Dr. Hatch is an Associate Professor and the Director of Medical Student Education in the Department of Community Health and Family Medicine. He serves as the Clerkship Director of the Family Medicine and Geriatrics Clerkship at the University of Florida College of Medicine. He matriculated at the University of California, Davis where he received a B.A. in chemistry and a B.S. in zoology. Dr. Hatch attended medical school at the University of California, in Los Angeles, California where he received his medical degree and a master's degree in Public Health. He was a resident at Blackstone Family Practice Center at the Medical College of Virginia where he also completed a faculty development fellowship. Dr. Hatch has received numerous awards including the Hippocratic Award in 2006; Who's Who in Medicine and HealthCare, listed in Best Doctors in America; and is a three-time recipient of the Excellence in Generalist Medical Education Award. Dr. Hatch is a grant reviewer for the American Academy of Family Medicine Foundation, the National Institute for Healthcare Research, and HRSA. He has been a reviewer for the Journal of the Florida Medical Association, Family Medicine, International Journal for the Psychology of Religion, American Family Physician, Journal of Family Practice, Family Practice Recertification, and the Annals of Internal Medicine. Dr. Hatch is a member of and has served on numerous committees for the Florida Academy of Family Physicians, the Society of Teachers of Family Medicine, and the American Academy of Family Physicians. Dr. Hatch has written numerous refereed articles and book chapters, and is co-author of the book Fracture Management in Primary Care. He has presented numerous regional, national and international workshops and presentations on various topics. Dr. Hatch's areas of interests are access to health care for uninsured people, community-oriented primary care, public health, rural medicine, sports medicine, fracture care by family physicians, office radiology, substance abuse, the history of medicine, the medical school admissions process and spirituality and health. He is internationally known for his Spiritual Involvement and Beliefs Scale.