Departmental Divisions

The Academic Affairs Division

The Academic Division coordinates the curriculum and Family Medicine clerkships within the College of Human Medicine. Vince WinklerPrins, MD, is Associate Chair for Academic Affairs. The Department conducts an eight-week Family Medicine Clerkship which addresses the clinical content of family medicine. In interviews with fourth-year students requesting a letter of recommendation to a Family Medicine residency, the chair of the department has encountered many students who say they made their career choice as a result of their experiences in this clerkship. Experiences are also available in outpatient and inpatient electives, geriatric care, research, rural practice, sports medicine, palliative care/end of life, and a family medicine sub-internship.

- Curriculum and Clerkships
- Clerkship syllabus (in pdf format)
- Faculty bios

The Clinical Division

The Clinical Division oversees the provision of health care through the department's Family Medicine clinic. The Associate Chair for Clinical Affairs is David Weismantel, MD. Some of our physicians have advanced training in geriatrics, sports medicine, advanced OB care, adolescent medicine, counseling, hospice care, and a variety of office procedures. Clinicians with these advanced skills in our offices assure that you, the patient, have expertise readily available in our offices for a wide variety of your needs. This allows for continuity of care and convenience to patients within our office settings.

- about the clinic
- about the clinicians
- health education links for patients

The Geriatrics Division

Established in 2008 with a vision to be a leader in gerontology and geriatrics training and education, this multidisciplinary division provides support for education, scholarship and clinical service across Michigan. This new division will collaborate across multiple disciplines, (family medicine, internal medicine, nursing, social work, and nutrition, two colleges, College of Human Medicine and College of Osteopathic Medicine. This division will also enhance the education of fellows seeking certification with advanced qualification, but over 200 residents physicians in affiliate programs of Family and Internal Medicine from both the Colleges of Human and Osteopathic Medicine and medical students.

The Preventive Medicine and Public Health Division

The Preventive Medicine and Public Health Division will undertake efforts designed to create new linkages among local health department medical directors, Michigan State University, and the Michigan Department of Community Health to improve the delivery of public health services. The PMPHD will seek to work collaboratively with other public health and preventive medicine programs in Michigan, including those at the University of Michigan and Wayne State University, to complement their current efforts and support medical direction for local public health departments. The PMPHD will also work closely with MSU community teaching sites and other MSU community resources to identify opportunities for program and research collaboration that will strengthen medical direction in Michigan’s communities.

The Research Division

The Research Division coordinates grants and projects for the department, sponsors Family Medicine Research Day each spring, and provides mentoring for junior faculty. Henry Barry, MD, MS. is Associate Chair for Research. Several research-based initiatives are also connected to the Department of Family Medicine.

- Current research projects
- Family Medicine Research Day
- Great Lakes Research Into Practice Network (GRIN)
- Family Care Research Project