Annual Report
2001-2002
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Message from the Chair
CHAIRS COMMENTS
DEPARTMENT OVERVIEW
MISSION
The 2001-2002 Annual Report from the Department of Family Medicine takes a new approach. The annual report had grown to catalog dimensions, making it difficult for the average reader to get any overall sense of what we're about. This year you hold a much-shortened summary, with directions to our Web site for more detailed reports and all of the tables, graphs, and figures that loyal readers can easily access
The Department of Family Medicine had a good year in 2001-2002. Our predoctoral programs are flourishing; the residency programs and clinical services are holding their own in a difficult environment for primary care clinical practice; our CME offerings are strong; and the volume and breadth of our research are increasing at a brisk pace. The executive summary on these 12 pages covers the highlights. I hope you will find the summary interesting enough to examine some of the details on the Web.
The Department of Family Medicine and the Washington Academy of Family Physicians completed a highly successful campaign to establish the Phillips Professorship several years ago. During 2001-2002, the Department began planning for participation in a major new University development campaign to unfold over the next several years. We also were pleased to accept donations from a small number of supporters who made donations during 2001-2002 without the stimulus of a formal campaign. Such donations to the Department's discretionary fund are extremely important, because they permit support for student and resident educational programs that cannot be supported on restricted University budgets. A roster of donors is provided in appendix Q.
Alfred O. Berg, MD, MPH
The Department of Family Medicine currently has 37 faculty at the University: eight professors, 18 associate professor, eight assistant professors, two instructors, and one teaching associate. Ten faculty hold adjunct or joint appointments in other departments including Epidemiology, Health Services, Pharmacy Practice, and Medical Education. In addition there are over 700 clinical faculty
The Department comprises six principal activities: predoctoral education, residency education, the residency network, research, clinical service, and continuing medical education. Based on departmental needs and personal interest and ability each faculty member is assigned a major administrative responsibility in one area; but most faculty participate in more than one. Almost all participate in teaching and clinical work.
In addition to responsibilities within the Department, our faculty serve on numerous committees, some in leadership positions, that guide the overall policy and planning of the medical school. Several of the School of Medicine’s associate vice presidents, associate deans, and assistant deans are family physicians.
The mission of the Department of Family Medicine was affirmed at a 1998 retreat:
We commit ourselves to advancing the School of Medicine's efforts to develop the generalist/primary care physician base in the region and the nation. In pursuing this mission, we engage in:
1. Education, to prepare family practitioners and future academicians
We strive for excellence in our work and respect the dignity of all persons. We advocate for a more integrated, effective and cost-efficient care system, with concern for equity of access and quality of care.
We commit ourselves to educating and distributing family physicians to address the health needs of our region, with particular emphasis on rural and underserved populations.
Professor and Chair
Department of Family Medicine
who teach in the predoctoral, graduate, and continuing education programs. Most of the community-based faculty volunteer their time; some receive minimal compensation for extended time and effort.
2. Research, to advance the discipline of family medicine
3. Service, to provide care for patients and support for communities and policy makers
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