Medical Student Education Program Increasing Interest in Family Medicine Through Education 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 advisers for both individual students and for student groups, and on various course committees and committees for the School of Medicine. Family Medicine faculty also conduct funded educational and curricular research. The required third-year clerkship in Family Medicine is a four-week ambulatory, community-based rotation at family medicine clinical sites across Texas. The clerkship faculty include both campus-based faculty and community faculty from across the state. The clerkship has consistently been one of the highest-ranked School of Medicine courses over the past decade. Oversight of the clerkship is the responsibility of the Family Medicine Medical Student Education Committee. It is comprised of the clerkship director, physicians, educators, community development specialists, and secretarial staff. The committee meets regularly to address issues that arise and to discuss and work on ideas for improving the clerkship. CoursesThe Department of Family Medicine offers one required course, its third-year Family Medicine Clerkship, as well as a wide array of acting internships, selectives, and electives. The department also also coordinates the Texas Statewide Family Medicine Preceptorship Program for UTMB Health.Take a look at the department's course list today. Get InvolvedThe Department of Family Medicine sponsors two student interest groups, the Family Medicine Interest Group (FMIG) and Students for Integrative Medicine (SIM), and is also involved in the UTMB Health chapter of the American Medical Student Association (AMSA). The FMIG is an active group, meeting monthly and hosting outreach events as well as procedure workshops for students to sharpen their skills under the guidance of Department of Family Medicine faculty and residents. For more information about the group and to join in, please visit their Facebook page.The SIM group has recently undergone a renewal under the leadership of a driven group of interested students. For more information about joining SIM and their activities, please contact Petra Kelsey, a student in the UTMB Health School of Medicine.AMSA has strong roots at UTMB Health, and the UTMB chapter focuses on community service and enhancing medical student education. If you are interested in joining the UTMB Health chapter of AMSA, please email the group at amsa.utmb@gmail.com. News 2021 Kolb Scholarship Winners Announced April 8, 2021, 14:45 PM by Cassi Boatwright The UTMB Health Department of Family Medicine is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2021 Weldon G. Kolb, MD Scholarship: Caroline Kelly, MS3 and Anahi Garza, MS4. Welcome the Family Medicine Class of 2024 March 19, 2021, 14:00 PM by Julia Essex The 2021 Match is complete and the UTMB Health Department of Family Medicine is pleased to welcome our incoming resident Class of 2024. Welcome the Family Medicine Class of 2023 March 20, 2020, 14:00 PM by Cassi Boatwright The 2020 Match is complete and the UTMB Health Department of Family Medicine is pleased to welcome our incoming resident Class of 2023. Student Interest Group Receives National Honors June 21, 2019, 16:23 PM by Julia Essex The American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) has selected the University of Texas Medical Branch Family Medicine Interest Group as a recipient of the 2019 AAFP Program of Excellence Award for Excellence in FMIG Operation. Department of Family MedicineUniversity of Texas Medical Branch301 University BoulevardGalveston, Texas 77555-1123 Victor Sierpina, MDDirector, Medical Student Education Program(409) 772-9353 Shannon SamuelsonMedical Student Education Program Manager(409) 772-3120 Layne DearmanFamily Medicine Clerkship Coordinator(409) 772-1395 View Larger Map
2021 Kolb Scholarship Winners Announced April 8, 2021, 14:45 PM by Cassi Boatwright The UTMB Health Department of Family Medicine is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2021 Weldon G. Kolb, MD Scholarship: Caroline Kelly, MS3 and Anahi Garza, MS4.
Welcome the Family Medicine Class of 2024 March 19, 2021, 14:00 PM by Julia Essex The 2021 Match is complete and the UTMB Health Department of Family Medicine is pleased to welcome our incoming resident Class of 2024.
Welcome the Family Medicine Class of 2023 March 20, 2020, 14:00 PM by Cassi Boatwright The 2020 Match is complete and the UTMB Health Department of Family Medicine is pleased to welcome our incoming resident Class of 2023.
Student Interest Group Receives National Honors June 21, 2019, 16:23 PM by Julia Essex The American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) has selected the University of Texas Medical Branch Family Medicine Interest Group as a recipient of the 2019 AAFP Program of Excellence Award for Excellence in FMIG Operation.