Our Department

Welcome to The Department of Family Medicine and Community Health at the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston (UTMB) where educators, clinicians, and researchers are committed to excellence in medical education, primary care, and scholarship with the goal of advancing patient-centered healthcare in our communities

Family Medicine News

Dr Yasin and Dr Lee Secure TAFP Grant

December 3, 2025, 16:37 PM by Cassi Boatwright

Congratulations to Drs. Yasin and Lee on securing a $10,000 foundational research grant from Texas Academy of Family Physicians to launch new acupuncture clinic in St. Vincent Hope Clinic.

Dr. A. Shuaib HETA Award Ceremony 2025

Congratulations to Dr. Shuaib

February 25, 2025, 16:18 PM by Cassi Boatwright

We are proud to announce that PGY-3 resident, Dr. Abdullah Shuaib recently received the Arnold P. Gold Foundation Humanism and Excellence in Teaching Award (HETA) and presented to him at an event hosted by the University of Texas Medical Branch John P. McGovern Chapter of The Arnold P. Gold Foundation Gold Humanism Honor Society. The ceremony was held at UTMB Health's Levin Hall Dining Room on Thursday, February 13th, 2025.

Family Medicine Events

Women's Health Simulation Workshop

, 2026 - - Primary Care Pavilion 2.268 - 400 Harborside Drive, Galveston, TX

The UTMB Health Family Medicine Interest Group (FMIG) and the Obstetrics Gynecology Student Society (OGSS) will be hosting a Women's Health Workshop for Medical Students on Thursday, February 12th, 2026 from 5:30pm-7:30pm.

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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 & Community Health 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 and Residents demonstrate women's health procedures to medical students

Residency Training Program

The UTMB Health Family Medicine & Community Health Residency Program was one of the first family medicine residency programs in the state of Texas, and has trained more than 400 physicians since accepting its first residents in 1971. For 50 years, our mission has been to educate physicians to the highest standards of medical practice. Read more...

 

 

Butterfly Sonogram Workshop

Research Program

Research in the UTMB Health Department of Family Medicine & Community Health 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...



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