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The Department of Family Medicine at the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston (UTMB) is currently led by its new chair, Kendall M. Campbell, MD.

We are proud to announce that we are in our 50th year of training residents to be great family physicians and look forward to our next group of interns in the summer.

Our faculty and resident physicians provide medical care to Galveston County residents through its three clinics, located on the UTMB Galveston campus, on the western end of Galveston Island, and in Dickinson, Texas, and through its inpatient service at Jennie Sealy Hospital in Galveston, Texas. Read more...

50 Years of Training Family Physicians

UTMB HEALTH FAMILY MEDICINE CAREER OPPORTUNITIES

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Family Medicine News

Haris Vakil

Congratulations to Incoming Chief Resident - Haris Vakil, MD

June 2, 2022, 11:16 AM by Cassi Boatwright

We are proud to announce rising third year resident and incoming co-chief, Dr. Haris Vakil was recently appointed as an officer serving as Resident Liaison of the Resident and Student Leader Forum for the Texas Academy of Family Physicians (TAFP).

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Today We Honor Our Superheros

March 30, 2022, 10:49 AM by Cassi Boatwright

Today is National Doctor's Day and we want to take the time to honor all of our family medicine physicians who have dedicated their lives to treat, heal, help and care for those in our community.

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Family Medicine Events

2022 Strolling Thru The Match

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Join us virtually for Strolling Thru The Match to gain useful tips on matching to the residency program of your choice.

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EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS

Medical Student Education Program

Family medicine offers courses for undergraduate medical students throughout all four years of the medical curriculum. Family Medicine faculty also serve as examiners in the fourth-year Integrative Curriculum Evaluation Exercise (ICEE), as advisors for both individual students and for student groups, and on various course committees. Read more...

 

Faculty demonstrate procedures during hands-on workshop.

Residency Training Program

The UTMB Health Family Medicine Residency Program was one of the first family medicine residency programs in the state of Texas, and has trained more than 350 physicians since accepting its first residents in 1971. For nearly 50 years, our mission has been to educate physicians to the highest standards of medical practice. Read more...

 

 

Residents train for in-clinic sonogram procedures

Research Program

Research in the UTMB Health Department of Family Medicine focuses on four broad research areas that reflect the interests of the faculty and principles of Family Medicine. Each year, one of the family medicine residency programs in the area hosts a  Regional Family Medicine Research Symposium, with presentations by residents and fellows from the Galveston-Houston area family medicine residency programs. Read more...

 

Stacy Leung and KJ Kenneth Nwosa at the AMSSM Conference 2019

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