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
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.
May 8, 2024
Free festivities are open to the public and offer opportunities to find information and resources about mental wellness.
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.
