In Memoriam: David Deci, MD, Former Director of the Office of Medical Student Education
The Department of Family Medicine and Community Health (DFMCH) honors the April 21, 2023, passing of Dr. David Deci. He served as director of [...]
McGovern-Tracy and Student Scholars Celebration
A celebration at UW Memorial Union’s Great Hall brought together the DFMCH community for an evening filled with inspiration and fellowship. The DFMCH [...]
DFMCH Faculty Receive Leadership Excellence Awards
L to R: Brian Arndt, MD and Patricia Tellez-Giron, MD. Congratulations to Brian Arndt, MD (Professor, CHS) and Patricia Tellez-Girón Salazar, MD [...]
Rachel Grob, PhD Awarded Distinguished Status
Rachel Grob, MA, PhD Congratulations to Rachel Grob, PhD (Director, Qualitative and Health Experiences Research Lab) on being awarded distinguished status by the [...]
Underrepresented Medical Students Find Support from Mentors Like Dr. Patricia Téllez-Girόn
Dr. Patricia Téllez-Girόn prioritizes giving back to the community and that includes serving as a mentor for underrepresented medical students as part of the [...]
Sue Wenker, PT, PhD, MS, FNAP Inducted to National Academies of Practice
Sue Wenker, PT, PhD, MS, FNAP Congratulations to Sue Wenker, PT, PhD, MS, FNAP (Associate Professor, CHS) on being elected a Distinguished Scholar [...]
Another Record for Family Medicine Residency Programs
David Miller (left) and Briana Krewson were excited about their match with the UW Department of Family Medicine and Community Health. The [...]
Dr. Kirsten Rindfleisch to Serve as co-PI for National Initiative to Implement Practice-Improving Research Findings More Quickly
The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI)—an independent nonprofit that funds comparative clinical effectiveness research—has tapped UW Health and 41 other major health systems nationwide [...]
Elizabeth A. Fleming, MD Places First in STFM Poetry & Prose Contest
Elizabeth A. Fleming, MD Congratulations to Elizabeth A. Fleming, MD (Assistant Professor, CHS) on placing first in the Society of Teachers of Family Medicine [...]
Andrew Quanbeck, PhD Ranked 17th in Nation by BRIMR
Andrew Quanbeck, PhD Congratulations to Andrew Quanbeck, PhD (Assistant Professor) on ranking seventeenth in the nation in the 2022 Blue Ridge Institute [...]