The UCSF Department of Family and Community Medicine has, since 1998, offered two-year or three-year full time fellowships for individuals wishing to prepare for careers that will include research in the field of Family Medicine. Beginning in 2008, we are pleased to announce that we have joined forces in a new joint primary care research fellowship program in cooperation with the UCSF Division of General Internal Medicine. This will provide a broader range of research and training opportunities for fellows, as well as a larger critical mass of fellows with whom to work.

For a detailed description of the joint primary care research fellowship program, including application procedures, please see the website for the joint fellowship http://dgim.ucsf.edu/education/clinresearch.html.

• Patient care and teaching in our department's clinical sites
• Participation in the monthly Family Medicine Department Research Seminar
• Semiannual review sessions with DFCM research faculty giving personalized feedback to each fellow on progress and career planning
• Collaboration on research projects with family physician mentors

This research fellowship offers a unique opportunity to recent family medicine graduates. UCSF has one of the top academic departments of family medicine in the country with a very strong research program located in one of the world's premier academic medical centers. We have an established track record of training research fellows, with many alumni now working in research faculty positions.

Potential applicants should follow application instructions on the joint fellowship website. For questions specifically related to participation of family physicians in the program, contact Norman Hearst, MD MPH, family medicine research fellowship director, at hearstn@fcm.ucsf.edu.