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.
Department Chair Kevin Grumbach Testifies at US Senate Health Committee Hearing on Primary Care:
Dr. Kevin Grumbach was invited to testify at a special round table hearing of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee on February 12, 2008 to address critical issues confronting the primary care workforce.
The book Improving Primary Care: Strategies and Tools for a Better Practice by Tom Bodenheimer and Kevin Grumbach has just been published by McGraw-Hill/Lange series. The book has chapters on new models of primary care, patient-centered care, the chronic care model and self-management of chronic illness, advanced access, e-health, and primary care teams. The book also contains 14 appendices, most of which are tools for primary care practice improvement. The book is available on Amazon.com for $29.95.
