Physicians for a Healthy California (PHC) – the philanthropic arm of the California Medical Association – is now accepting nominations for its 2025 Health Equity Leadership Awards, which will be presented at this year’s Health Equity Leadership Summit, July 10-11, 2025, in Pasadena. These annual awards honor organizations and individuals who have made a positive impact on the health of their communities through their unwavering commitment, compassion and contributions to health equity. 

For more information or to submit a nomination, follow the links below.

• Sparks Leadership Award honoring those dedicated to improving community health
• Mahal Access to Health Care and Disparities Award recognizing efforts to improve health care access or reduce disparities
• Staggers Outstanding Ethnic Physician Organization Award celebrating ethnic physician organizations improving community health
• Diverse Physician Leadership Award recognizing diverse physicians for leadership benefiting their communities
• Medical Student Health Equity Leadership Award honoring medical students working to advance health equity.
• Resident Health Equity Leadership Award acknowledging a resident advancing health equity and leadership in medicine
• Young Physician Health Equity Leadership Award celebrating young physicians improving access, cultural competency, and patient advocacy

All nomination forms and accompanying materials must be submitted by April 4, 2025, at 11:59 p.m., to healthequitysummit@phcdocs.org.

Honorees will be notified of the selection decision by the end of May. Honorees or a representative must be present at the Health Equity Leadership Summit Leadership Awards Reception the evening of July 10 in Pasadena to receive the award.