
Department of Family Medicine and Community Health
Exceptional Education | Full Spectrum Care | Collaborative Research
The department was created more than 50 years ago with a mission to train excellent primary care physicians.
Residency Programs
We have seven family medicine residency programs—five in the Twin Cities and two in Greater Minnesota.
We train family physicians to provide comprehensive, personalized care for the whole family in any setting: urban, rural, global. Each program has its own curricular strengths, unique feel, and sense of community.

Department Head, James Pacala, MD, MS
The Department of Family Medicine and Community Health is part of the University of Minnesota Medical School. The department was created more than 50 years ago in response to a legislative mandate to train primary care physicians.