About our department

The University of Minnesota Department of Family Medicine and Community Health — created more than 50 years ago — is one of the original 16 departments of family medicine in the United States, and we continue to thrive.

We are dedicated to delivering superior education, research, and patient care. Key highlights include the following:

#1 Department

in training allopathic family physicians since our inception

#1 Family medicine department

in NIH funding nationwide

70% family physicians in Minnesota

trained in our programs

10 residency programs

serving a wide variety of populations (4 in Greater Minnesota and 5 in the Twin Cities)

5 fellowships:

Clinical Informatics, Hospice and Palliative Medicine, Primary Care Behavioral Health, Sexual and Gender Health, and Sports Medicine

Family medicine residency programs Fellowship programs for further training

Mission

Connect the University of Minnesota mission of discovery, learning, and public service with our communities through the teaching, research, and practice of family medicine and community health.

Vision

Harmonize practice, education, and research through emerging models of care to improve individual, family, and community health.

Education and Training

Our resident, medical student, fellow, and continuing education activities focus on innovative didactic and practice experiences.

Research

We are consistently ranked among the top National Institutes of Health-funded family medicine departments.

Patient Care

We have embraced the health care home model of care and modified our practices to include a team-based approach, integrated mental health services, and patient complexity assessment.