Contact Information:
Department of Family and Community Medicine
The University of Arizona
Arizona Health Sciences Center, 4334
1450 North Cherry Ave, 101
PO Box 245052
Tucson, AZ 85724-5052
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Phone: (520) 626-7864
Fax: (520) 626-2030
Email: chavezl@u.arizona.edu
Web:
 Department Homepage
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General Information:
F CM Course Descriptions
For descriptions of medical student electives, see the
College
of Medicine Electives Manual.
Faculty Members
The Department of Family and Community Medicine is in the College
of Medicine.
The Department emphasizes the values of family and community orientation to
medical practice. By means of preceptorships, seminars, projects, lectures,
community assignments and clinics, and in collaboration with other
departments, students and residents learn family medicine with expertise in
family-centered care including issues in pregnancy, psychological care,
geriatrics, infant and child care, minor surgery, prevention, health care
maintenance through the life cycle and care management.
A focus is training medical students in all four years how to handle the
undifferentiated primary care patient. Family physicians are in leadership
practice in key courses in the first two years. A required 6 week clerkship in
the third year is followed by multiple elective and preceptorship experiences
in the fourth year. Development of clinical teaching service resources in the
rural and urban underserved areas of the state is reflected in programs of
preceptorships and clerkships and other educational experiences for the
students and residents. Many private family physicians in the community
constitute a major teaching resource, and a variety of health-related
institutions and programs enrich the student's experience.
The Department collaborates with the Colleges of Agriculture and Life
Sciences, Business and
Public Administration, Nursing, Pharmacy and the School of Professions in a variety of educational, research and service efforts. The
Department actively participates in a unique series of optional activities in
our Commitment to Underserved People (CUP) program available to students
beginning in their first year. By participation in such varied programs and
experiences, medical students and residents are encouraged to understand
family practice and to set up practices in areas of need. Special emphasis is
given to knowledge and achievement of comprehensive quality medical care.
The Department participates in the interdepartmental course, Preparation
for Clinical Medicine (which includes physical diagnosis, interviewing,
primary care problems and selected seminars), and in a number of elective
interdepartmental courses, many of which are open to graduate students (see
Electives Manual or members of the department).
The Department has an approved residency in Family Practice. There is also
an ongoing Annual Primary Care Update program of continuing education for
community physicians developed in close collaboration with the Arizona Academy
of Family Physicians. Fellowships in faculty development are offered.
The Department serves as a hub for a statewide network of regional Area
Health Education Centers (AHECs). The headquarters of these regional AHECs are
located in Yuma, Miami, Nogales, Flagstaff and Phoenix. The Native American
Research & Training Center conducts health and training projects on
reservations within the state.
For more information contact the department
listed above.
