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Letitia Bridges, MD, MBA, appointed to chief quality officer at The Permanente Federation

Permanente Medicine

May 22, 2025 — The Permanente Federation has appointed Letitia Bridges, MD, MBA , to the National Permanente Leadership Team as executive vice president and chief quality officer and co-chair of the Kaiser Permanente National Quality Committee. We are dedicated to the mission of improving the health of our patients and communities.

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Geriatric Medicine Board Meeting Summary | Spring 2025

ABIM

Ruiz, MD, Chair, ABIM Geriatric Medicine Board The Geriatric Medicine Board , which meets twice a year and is responsible for oversight of policy and assessment in the specialty, held its spring meeting on March 28, 2025. Ruiz, MD , whose three-year term as chair ends June 30, 2025. The following is a summary of the spring meeting.

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Maria Ansari, MD, FACC, named to Modern Healthcare’s list of 50 Most Influential Clinical Executives

Permanente Medicine

June 10, 2025) — Maria Ansari, MD, FACC , co-CEO of The Permanente Federation at Kaiser Permanente, has been named to Modern Healthcare’s list of 50 Most Influential Clinical Executives for 2025. Improving access in adult and family medicine at TPMG by reducing appointment booking times by more than 33%.

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Reducing cancer deaths, one test at a time

Permanente Medicine

By building an integrated, patient-centered colorectal cancer screening program, we doubled screening rates, cut deaths by 50%, and made major strides in closing racial disparities in outcomes. The approach was simple: consistently alert patients that it’s time to get screened and make getting screened as easy as possible.

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Rheumatology Board Meeting Summary | Spring 2025

ABIM

Salahuddin Kazi, MD, Chair, Rheumatology Board The Rheumatology Board , which meets twice a year and is responsible for oversight of policy and assessment in the specialty, held its spring meeting on March 11, 2025. Chrostowski, DNP, APRN, ANP-C , Maryah Mansoor, MD , and Philip Seo, MD , whose terms on the Specialty Board end June 30, 2025.

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Episode 384: Antiracism in Medicine – Episode 26 – Racial and Gender Health Disparities in Youth Suicide: Part 1

The Clinical Problem Solvers

Calac March 14, 2025 Summary: In this first half of a two-part series, we discuss the growing rates of suicide amongst child and adolescent populations in the United States, with a focus on historically underserved groups. Simon, MD, MPH , is Boston’s inaugural Chief Behavioral Health Officer, appointed by Mayor Michelle Wu. He

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Episode 392: Antiracism in Medicine – Episode 27 – Racial and Gender Health Disparities in Youth Suicide: Part 2

The Clinical Problem Solvers

[link] CPSolvers: Anti-Racism in Medicine Series Episode 27 – Racial and Gender Health Disparities in Youth Suicide: Part 2 Show Notes by Asya Pitre April 25, 2025 Summary: In this second half of a two-part series, Dr. Tami Benton and Dr. Kevin Simon discuss racial and gender health disparities in youth suicide. Accessed 2025.