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    FCM is committed to advancing the health of individuals and families from all backgrounds and cultures through innovation and leadership in education, research, community engagement and the delivery of exemplary primary care.

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    The UA Department of Family & Community Medicine offers two unique, separately-accredited family medicine residency tracks—the Alvernon and the South Campus tracks.

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    What is Family Medicine? Care from your first breath to your last, and all the ones in between.

Message from the Department Chair

Welcome! The UArizona Department of Family and Community Medicine is one of the top-ranking family medicine programs in the country. We are known for providing outstanding clinical education to medical students, residents and fellows, conducting ground-breaking research and developing innovative community engagement programs designed to improve the health of individuals, families and communities.

OUR MISSION: To advance the health of communities, individuals, and families from diverse backgrounds and cultures through innovation and leadership in education, research, community engagement, and the delivery of exemplary primary care.

OUR VISION: We seek to improve the health of our patients and communities we serve through excellence, inclusivity, and innovation in clinical care, research, and education with collaborative community engagement that affirms diversity, equity, and inclusion.

OUR VALUES: Innovation, Community, Collaboration, Creativity, Diversity and Inclusion, Integrity, Social Responsibility, Justice, Excellence, Accessibility, and Compassion.

Department and UA News

Dr. Celia Hildebrand Receives Rosalind Franklin Society Award

July 1, 2024

Celia Hildebrand, DAOM, LAC, research assistant professor, received the 2023 Rosalind K. Franklin Society Special Award in Science, for her article, "Auricular Acupuncture in Combat Medic Trainings," published in the journal, Medical Acupuncture.


A folklorico group of elementary-age schoolchildren performs on an outdoor stage at Arizona Palooza
Arizona Palooza mental health education event coming to Reid Park

May 8, 2024

Free festivities are open to the public and offer opportunities to find information and resources about mental wellness.


Normalizing opioid use disorder treatments to improve care

May 2, 2024

Comprehensive Center for Pain & Addiction leaders are increasing access to care and treatment for people with opioid use disorder through education, research and policy.