Doctors On Board Benefit Thank You

A Benefit

Celebrating 14 Years of Doctors On Board Programs

"Creating Change in medicine"

Thank you to everyone who helped to make this event such a great success.

DOB 2024 application closed
Doctors On Board Program®
and

Community Health Internship
PROGRAM 2023
Be sure to check back for information on the 2025 program.
Learn more about the programs and see photos from the 2024 program.
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Physicians Medical Forum’s mission is the increase the retention and recruitment of African-American and underrepresented minority physicians, and, the betterment of health care services and delivery for the communities we serve.

2022 Doctors On Board® Program
and Community Health Internship

This year's program has been a great success. We are now making the program available to you so that you may reep the benefits of this wonderful program.

2022 DOB Program

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UC Davis SOM

Black Graduation

Graduate School Exam Reimbursement Program

The cost of entrance exams to graduate school are expensive and can be prohibitive to students. This program will reimburse the cost. One reimbursement per student will be granted.

Doctors On Board®
  Program
and Internship

2025 Program

An innovative and exciting opportunity for underrepresented minorities students who are African American/Black, Native American and Latino/Hispanic. Post-baccalaureate, pre-meds, college/university students, community college students and high school students interested in becoming physicians will experience a rare snapshot of what it takes to become a doctor.

Please check back in January for program dates.

Thank you all for making this year's program a success. Please check back for info on the 2025 program.

Community Health
Internship

Community Health Internship Program aims to empower African American and under-represented minority youth whose goal is to become a doctor, by training them to serve as ambassadors of health and wellness within their community. Please check out this year’s team projects below or visit the CHI Team Projects page.

Doctors On Board®
College Prepatory
for Careers in Medicine
(DOB-CPCIM)

A new program with goals to increase high school student graduation and receiving their diploma or GED and to assist students preparing their applications for admissions to colleges and universities and want to pursue careers as doctors and other medical and healthcare professionals

This program is partially funded by grants from:
Kaiser Permanente Northern California and The California Wellness Foundation and others.

Registration for this program is now closed.

California Medicine
Scholars Program (CMSP)

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at
UC Davis School of Medicine
and in partnership with the
Physicians Medical Forum (PMF)
to support students to become
doctors and healthcare professionals
Physicians Medical Forum (PMF) is proud to partner with UC Davis School of Medicine and supports the California Medicine Scholars Program in the Greater Northern California Regional Healthcare Hub (GNCRHH) to co-create a pathway from community colleges to matriculation to UC Davis School of Medicine.
Register for our info session on February 21, 2023.

Future Women Doctors
Initiative

Doctors On Board® Program
and
Community Health Internship
Virtural Program

An innovative and exciting opportunity for African American/Black and underrepresented minority (URM) women students who want to become medical doctors.

This program is partially funded by:
The California Wellness Foundation, Kaiser Permanente, Northern California Community Benefits Programs, The California Commission on the Status of Women and Girls and grants and donations from other individuals and businesses.

Future Black Doctors
National Registry

A nationwide registry pipeline of African American/Black students who want to become doctors

Check out the latest

Job Opportunities

Future Men Doctors
Initiative

Doctors On Board® Program
and
Community Health Internship
Virtural Program

An innovative and exciting opportunity for African American/Black and underrepresented minority (URM) men students who want to become medical doctors.

This program is partially funded by: The California Wellness Foundation, Kaiser Permanente, Northern California Community Benefits Programs, and other grants and donations from other individuals and businesses.

Future Black Doctors
National Registry

Virtual Summit

Coming Soon
DATE TO BE ANNOUNCED

This event is for future aspiring doctors.

To participate, please registered at the Future Black Doctors National Registry. 

To date, more than 700 have registered.

Words of Thanks

Albert Brooks, M.D.

A Message From The President

On behalf of the Physicians Medical Forum (PMF), thank you for your continued support to our funders and partners, physicians and medical professionals, medical schools, educational institutions, organizations and individuals all dedicated towards ensuring a diverse and sustainable workforce.

Most of all, thank you to the many students who are the future doctors and their families for your unwavering support of the next generation doctors.

PMF is committed to inspiring, educating and providing pathways and networks that will build stronger and healthier individuals and communities with sustainable health and wellness. We look forward to working with our current and new partners in 2025 and years to come.

Sincerely,
Albert L. Brooks, M.D., President

Stalfana Bello

An Update from the Executive Director

In keeping with our overall mission to increase the number of African American/Black and underrepresented minorities medical doctors, PMF is delighted to have completed the 2024 Doctors On Board and Internship Program (DOB/CHI), mentoring, workshops/initiatives, awarded scholarships, stipends, letters of recommendations and other support to aspiring future doctors.

Thank you to the many funders and partners for supporting these amazing students and our awesome PMF Board of Directors and team who have been instrumental in making PMF programs and initiatives successfully.

In addition, on Saturday, September 28, 2024 PMF held it’s Benefit Fundraiser which was a success. Many thanks to all sponsors, PMF partners and attendees. A special thank you to the PMF Board (both current and past) who were amazing and made the evening even more special.

We look forward to 2025 being a combination or virtual and in-person programs, internships, mentoring, workshops, mock and specialty clinics, scholarships, stipends, and more.

All the Best,
Stalfana A. Bello, M.P.A., Executive Director

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Upcoming Events

Friday, January 24, 2025

Student National Medical Association host the Regional Medical Education Conference (RMEC)

Friday, March 21, 2025

Residency Match Day

Wednesday, April 16 – Sunday, April 20, 2025

Student National Medical Association (SNMA) Annual Medical Education Conference – (AMEC)

Saturday, October 4, 2025

Physicians Medical Forum 3rd Annual Benefit Fundraiser

Great Accomplishments

Congratulations Brainna Ennis

Brianna Ennis, who is now a 4th-year medical students at the Oregon Health and Science University School of Medicine. Briana was awarded PMF’s Visiting Elective

Changing
Medicine
in Our
Community

Help Us Continue Our Mission

Through programs like Doctors On Board Pipeline Program, Community Health Ambassadors Internship Program, Visiting Elective/Visiting Clerkships Resident Scholarships, Educational Workshops, Scholarships, Mentoring and Outreach support for medical students, post bac and high school students, and many other activities, the Physicians Medical Forum (PMF) continues its mission of encouraging recruitment and retention of African-American/Black and underrepresented physicians & pharmacists. PMF strives to have a culturally diverse workforce which provides quality healthcare for people of color, the underserved communities, and indeed, health and wellness for all throughout the Oakland/San Francisco Northern California Bay Area.

But we cannot do this without your help

Please Donate

Help us to achieve these goals and strive to eliminate health disparities and improve the quality of education & healthcare for patients.

Please donate here

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Please send contributions to:

Physicians Medical Forum
6114 La Salle Avenue, #601
Oakland, CA 94611

Physicians Medical Forum is a 501 (c)(3)non-profit, Tax ID: 30-0086728
All contribution of tax deductible to the extend allowed by law

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Thank You to Our Funders

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Sponsor Levels

Presenting Sponsors: $25,000

Title Sponsors: $15,000

Champion Sponsors: $10,000

Benefactor Sponsors: $5,000

Individual Title Sponsors: $1,500

Individual Champion Sponsors: $1,000

Table Sponsors: $2,750

Ticket(s): $275, $500 or $1000 each per person (depending on level)

Individual Tickets for students: $275, $500 or $1000 each per person (depending on level)