CAFP Foundation Awards 2021 Honorees

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Pamela Mann, MPH

CAFP Foundation Awards 2021 Honorees

Monica Hahn, MD, MPH, MS, AAHIVS

Barbara Harris Award for Excellence in Education

Dr. Hahn is an Associate Professor of Family and Community Medicine at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF). She is widely recognized for her commitment to ending race-based medicine and for developing a new generation of medical students and residents who are equipped to achieve health equity and justice. She is leading efforts at UCSF to ground medical education in critical race theory and to recruit, educate and mentor under-represented minority students to become physician leaders. She holds multiple leadership positions that span clinical practice, medical education, and mentorship. Both the CAFP and AAFP acknowledge Dr. Hahn’s work in advancing diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts in the field of family medicine. Congratulations, Dr. Hahn, our 2021 Barbara Harris Award winner!

Emmeline Ha, MD

2021 Family Medicine Resident of the Year

Dr. Ha completed her third-year as resident at Stanford University, and recently honored as the 2021 Family Medicine Resident of the Year. Dr. Ha is an enthusiastic leader in both her residency program and in the Academy. Since 2017, she has served as a member of the CAFP Resident Council, a statewide group that works to promote and advocate for student and resident interests. As a leader, Emmeline collaborates with other council members to help CAFP address resolutions and to develop Academy policy and position statements. In the past, Emmeline has served as the resident delegate to the Congress of Delegates during AAFP’s National Conference. She is dedicated to representing family medicine interests among her peers and is committed to serving at the national level. Congratulations, Dr. Ha!

2021 Family Physician of the Year

Jay W. Lee, MD, MPH, FAAFP

The California Academy of Family Physicians presents this prestigious award to an individual who exhibits the finest qualities of family physicians, and who goes above and beyond in service to patients and community. This year, CAFP is proud to honor Dr. Jay Lee as our 2021 Family Physician of the Year. Dr. Lee is chief medical officer for the “Share Our Selves Community Health Center” in Costa Mesa. His mobile unit cares for homeless and other marginalized communities around Orange County, and his food pantry assists the more than 1 in 4 who are hungry in Southern California. This year he has been a tireless advocate for fair and equitable COVID-19 vaccine access for his community health center by meeting with local public health leaders, legislators, and health plans. And if that didn’t work, you would find him literally driving to public health departments and other sites picking up whatever vaccine he could find for the low-income patients his clinic serves. Many of you know Dr. Lee for his extensive leadership at the national, state, and local levels. He is an influential voice at AAFP in his role as CAFP Alternate delegate. This year he has taken on additional responsibilities in AAFP committee service. As an AAFP Media Ambassador he has worked with media outlets to among other things, increase flu vaccination rates and highlight the dangers of E-Cigarettes. Dr. Lee epitomizes the best of family medicine. He has been a source of inspiration for future family physicians, peers, patients, and his community and has empowered many to be champions for family medicine. Congratulations, Dr. Lee, and thank you for your commitment to family medicine and the health of all Californians!