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Why Choose Family Medicine?

Family medicine physicians provide comprehensive, continuous healthcare to all members of the family throughout the course of their lives. By building relationships based on communication and respect, these physicians gain a deeper understanding of the whole person, including the range of physical, emotional and socioeconomic factors that influence a person’s health status.

The Department of Family & Community Medicine integrates biological, clinical and behavioral sciences to train our physicians to provide outstanding levels of patient-centered and culturally appropriate care.

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Michael F Fleming

Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences and Family and Community Medicine

Dr. Fleming’s research and training programs have focused on testing behavioral interventions in community-based primary care practices. He has also published dozens of studies on phospholipids, alcohol biomarkers, chronic pain, fetal alcohol spectrum disorder, pharmacotherapy trials, epidemiological studies and educational interventions.

Dorothy A Dschida

Lecturer of Family

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Department of Environmental Health and Engineering

Clean Energy and Sustainability

Clean Energy and Sustainability

Human population growth, and the methods by which we produce energy and food are causing dramatic environmental changes. We are focused on developing innovative solutions to these global energy and environmental challenges to achieve a more sustainable future.

Solving Global and Local Water Challenges

Solving Global and Local Water Challenges

Solving Global and Local Water Challenges

Our research examines the impact of the aging and deterioration of urban streams and the Chesapeake Bay. We seek to understand, predict and manipulate complex microbial community function, with a goal towards protecting and sustaining human and environmental health.

Analyzing Food Production Practice’s Impact on Public Health

Analyzing Food Production Practice’s Impact on Public Health

Analyzing Food Production Practice’s Impact on Public Health

Our goal is to research the impacts of industrial agriculture practices, gather evidence to inform policymaking, and promote more sustainable and resilient methods of food production.

Preparedness for Pandemics and Disasters

Preparedness for Pandemics and Disasters

Preparedness for Pandemics and Disasters

Advancing

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Message from the Chair

Dr, Brian Reeves, NephrologyWelcome to the Department of Medicine at the UT Health San Antonio.

The Department of Medicine is the largest department in the School of Medicine and is committed to excellence in clinical care, education and research.

At UT Health San Antonio, “We Make Lives Better” and this vision is embodied in our Department Mission statement:
• Improve the health of our patients and the community through the discovery and implementation of high value, evidence-based, patient-centered treatment and prevention programs.
• Advance health care for the future by preparing health care providers for life-long learning, translating basic research into clinical practice and redesigning health care delivery to promote population health.
• Promote the growth and success of the School and University through interdisciplinary collaborations in research, integration of clinical care and interprofessional education programs.
• Enhance the lives of our faculty and staff by providing a workplace

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Einstein/Montefiore Department of Medicine | Albert Einstein College of Medicine | Montefiore Medical Center


Michelle Ng Gong, M.D., M.S., Named Chief of Division of Pulmonary Medicine 

Dr. Michelle Ng Gong has been named chief of the division of pulmonary medicine at Albert Einstein College of Medicine and Montefiore Health System. Dr. Gong is currently chief of the division of critical care medicine at Einstein and Montefiore, as well as leader of the unified Jay B. Langer Critical Care Network.

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Department of Medicine 2019 Fall/Winter Newsletter 

SOD18Medicine Chair Presents 2019 State of the Department and 5-year Strategic Plan

On Thursday, September 26, 2019, Dr. Yaron Tomer presented the 2019 State of the Department, at a special Grand Rounds held at Cherkasky Auditorium on the Moses campus. In addition to highlighting the many achievements across the department, Dr. Tomer introduced Medicine’s new Strategic Plan, which will serve as a blueprint for the next five years. View the Zoom video here; download a pdf copy

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Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) | Department of Health

  • Governor Cuomo directed schools and nonessential businesses to stay closed for an additional two weeks through April 29th.

  • An Executive Order will direct employers to provide essential workers with masks free of charge to wear when interacting with the public.

  • Governor Cuomo and several northeast state Governors announced the creation of a multi-state council to restore the economy.

  • A bipartisan effort is being made with Maryland Governor Hogan to call for $500 billion in state aid.

  • Governor Cuomo sent a letter to the US Treasury to ensure that New Yorkers’ stimulus checks do not get frozen or seized by creditors. 

  • An additional $200M in emergency food assistance will be available for low-income households enrolled in SNAP.

