July 2026

If there is one thing I’ve learned this past month, it’s this: showing up matters.

 

Whether it was at our National Leadership Conference, walking the halls of Congress during Hill Day, or marking four years since Dobbs, I was reminded that progress isn’t powered by perfection, it’s powered by people who keep showing up. 

 

Showing up for patients, Showing up for colleagues. Showing up for communities. Showing up when the work is hard and the headlines are discouraging. 

 

As physicians and trainees, you know that healing doesn’t happen in a single visit. Advocacy doesn’t happen in a single meeting, either. It’s the steady, persistent work of writing one more letter, making one more call, mentoring one more student, and speaking up one more time for what is right. 

 

At Doctors for America (DFA), we believe patient care doesn’t end at the exam room door. We believe that all policy is health policy, and every one of us has a role to play in shaping a healthier, more equitable future. 

 

So thank you for showing up. 

 

Your patients need it, and our communities deserve it. When physicians show up for patients, good things happen. And when thousands of us show up together? That’s how we make good trouble!

 

Join the Community Health & Prevention Subcommittees to work on issues of substance use disorders, gun violence prevention, and public health on July 20, at 8 pm ET!

Join the Health Justice & Equity Subcommittees to work on issues of gender-affirming care, reproductive rights, and immigrant health justice on July 26, at 8 pm ET!

Join next week's webinar to discuss the mental and physical health of immigrant children being held in immigration detention centers. We will discuss how detention affects children’s health and wellbeing, infectious disease outbreaks, and detained children’s access to healthcare.

Join the reproductive rights subcommittee for an Advocacy Grand Rounds discussing how the landscape of abortion and reproductive health access has changed dramatically since the Dobbs decision four years ago and how we can fight to regain access and protect access to a crucial part of our health care.

The fellowship is open to medical students, residents, practicing physicians, and retirees. No prior advocacy experience is required, just a commitment to learning, leading, and making a difference. A total of 16 exceptional fellows will come together each month to learn from experts, and from one another, through interactive sessions focused on advocacy, action planning, media relations, strategic communications, legislative engagement, and more.

 

Fellows are expected to:

Estimated time commitment: 1–2 hours per week

 

If you’re ready to turn your passion into action, we’d love to hear from you. For more information, please contact Angie Bakke or apply below. Applications are due July 13, 2026.

Join the Health Justice & Equity Subcommittees for a Docs on Call session and make your voice heard alongside fellow physician advocates.

Never participated in a Docs on Call? It's easy. These virtual drop-in sessions are quick, low-commitment, and designed to make advocacy simple. We'll provide a brief issue overview, a call script, and your Members of Congress' phone numbers, everything you need to take action in just a few minutes.

 

Join us to advocate for continued access to medication abortion and to oppose harmful anti-trans legislation. Together, our voices can make a difference.

Your generous donation directly powers the work we do to advance health equity nationwide. Every gift helps fund fly-in programs that bring clinicians and students to Washington, DC, to advocate directly with lawmakers on critical healthcare policy issues, as well as the educational training and community outreach initiatives that strengthen local health systems across all 50 states. By supporting our mission, you're investing in the next generation of healthcare advocates and helping ensure that every community has a voice in shaping the policies that affect its health and wellbeing.