In voting to fill a vacancy created by the retirement of Andrew Sew Hoy, MD, the Mutual Protection Trust Board of Trustees has elected Stewart Shanfield, MD, to join the five-member Board.

CAP has announced that CAP member Dr. C. Freeman has been named the 147th President of the Los Angeles County Medical Association (LACMA) at the organization’s Annual Installation of Officers in Santa Monica on June 21st. Dr. Freeman has been a member of CAP since 2005 and is the first African American and African American female president in the group’s history.

Effective July 1, 2018, the California Legislature, under Senate Bill 189, will broaden the criteria for owners in some entity types to be eligible for exclusion on new and renewal policies.

Like many physicians, you may be burdened with administrative obligations that can make it difficult to balance outstanding clinical care with excellent customer service. But both play a critical role in the success of your practice.

A regular annual meeting of members of the Cooperative of American Physicians, Inc. (CAP), a non-stock membership cooperative corporation, and the members of the Mutual Protection Trust (MPT), an unincorporated interindemnity arrangement, will be held on July 25, 2018.