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A workforce that understands principles of geriatric medicine is critical to addressing the care needs of the growing elderly population. -
Steve Roskos, MD, researched the challenges EMRs present to students and preceptors. -
New Michigan State University research has found that refugees diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder regulate stress differently than those who don't have the disorder, but may have experienced similar suffering. -
The societal and personal impact of burnout transcend profession, and many factors can lead to this phenomenon. -
Gov. Rick Snyder has proclaimed this to be Family Medicine Week. "Whereas, Michigan's family physicians have historically demonstrated their dedication to the health and well-being of Michigan residents by providing care to all patients." -
Apply to our Blended Assistant/Associate Professor Family Medicine Clinical, Education and Research Position -
The Department of Family Medicine has given out Community Faculty Awards to congratulate and honor dedicated family physicians and their offices across the great State of Michigan. -
Of the top 20 medical schools in the US, we are ranked 15th in terms of the number of graduates that decide to on to become family medicine specialists. -
Dr. Lopez recently completed his geriatric fellowship with our Department. He recently wrote about his experience with geriatric medicine. -
Department research assistant Karen Breejen found that one of the most important determinants of continuous deterioration in refugees' health once they found a new host country (i.e. U.S.) was stress and trauma experienced here. -
Sarah Robbins, MS4, is the 2016 TIP scholarship recipient for the Lansing TIP program at Sparrow Health System. -
Dr. Masako Morishita, Associate Professor, is an internationally-recognized environmental exposure science researcher that today joins the Department of Family Medicine, College of Human Medicine. -
Elizabeth Hengstebeck, DO, is the newest Department of Family Medicine faculty member. Dr. Hengstebeck received her D.O. degree from MSU College of Osteopathic Medicine and completed a Family Medicine Residency at Genesys Regional Medical Center. -
David Henderson, MD was chosen by the AAFP Foundation as a 2016 Fellow in the History of Family Medicine. The Center for the History of Family Medicine sponsors one Fellowship in the History of Family Medicine each year. -
The Department of Family Medicine achieved a Bronze level of Spartan Green Certification! -
Dear Family Medicine Stakeholder, It is with great enthusiasm and appreciation that I write my first annual report for the Department of Family Medicine, College of Human Medicine, Michigan State University. -
Clare Luz and Katherine Hanson, Family Medicine and the Geriatric Research on Workforce Initiative, with Chris Curtin, Community Services Network, have received the 2016 Pearl Aldrich Endowment award to conduct personal care aide workforce research. -
A team of researchers led by Dr. Erin Sarzynski evaluated clinical summaries, EHR-generated documents, given to hospitalized patients during the discharge process to review their hospital stays and inform post-discharge care. -
Karen Lawson, MD, ABIHM, is the Director of Integrative Health Coaching at the University of Minnesota’s Center for Spirituality and Healing, presented at this year's Annual Foglio Lecture on Spirituality and Medicine. -
Depending on what day it is, Harland Holman, MD, may be seen consulting patients; or he may be teaching and mentoring family medicine students and residents in Grand Rapids – or at any of the other community campuses across the state. -
Medical student debt has a negative impact on the U.S. primary care workforce, especially Family Medicine. In a Commentary published in the JABFM, faculty member Julie Phillips, MD, MPH, describes the ways that debt shapes student choices. -
I chose MSU CHM for several reasons. The first, and honestly the main reason I really wanted to go to MSU CHM was based on location. -
Rick Sadler, PhD, is an assistant professor in Family Medicine. He has been working on health issues in Flint for many years and is one of the leaders of the team addressing the Flint water crisis under the direction of Mona Hanna-Attisha, MD. -
Medical Student Susan Edlibi shares her experience working with Dr. Hend Azhary on a medical mission trip to the Syrian refugee camps in Jordan. -
Rick Sadler, PhD, assistant professor in our department, is one of the leaders of the team addressing the Flint water crisis under the direction of Mona Hanna-Attisha, MD, assistant professor of pediatrics.