Zachary Self

It occured to me that readers may enjoy seeing a sampling of an "average" day at our center. I picked a random Thursday from a few weeks ago. Below is a list of presenting problems, per review of our Electronic Medical Record (EMR), which is an iPad based system, drChrono. (we don't necessarily have a strong preference for the particular system... they happened to have a free version when we opened the clinic and we do tend to have a strong preference for "free" :) Total Patient Count for...

We recently went to the beach. I almost didn't come back. My father-in-law, Papá Juan, turned 70. To celebrate his birthday he wanted to go to the beach. So, we went to a beach a couple of hours from our home... 30 of us. Josefina and our kids, her parents, her sisters and their spouses and children. We had a brief, but fun stay that included playing in the pool, strolling on the beach, splashing in the waves, and celebrating Papá Juan's 70th. But, things got dicey a couple of hours...

A few weeks ago I had the pleasure of conversing with Alex Wilson, a journalist for the VC Reporter. Alex was working on an article highlighting the Ventura County Family Medicine Program and wanted to use our site as an example of the positive impact the training provided via the VCMC program can have both locally and globally. That article was recently published and, while I am certainly biased, I believe it is a superb piece of writing and we are honored to be included. You can check...