Updated: May 15, 2008
Welcome to the Department of Family Medicine!
Working to meet the needs of patients
Serving as a model for primary care education and research
University of Michigan Health System's Department of Family Medicine, is a nationally recognized leader in patient care, education, and research. Since the department was founded in 1978, our presence has exemplified the principles of family medicine and promoted them throughout the health system.
Our educational programs promote understanding of the role of primary care in the medical system, while providing residents and medical students with strong role models in family medicine.
We have developed one of the top research programs in the nation concentrating on many aspects of primary care and healthcare delivery. We feel strongly that Family Medicine research leads the way in this very important component of medical research due to our unique perspective of caring for patients of all ages.
Events for 2008
October 17-18, 2008: Update in Family Medicine (CME) course for former alumni, including former residents, and current faculty and staff. The course is hosted by the Department of Family Medicine. Watch for celebrations surrounding the 30th Anniversary of the department at this same time.
June 23-27, 2008: Northern Michigan Family Medicine Conference. Course director, assistant professor Joel J. Heidelbaugh, MD, announces this course to be held at Shanty Creek.
May 24-29, 2008: American Academy of Physician Assistants (AAPA's) 36th Annual Physician Assistant Conference in San, Antonio, Texas. Professor Barbara Reed, MD, MSPH, will be presenting on vulvodynia (CME credit available).
May 22, 2008: 31st Annual Michigan Family Medicine Research Day Conference will be held at Genoa Woods Conference Center in Brighton, MI, sponsored by Michigan State University’s Department of Family Medicine. Early registration deadline is May 6th, 2008.
Current Department News
April 17, 2008: Andrew Heyman, M.D., M.H.S.A., lecturer, quoted in article on the rapid growth in availability of complimentary alternative medicine therapies (CAM) entitled “’Alternative' therapy makes gains in mainstream setting,” published in the Ann Arbor Business Review.
April 13, 2008: Thomas Schwenk, M.D., The George A. Dean, M.D. Chair of Family Medicine writes article entitled “Find the right family doctor,” which appears in the “Be Healthy” supplement to the Ann Arbor News.
April 2, 2008: New study - “Pharmacokinetic Study of High and Low Doses of Tart Cherry in Humans” announced by Jenna Wunder, MPH, RD, funded by Cherry Marketing Institute. Assistant professor Sara L. Warber, MD, from University of Michigan Integrative Medicine will serve as principal investigator. Interested participants can reach Wunder at phone number (734) 998-7712.
April 1, 2008: Phase I Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) - Associate professor Donald E. Nease Jr., M.D. to serve as principal investigator for NIH grant entitled ”Chronic Disease Management System.” This Phase I STTR expands upon prior work by gathering more detail about the use of Cielo Clinic™ (formerly ClinfoTracker™) in practice, and developing the prototype of a full chronic disease management system.
April 1, 2008: Grant to support Integrative Medicine fellowship - U-M’s Integrative Medicine (UMIM) receives second year funding from the Fannie E. Rippel Foundation, whose mission statement is to seed systemic change and catalyze innovation to improve our nation's health. Lecturer Andrew Heyman, M.D. and Ypsilanti clinic resident John Stracks, M.D. are both currently fellows of this program.
See the News section of this site for past news briefs.
Department & Program Mission Statements
Family Medicine Intranet
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Monthly podcasts in Japanese from Masahito Jimbo, MD, PhD, MPH available on the Japanese Family Health Program website and also directly on the UMHS Japanese podcast page.
See the news archive...Clinical Men’s Health; Evidence in practice, edited by Joel J. Heidelbaugh, MD, Assistant Professor.
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