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Photo of Institute for Sexual and Gender Health Director Dr. Greta Bauer

An Interview with Greta Bauer, PhD, MPH, the New Director for the Institute for Sexual and Gender Health

In November 2022, Dr. Greta Bauer became the director of the Institute for Sexual and Gender Health (ISGH), succeeding Dr. Eli Coleman. In this interview, Dr. Bauer discusses her background, her...

Drs. Casey Martin and Pita Adam with Derek Hersch with their presentation poster

Impact of Set Day Scheduling at M Health Fairview Clinic - Bethesda

The shift from a rotation-based model to the set day model, initiated by Woodwinds Hospital Family Medicine Residency Program Director Casey Martin, MD, was prompted by the department’s “Clinic as...

FMCH, Education, Patient Care, Research

Dr. Carolyn Torkelson

Dr. Carolyn Torkelson Talks Beyond Menopause and Integrative Healthcare for Women

Carolyn Torkelson, MD, recently retired DFMCH faculty and an alum of Methodist Hospital Family Medicine Residency Program, discusses her new book, “Beyond Menopause: New Pathways to Holistic Health...

Dr. Julie Amaon

Dr. Julie Amaon’s Mission to Expand Access to Reproductive Healthcare

Julie Amaon, MD, is a University of Minnesota Medical Center Family Medicine Residency Program alum and the medical director for the successful startup Just the Pill. Since she graduated in 2020 and...

Melissa Stevens holding the GME award trophy

Melissa Stevens Receives GME Lifetime Achievement Award

Melissa Stevens, MA, immediate-past education manager at the Department of Family Medicine and Community Health (DFMCH), has received the Graduate Medical Education Lifetime Achievement Award for her...

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Broadway Clinic Gives Bundles of Love to Newborns and their Families

Welcoming a new child is a momentous and incredibly special experience. The team at University of Minnesota Physicians Broadway Family Medicine Clinic makes it extra special by providing handmade,...

FMCH, Patient Care

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Methodist Third-year Residents Receive Valuable Experience at Central Community Clinic

In this interview with Katherine Roselius, MD, recent graduate from Methodist Hospital Family Medicine Residency Program, Dr. Roselius shares her experience as a third-year resident working at...

Broadway Clinic

Diabetes Educator Role at Broadway Finds Generous Funding Support

The University of Minnesota Physicians Broadway Family Medicine Clinic will soon welcome a diabetes educator whose role will focus on educating patients about the health risks of type 1 and type 2...

Dr. Jerica Berge

Announcing the Carole J. Bland, Ph.D. Endowed Chair in Research

The Department of Family Medicine and Community Health (DFMCH) has created the Carole J. Bland, Ph.D. Endowed Chair in Research. Our inaugural holder of the Carole J. Bland, Ph.D. Endowed Chair is...

Mankato Family Medicine Residency Program Team

After Two Decades, Mankato Family Medicine Residency Program Moves to Mayo

After more than 20 years with the University of Minnesota, the Mankato Family Medicine Residency Program will graduate its last U of M class in June 2022. The ACGME Sponsoring Institution for the...

M Health Fairview Clinic - Bethesda Providers Care for Afghan Refugees

How M Health Fairview Clinic - Bethesda Excels at Team Care for Afghan Refugees

Over the past year, M Health Fairview Clinic - Bethesda has been caring for many of the refugees who recently arrived from Afghanistan. In this interview, Lily Rubenstein, RN, BSN, PHN, and Emily...

Dr. Berge and team who were awarded 3rd NIH R01

Dr. Berge and Team Awarded Third NIH R01

Jerica Berge, PhD, MPH, LMFT, CFLE, along with her interdisciplinary team of co-investigators, were awarded $3,249,455 under the R01 mechanism on behalf of the National Center for Complementary...

Dr. Nic Rider

Dr. Nic Rider Shares Their Research on Transgender and Gender-Diverse High School Students

Nic Rider, PhD, assistant professor at the Institute for Sexual and Gender Health and associate director for research at the National Center for Gender Spectrum Health, recently changed appointment...

Welcome new family medicine residents for 2022

Welcome, 2022 Family Medicine Residents!

On March 18, 2022, we welcomed 49 residents into our residency programs! All of our family medicine residency programs were filled on Monday, March 14. Without further ado, we are thrilled to...

Dr. Sharon Washington

Dr. Sharon Washington Shares Her Journey in Antiracism Work

Dr. Sharon Washington is an antiracism, diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging consultant who is working with the Department of Family Medicine and Community Health. In this interview, Dr....

DFMCH Research Division faculty

DFMCH Ranked #2 Among Family Medicine Departments in the Nation

The Department of Family Medicine and Community Health (DFMCH) is proud to announce that its Research Division is now ranked number two among family medicine departments in the nation, up from number...

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New NIH R01 Awarded to Examine How Psychosocial Stress Leads to Cardiovascular Disease (CVD) Risk in Diverse Children

Jerica Berge, PhD, MPH, LMFT, CFLE, along with her interdisciplinary team of co-investigators Katie Loth, PhD, MPH (Department of Family Medicine and Community Health), Alicia Kunin-Batson, PhD, LP (...

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New NIH R01 Awarded to Examine the Pathways Between Food Insecurity and Cardiometabolic Health in Diverse Children and Adolescents

Jerica Berge, PhD, MPH, LMFT, CFLE, along with Katie Loth, PhD, MPH, Alicia Kunin-Batson, PhD, LP (Pediatrics), Megan Oberle, MD, MSHP (Pediatrics), and Aaron Kelly, PhD (Pediatrics) were awarded $3,...

Dr. Rahul Kapur

Rahul Kapur, MD, Accepts Position of Director of the Program in Sports Medicine

Rahul Kapur, MD, CAQSM, has accepted the position of Director of the Program in Sports Medicine in the Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, effective July 1, 2022.

Dr. Ann Philbrick

Dr. Ann Philbrick Inducted into 2021 Academy for Excellence in Clinical Practice

Congratulations to Ann Philbrick, PharmD, FCCP, BCPS, BCACP, who was inducted into the 2021 Academy for Excellence in Clinical Practice!