  • New COVID-19 testing facilities are opening downstate, primarily in minority communities. Find testing site locations and hours or operation.

  • $600 in additional weekly unemployment benefits will be made available to all New Yorkers; and

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    COVID-19 Arkansas Department of Health

    COVID-19

      

    Please take steps to protect yourself. The ADH recommends:

    • Wash your hands often with soap and water for at least 20 seconds. Use hand sanitizer when soap and water are not available.
    • Practice social distancing. Avoid close contact with others, especially those who are sick, by keeping at least 6 feet between you and others.
    • Avoid going out except to get medical care. If you think you have been exposed to COVID-19 and develop a fever, cough, or shortness of breath, call your health care provider. Your physician will decide if testing is necessary based on your symptoms and known exposures.
    • Wear a cloth mask when in public and unable to maintain a 6-foot distance from others. Click here to read the CDC’s recommendations. The ADH offers this do-it-yourself cloth mask design.
    Updated as of 4/14/2020, 1:46 p.m.
    *these data are updated once a day
    Confirmed Cases of COVID-19
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    Cardiovascular Medicine | Department of Medicine

    The Division of Cardiovascular Medicine is directed by Dr. Dan Roden (Interim Division Chief) and Dr. Daniel Munoz (Interim Co-Director for Clinical Affairs). The Division is comprised of more than 140 faculty members dedicated to understanding, preventing, and treating cardiovascular disease.

    Our physicians perform approximately 130,000 clinic visits annually. We offer the most advanced technologies to treat coronary artery disease, arrhythmias, and structural heart disease in new, state-of-the-art cardiac catheterization and electrophysiology laboratories.  In 2018, our heart transplant program was the second busiest in the world, with 100 adult heart transplants performed that year.  Our multi-disciplinary programs in prevention, lipid management, inherited heart disease, adult congenital heart disease, vascular medicine, and cardio-oncology are unique in the region and among the busiest nationally.

    A fundamental component of our mission is research aimed at understanding the causes of cardiovascular disease and the translation of this knowledge to improve patient care. Our faculty

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    Home Page | Department of Mental Health

    Welcome to the Department of Mental Health

    Each of us has health and well-being. To flourish we must take our mental health into account. As the World Health Organization (WHO) says, “there is no health without mental health.”

    According to the World Health Organization, “Health is a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity. Mental health is an integral part of this definition.”

    The encouraging news is we can strengthen our mental health and well-being. We can lower our stress levels and increase our ability to deal with challenges. This also improves our physical health.

    We know, for example, that how we care for our children as they grow impacts their later health and well-being. We also know that connection with others who may be going through a difficult time can make a big difference.  It’s important to know that

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    Home Page | the Department of Anesthesiology

    “Ronald K. Baker PhD, MD was a resident in the Department of Anesthesiology at the University of Arizona in the late 70s when I was a junior faculty member. We did many cases together, and I remember him well, and fondly, as an excellent resident and physician, always on top of things. He had an engaging personality, scraggly mustache, and a wry (sometimes smirky) smile and sense of humor. Like me, he was a bit quirky, with esoteric interests (I wasn’t surprised to learn he cared for distressed ferrets). He had excellent hands for procedures, but roughly hewn, as if he worked on cars or other labor-intensive hobbies in his spare time. 

    He had been a chemist and I queried him about van der Waals forces, the subtle quantum interactions by which anesthetic gases erase consciousness, still mysterious to this day. Favoring true ‘chemical’ bonds, Ron disdained the weak and

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    Department of Medicine | Georgetown University

    “Let us preserve health through knowledge and education.”

    The Department of Medicine at Georgetown University is steeped in a rich tradition of excellence built upon the legacies of leaders in cardiology, hematology and oncology, and gastroenterology. We are proud of this tradition of excellence, and it is our goal today to further that reputation by remaining on the cutting edge of new developments in medical education, scientific and clinical investigation, and clinical care. Central to our success is our commitment to scholarship at all levels of medical training.

    The Department of Medicine’s strategic plan focuses our resources and developmental efforts on three missions: teaching, clinical service and biomedical research. As with most successful academic departments of medicine, the strength of the department arises from its outstanding faculty of physicians and scientists.

    The Department of Medicine at Georgetown University is organized into 11 academic divisions.

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    Cardiology

    The Division of Cardiology is

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