must be met in order to practice medicine and thrive in the Bay Area. Such knowledge will allow PMF to better tailor and offer programs to meet the identified needs of physicians, residents & medical students. 

Continuing Medical Education & Training
The Foundation is looking forward to providing continuing medical education and training, and partnering with medical schools and other institutions on the wellness and success of African American physicians, residents & medical students. Program focus will include medical & business information, training and service delivery, and covering a wide variety of health related topics.

Physician Professional and Economical Development
Through partnerships with financial institutions and other financial experts, PMF seeks to provide physicians with financial and investment information coupled with network opportunities related to their sustainability, success and future of their businesses and overall well-being.

Youth and Pre-Med Medical Education
Mentoring program geared at encouraging African American high school and college students seeking to become physicians and health care professionals. Program will include a first-hand look at the daily operations of a medical office as well as mentoring, fellowships and internships at various medical offices, hospitals and educational instructions.

PMF MISSION STATEMENT

Retain and Recruit African American Physicians
to Eliminate Health Disparities, Improve Access to Care,
Maintain Diversity Within the Profession, thereby,
Improving the Quality of Life for People of Color in the Bay Area

PMF Board of directors & Staff

Board of Directors

Michael F. Charles, M.D. - PresidentKathryn Malone, M.D. - Chief Financial Officer
Sandra Weatherby, M.D. - Secretary

Albert L. Brooks, M.D.
Owen D. Garrick, M.D.
Thurman E. Hunt, MD.

C. Ralph Melton, M.D.
Glenda F. Newell, M.D.
John H. Norton, III, M.D.
Michelle Shute, M.D.
Zealous D. Wiley, M.D.

Staff

Stalfana Bello - Executive Director

PHYSICIANS MEDICAL FORUM
ADVISORY COUNCIL

(as of February 22, 2007)

Co-Chairs:  Willie Natt, Wells Fargo & Michael Hebrard, M.D.

1.   Victor Meinke, V.P., Alta Bates/Summit Medical Center
2.   Willie Natt, Wells Fargo Bank
3.   Ronald Clark, M.D., San Francisco
4.   Kevin Grumbach, M.D., UCSF Medical Center
5.   Michael Hebrard, M.D., Oakland
6.   Congresswoman Barbara Lee
7.   Ronald Knox, Kaiser Permanente
8.   Lisa Benton, M.D. President, Sinkler Miller Medical Association
9.   Lenny Williams, Entertainer
10. Roger Peeks, M.D., Charles R. Drew Medical Center
11. Michael Penn, Jr., M.D., Genentech
12. Nicholas Penland, PFN Insurance Services
13. Jackie Pugh, American Cancer Society
14. Carol Miller, M.D., UCSF Medical Center
15. Renee Navarro, M.D., UCSF Medical Center
16. Denise LeNoir, MSN, MSHA, FNP, Family Practice, Oakland
17. Henry Loubet, Keenan Associates
18. Yvette Radford, Kaiser Permanente
19. Michael DiGiacomo, D.P.M., Oakland
20. Robert Scott, M.D., Oakland
21. Mark Seiler, Metrovation Properties, Co-founder/Managing Partner
22. Julie Shields, First Call Notary
23. Donna Tate, Gra De Ent Designs & Graphics
24. Roger Taylor, Pharm.D, Leo Pharmacy
25. Donald Waters, Alameda Contra Costa Medical Association
26. Kara Odom, M.D. Resident, UCSF
27. Christopher Jones, UCSF Medical Student
28. Ernest Bates, M.D., American Shared Hospital Services
29. Natalia Tucker, UCSF Medical Student
30. Jennifer Kemp, Business Interaction Exchange
31.  Herb Myers, Wells Fargo

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