Department of Family Medicine

Research in the Department of Family Medicine focuses on four broad research areas that reflect the interests of the faculty and principles of Family Medicine.

These areas are:

• Health promotion: early detection of disease and disease prevention
• Osteoporosis
• Cancer screening
• Chronic disease management
• Educational research - focus on distance education and learning styles
• Complementary and integrative 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, including:

• Baylor College of Medicine
• Memorial Hermann Health System
• Methodist Hospital
• University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
• University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston

Residents and fellows are invited to present posters and/or oral presentations on clinical research, evidence-based reviews, quality improvement projects, case reports, community projects, or educational/curriculum development they have participated in.