About CYFAM

The Council of Young Filipinx Americans in Medicine (CYFAM) is a wide-reaching national network for advocacy, scholarship, and community partnership. Dedicated to its mission of promoting the leadership development of young Filipinx American physicians and trainees, reinforcing the educational pipeline, and addressing structural health inequities, CYFAM strives to foster a space that welcomes all who share in its mission. Since its founding in 2019, CYFAM has represented over 845 trainees and professionals across the United States. Its programming has impacted over 675 trainees, and its public health endeavors have reached over 500k Filipinx Americans.

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CYFAM by the Numbers

Since its founding in 2019, CYFAM has grown into a national network. Here is where that growth stands today.

1,100+ Trainees and physicians in our network, at every stage of the journey
  • Pre-med 27%
  • Medical student 38%
  • IMG pre-resident 5%
  • Resident & fellow 12%
  • Attending 14%
  • Allied & partners 4%
30+ U.S. states and territories represented, plus members abroad
500k+ Viewers reached by our COVID-19 vaccine education, 2021 to 2023
750+Undergraduate, gap-year, medical, and graduate students represented
95+Residents, fellows, and attending physicians represented
9,500+Volunteer hours since 2019
$310,000+Of donated time, valued at Independent Sector's rate for each year
8 Ramos Conference Scholars supported to attend our national conference
Headshots of the four 2025 Ramos Conference Scholars
Our 2025 Ramos Conference Scholars
$35k+ Funds raised for health campaigns and programmatic support
Students and trainees at a Filipinos for Community Health poster booth
900+ Event participants
Attendees, including a senior physician, browsing an exhibitor table draped with a Philippine flag
475+ Trainees reached through our national programming
A senior physician in conversation with students wearing Filipiniana attire
  • Dozens of CYFAM conference attendees posing together for a group photo
  • Five conference attendees, students and physicians, smiling together
  • Two attendees in conference lanyards smiling together at a CYFAM conference
Moments from our national conferences
1,000+Conference attendees across six national conferences
  1. 2019CYFAM founded
  2. 20201st conference, virtual
  3. 20212nd conference, virtual
  4. 2023Officially a nonprofit; San Francisco, first in person
  5. 2024Los Angeles
  6. 2025Philadelphia, first outside California
  7. 2026Houston
  8. 2027San Diego, February 12 to 14
Network includes National Government leaders, members, and listserv subscribers. Dot colors show the stage mix of members who reported their stage (each dot is about 10 people). Lit states reflect members who reported a location, 2024 to 2026. Vaccine education reach is from Nielsen ratings via ABS-CBN and other Philippine channels in the US. Volunteer hours are a conservative estimate from tracked hours, named rosters, and year-round leader counts, valued at Independent Sector's rate for each year. Network and state data as of September 30, 2026; all other figures as of October 10, 2026.

What We Teach

Since our inaugural virtual conference in 2020, CYFAM has hosted 78 workshops across 6 national conferences, from health advocacy and culturally informed care to hands-on clinical skills, shaped by and for Filipinx Americans in medicine and the communities we serve.

6national conferences since 2020
78workshops
159presenters and speakers
10topic areas

Topic area

Advocacy and social justice

17 workshops · 22% of all programming

Years offered

  1. 2020
  2. 2021
  3. 2023
  4. 2024
  5. 2025
  6. 2026

Example workshops

  • Kapwa, Medicine, Activism: Centering Community in Our Medicine2020 · Discussion
  • Operationalizing Equity through Community-Based Participatory Research2024 · Case-based
  • From Story to System: Understanding Medicare, Medicaid, and Health Policy in Practice2026 · Lecture

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Growing hands-on learning

Hands-on clinical skills joined the program in 2025 and doubled in 2026, from suturing and ultrasound to neurologic and physical exam labs.

  1. 2020
  2. 2021
  3. 2023
  4. 2024
  5. 22025
  6. 42026

How we teach

A mix of formats keeps sessions practical and participatory, with most workshops built around discussion, panels, or hands-on practice.

  • Lecture 36%
  • Discussion 31%
  • Panel 14%
  • Hands-on 9%
  • Case-based, arts, and other 10%
This section covers national conference workshops only. It does not include CYFAM programming outside the conference, such as General Meetings, committee events, mentorship programming, and community outreach. Workshops are from CYFAM national conference programs, 2020 to 2026; no conference was held in 2022. Each workshop is counted once, under its main topic area. Keynotes, Morning Reports, and mentorship sessions are not included in workshop counts; presenters and speakers include them. Source: CYFAM internal data.

Where CYFAM Lives

More than 1,100 trainees and physicians have been part of CYFAM’s journey, from Honolulu to New England and across the Pacific. Each CYFAM region is shaded by its share of our members.

