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Welcome to the Department of Community Health and Family Medicine (CHFM) at the University of Florida College of Medicine. CHFM is committed to providing an outstanding academic environment for education, research, and clinical practice in Family Medicine. Our mission is to educate medical students in Family Medicine; train Family Medicine residents; foster research and discovery in Primary Care; deliver quality clinical services to all segments of the community; and provide continuing education to practicing Family Medicine physicians.
Our 61 faculty and fellows teach medical students in all years of the Medical School Curriculum and our 24 Family Medicine residents. We have faculty participating in a variety of clinical trials and research. Our clinical enterprise cares for over 78,000 outpatient visits and approximately
35,000 inpatient visits.
CHFM has nine programs: Medical Education, Research and Grants, Clinical Trials, Rural Health, the UF Student Health Care Center, the Family Medicine Residency Program, Tacachale Center of Excellence, and the program in Bioethics, Law, and Medical Professionalism. In conjunction with the Internal Medicine Department we provide hospitalist care in both Shands UF and Shands Lakeshore hospitals.
Our family medicine centers offer a full range of healthcare services to the community. Clinical sites in Gainesville are located at Hampton Oaks, Haile Plantation, Fourth Avenue, and Eastside Community Practice. We also have rural medical offices in Old Town, and two in Lake City. From immunizations for children, to screenings and physical exams, and treatment of a wide variety of health problems, you will find a doctor you can count on for the care you need. In addition to our ambulatory care clinics, our in-patient services at Shands at UF and Shands at Lake Shore remain a vibrant learning experience for our family medicine residents and medical students.
We invite you to browse through our site to learn more about our Department and programs, and to visit the associated web pages and links. We welcome your questions and comments.
R. Whit Curry, Jr., M.D.
Professor and Chairman
Department of Community Health and Family Medicine
Dear Faculty, Residents, and Staff:
When we learned of the decision to close AGH about a year ago I sent you the email copied below. Since then we’ve made real progress in adapting to the anticipated change. Our residents and residency faculty are looking forward to having their own teaching floor at SUF, and our hospitalists are leading the charge for a FM / IM merged hospitalist service. Many faculty at SUF have commented to me they sincerely hope we bring our culture of nurture and patient first care to SUF with us!
Like many of you, this week I’ve walked the halls of AGH with strong feelings of sadness, loss, and mourning, having practiced there for 33 years. I find I must remind myself repeatedly that it’s only a place, brick and mortar, and my feelings relate more to the relationships with colleagues, staff, and patients lost. Many of us will need to grieve the loss, each in their own fashion.
And yet, I perceive a spirit of confidence among our faculty, residents, and staff that will ultimately prevail. Let’s continue to demonstrate to all that in CHFM we are committed to the concept that the key to patient care is caring for the patient!
I am grateful and proud to have the privilege of working with each of you as we make this transition together!
R. Whit Curry, Jr., M.D.
Professor and Chairman
Department of Community Health and Family Medicine