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Our department's mission is to educate students and residents in family
medicine with an emphasis on meeting the needs of the economically disadvantaged
and the medically underserved; to advance knowledge in family and community
medicine; and develop methods of primary care that are effective, efficient,
and accessible to all people.
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 was established to help build the health care system's capacity to serve adolescents and adults with developmental disabilities. We do this through clinical services, policy consultation, research, training and technical assistance. Our vision is that every person with a developmental disability will have access to the health services they need to maximize their wellness and function. Our guiding principle is that health care for people with developmental disabilities is interdisciplinary, team-based care with patients and caregivers at the center of the team. The program was developed in partnership with the Golden Gate Regional Center, The Arc San Francisco and Health Plan of San Mateo. Our collaborative has developed programs in health advocacy, health services research, health policy and clinical service for complex patients. Our team has provided training to over 2,100 health professional and students. Also, we have developed an extensive, online toolkit of practical resources for clinicians, self-advocates and clinical educators. To learn more or get involved, visit us on the web! DevelopmentalMedicine.UCSF.edu.
By Clarissa Kripke, MD, Director of Developmental Primary Care (on the picture)
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| Pooja Mittal, Site Director of Maternal Child Health, published an article highlighting an innovative patient-centered curriculum, Centering Parenting. This group-based well child care is especially suited to an underserved patient population and has been a unique learning opportunity for a group of resident physicians. Read article >> |
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| Lessons from the Trenches — A High-Functioning Primary Care Clinic - an article by Dr Tom Bodenheimer just about to be published in the New England Journal of Medicine presents Clinica Family Health Services - a high-performing community health center near Denver, Colorado. The detailed description of Clinica's functioning may help primary care leaders to make improvements in their practices.
Read description >> |
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| Women's race and class impact contraception recommendations -
A woman's race/ethnicity and socioeconomic status impact whether health care providers recommend one of the most highly effective forms of contraception, a UCSF study confirms. Study results, authored by FCM faculty Christine Dehlendorf, MD, MAS, appear in the October print edition of the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. Read more >> |
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Kevin Grumbach, MD has been selected to receive the 2012 Chancellor's Award for Public Service in the faculty category. The winners of this year's award will be recognized at the UCSF Founders Day Luncheon on Friday, April 27, 2012. To read more about the award click here.
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Kevin Grumbach and Kara Odom Walker discuss the importance of implementing integrated health care in the Aetna Foundations' 2010 Annual Giving Report. View video (1:50)
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| Sep 2011 |
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Kara Odom Walker shares her experience as a scholar in the Minority Scholars Program and her dedicated focus on changing policy for underrepresented minority populations in the Aetna Foundations' 2010 Annual Giving Report. View video (2:46)
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| Aug 2011 |
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Rebecca Mitchell, a 4th-year medical student at UCSF,
named 2011 Pisacano Scholar. |
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| June 2011 |
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Shira Shavit, MD, Director of theTransitions Clinic in San Francisco, featured in the Innovation Profile in the most recent AHRQ newsletter. |
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| June 2011 |
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Family Health Center with FCM Faculty Drs. Hammer, Villela, Chen and Yu, featured in an article on Healthy SF from American Medical News. |
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| June 2011 |
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Congratulations to Michael Reyes, MD, MPH, Adjunct Professor in the Department of Family and Community Medicine - a recipient of the Chancellor's Award for Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and/or Transgender (GLBT) Leadership. |
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| May 2011 |
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FCM faculty Daphne Miller, M.D. featured in the UCSF Sustainability Stories. |
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| May 2011 |
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Dr. Grumbach is featured in a video for Health Reform and the Primary Care Shortage and the Affordable Care Act.. |
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