1,100+Trainees and physicians in our network
30 + DCU.S. states represented
4%Of members are based abroad, including the Philippines
Map of CYFAM regions shaded by share of members. Largest: Northeast 20%, Greater Los Angeles 17%, Northern California 13%. Desert Mountain: 6% of membersSouthwest: 7% of membersRocky Mountain: 1% of membersMidwest: 5% of membersNortheast: 20% of membersPacific Northwest: 2% of membersSouthern: 4% of membersGreat Lakes: 3% of membersCapital: 5% of membersNorthern California: 13% of membersNew England: 4% of membersGreater Los Angeles: 17% of membersPacific Islands: 3% of membersSan Diego/Imperial: 6% of members 6%7%1%5%20%2%4%3%5%13%4%17%3%6%
  • Share of members
  • Under 5%
  • 5–9%
  • 10–14%
  • 15%+

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Largest Regions

Share of members by CYFAM region

  1. 1Northeast20%
  2. 2Greater Los Angeles17%
  3. 3Northern California13%
  4. 4Southwest7%
  5. 5Desert Mountain6%
  6. 6San Diego/Imperial6%

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Network includes National Government leaders, members, and listserv subscribers. Regional shares are based on members who reported a location on the CYFAM Annual Membership Form, 2024–2026. Individual locations are never shown. Data as of September 30, 2026.

Our Educational Pipeline

The road to medicine is rarely straight. CYFAM walks alongside more than 1,100 trainees and physicians at every milestone, from the first pre-med class to a life in practice. Each stop is sized by its share of our members.

The CYFAM pipeline: pre-med 27%, medical student 38%, IMG pre-resident 5%, resident and fellow 12%, attending 14% of members. 27% Pre-medCollege, post-bac, and gap-yearTop: Internal Medicine 23%, Surgery (all fields) 19%38% Medical studentMD and DO, Year 1 to 4+Top: Internal Medicine 22%, Family Medicine 11%12% Resident & fellowGraduate medical trainingTop: Internal Medicine 53%, Pediatrics 12%14% AttendingPracticing, mentoring, leadingTop: Internal Medicine 21%, Family Medicine 21%5% IMG pre-residentsTop: Internal Medicine 73%
  1. 27%

    Pre-med

    College, post-bac, and gap-year

    Top: Internal Medicine 23%, Surgery (all fields) 19%

  2. 38%

    Medical student

    MD and DO, Year 1 to 4+

    Top: Internal Medicine 22%, Family Medicine 11%

  3. 5%

    IMG pre-residents

    A second path into U.S. residency

    Top: Internal Medicine 73%

  4. 12%

    Resident & fellow

    Graduate medical training

    Top: Internal Medicine 53%, Pediatrics 12%

  5. 14%

    Attending

    Practicing, mentoring, leading

    Top: Internal Medicine 21%, Family Medicine 21%

Top Specialties

Share of members with a stated specialty interest or practice area

  1. 1Internal Medicine30%
  2. 2Family Medicine10%
  3. 3Surgery (all fields)9%
  4. 4Emergency Medicine8%
  5. 5Pediatrics7%

Top Institutions

Share of members by current school or program

  1. 1University of California, Los Angeles7%
  2. 2University of California, San Francisco5%
  3. 3City University of New York4%
  4. 4Touro University3%
  5. 5A.T. Still University of Health Sciences3%

Primary care leads at every stage, and Internal Medicine is the top choice from pre-med all the way to practice.

Stage shares combine the CYFAM Annual Membership Form (2024–2026) and CYFAM internal data; allied members and partner organizations make up the remaining 4%. Stages are a snapshot of where members are today. Specialty shares are among members who named a specialty interest (trainees) or practice area (physicians); surgical fields are combined. Institution shares use current school or program, with multi-campus systems combined. Data as of September 30, 2026.

What Drives Us

Our vision is why we exist, our mission is what we do, and our values are how we do it. Together they shape the CYFAM Leader.

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CYFAM Leader

Vision · Mission · Values

Two CYFAM leaders in barong tagalog speak at a microphone during a CYFAM event.
Why we exist

Our Vision

CYFAM’s vision is to embolden physician leaders to amplify the voice of our members, patients, and community. We will unify the diverse lived experiences of the young Filipinx American physician community. We will equip and empower every Filipinx American medical student, trainee, and physician to be an effective change agent in tackling our community’s most pressing health priorities.

  • Embolden physician leaders
  • Unify our lived experiences
  • Empower every change agent
A large group of CYFAM members smiling together at a CYFAM gathering.
What we do

Our Mission

The mission of the Council of Young Filipinx Americans in Medicine (CYFAM) is to promote the leadership development of young Filipinx American physicians and trainees, reinforce the educational pipeline, and address structural inequities in health through advocacy, scholarship, and community partnership.

  • Leadership development
  • The educational pipeline
  • Structural health equity

Through advocacy, scholarship, and community partnership.

How we do it

Our Values

Three core tenets, Kapwa, Bayanihan, and Pakikisama, sit at our center. Seven complementary tenets surround them.

Core tenet 1 of 3

Kapwa

Pride in our people. Kapwa radiates a psyche and philosophy of noblest intention of being human, of becoming one with the other.

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Wherever you are on the journey, from your first pre-med class to a life in practice, there is a place for you in our community. Kapwa. Bayanihan. Pakikisama.

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