1. UW-Madison School of Medicine and Public Health Department of Family Medicine and Community Health
The mission of the UW Department of Family Medicine and Community Health is to advance health and well-being by caring, teaching, discovering, leading, and connecting.
December, 2016

2. Department of Family Medicine and Community Health
To accomplish our vision of inspiring health and wellness in patients, communities, and ourselves, we:
Promote the discovery and dissemination of knowledge important to teaching, clinical practice and the organization of healthcare
Work in partnership with individuals, community organizations and governments to address unmet primary care needs through education, community service and contributions to innovation and change in healthcare delivery systems

3. Department of Family Medicine and Community Health
To accomplish our vision of inspiring health and wellness in patients, communities, and ourselves, we:
Develop and maintain exemplary family medicine and community health educational programs for medical students, resident physicians, physician assistants, other allied health professionals, faculty and practicing physicians that train healthcare providers for Wisconsin
Provide comprehensive, high quality, cost effective and humanistic healthcare in our family medicine and community health clinical education centers through interdisciplinary cooperation

5. Department of Family Medicine and Community Health
Chair – Valerie Gilchrist, MD
908 employees statewide, including 165 faculty
FY16 revenue of $110 million
Administrative offices located at St Mary’s Hospital; clinical care, residency training, and medical student education takes place statewide
Ranked the #5 family medicine department in U.S. News & World Report’s edition

6. Department of Family Medicine and Community Health
We are one of the oldest family medicine departments in the nation, with origins dating back to 1970, when family medicine was first designated as a medical specialty

7. Department of Family Medicine and Community Health
History:
1970: Residency program created (one of the original 15 family practice residency programs in the nation)
1973: Formally approved as a UW Medical School department
1980: Third-year medical student electives in family medicine first offered
1983: Research division established
1990: Physician Assistant Program joins department
1996: Rural Training Track (RTT) first established
1998: Merger with Physicians Plus Medical Group added 50 additional faculty
: Statewide residency programs are accredited by the American Osteopathic Association
2012: Department faculty and staff help launch the first Family Medicine Midwest conference
2015: Faculty vote to integrate UW Hospitals and Clinic and UW Medical Foundation. Department officially changes name to “Department of Family Medicine and Community Health”

8. Department of Family Medicine and Community Health
We educate primary care clinicians through our statewide:
Office of Medical Student Education (OMSE)
Residency programs
Specialty fellowships
Physician Assistant (PA) program
Faculty development opportunities

9. Medical Student Education
Medical student education takes place statewide throughout all four years of medical school
DFMCH offers a procedures workshop which is open to all medical students
First and second-year experiences include: Patient, Doctor and Society Course, Generalist Partners Program, summer clinical externships, a summer research and clinical assistantship, and elective courses
DFMCH leads the third-year required Primary Care Clerkship with contributions from Internal Medicine and Pediatrics
Numerous fourth-year preceptorships and electives are available

10. Resident Education
Family Medicine statewide residency programs (UW and affiliated) are dually accredited by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education and American Osteopathic Association
Diverse educational settings offer residents the choice of rural, urban, suburban, international and underserved community experiences
In 2016, 37 residents graduated, 60% of whom remained in Wisconsin

11. Statewide DFMCH Education Locations

12. Fellowships
Large postdoctoral research fellowships train family medicine and community health physician-scientists, with many fellows leveraging training into funded grants
Clinical Fellowships
Academic Fellowship
Addiction Medicine Fellowship
Integrative Medicine Fellowship
Sports Medicine Fellowship
Research Fellowships
Complementary and Integrative Health Research Fellowship Primary Care Research Fellowship

13. Physician Assistant Program
The UW PA Program, administratively linked with the DFMCH, trains students in campus- based and distance Master of Physician Assistant Studies (MPAS) programs
44 graduated in 2016; of those who are clinically employed, 47% practice in primary care, and 62% practice in Wisconsin

14. Clinical Care 20 clinics statewide
6 residency clinics; 14 community and regional clinics
FY16: 394,230 patient visits; 32,067 patient visits at urgent care sites

15. Residency Clinics Locations:
Residents also have continuity practices in Milwaukee, Wausau and at the Baraboo Rural Training Track

16. Community Clinics
Locations:

17. Regional Clinics
Locations:

18. Research $7.5M in research grant funding in 2016
Areas of focus include integrative medicine, childhood obesity prevention, upper respiratory diseases, alcohol and substance abuse and primary care research
Wisconsin Research and Education Network (WREN) promotes and conducts research in partnership with primary care clinicians and communities

19. UW School of Medicine and Public Health
Composed of more than 1,500 faculty in 10 basic departments and 17 clinical departments that include primary care, specialty and subspecialty areas
Faculty members provide clinical care and engage in teaching and/or research activities

20. UW Health
UW Health is the integrated health system of the University of Wisconsin-Madison serving more than 600,000 patients each year in the Upper Midwest and beyond with 1,400 physicians and 16,500 staff at six hospitals and 80 outpatient sites. UW Health is governed by the UW Hospitals and Clinics Authority and partners with UW School of Medicine and Public Health to fulfill their patient care, research, education and community service missions.

21. UW Health
UW Health is a nationally recognized regional health system that includes:
University Hospital, a 505-bed regional referral center that is home to a Level One adult and pediatric trauma center, American College of Surgeons-verified Burn Center, one of the nation’s largest organ transplant programs, one of the nation’s first certified comprehensive stroke centers and the UW Carbone Cancer Center, one of 41 National Cancer Institute- designated comprehensive centers in the country
UW Health at The American Center, a 56-bed, community-based health and wellness facility

22. UW Health
UW Health is a nationally recognized regional health system that includes:
American Family Children’s Hospital, a nationally- ranked, 87 bed facility with pediatric and surgical neonatal intensive care unit
UW Health Rehabilitation Hospital, a 50-bed, post-acute inpatient rehabilitation facility
A regional division that extends to Rockford, Illinois, and includes the 333-bed SwedishAmerican Hospital, an associated 34-bed inpatient/outpatient medical center in Belvidere, Illinois, and regional cancer center in Rockford

23. UW Health
UW Health is a nationally recognized regional health system that includes:
Six regional cancer centers:
Beloit Hospital (Beloit, WI)
FHN Leonard C. Ferguson Cancer Center (Freeport, IL)
SwedishAmerican Hospital (Rockford, IL)
UW Cancer Center at ProHealth Care (Pewaukee, WI)
UW Cancer Center Johnson Creek (Johnson Creek, WI)
Aspirus UW Cancer Center (Wisconsin Rapids, WI)

24. UW Health
UW Health is a nationally recognized regional health system that includes:
Regional outreach clinics in approximately 65 locations
UW Medical Foundation, the state’s second-largest medical practice group, representing more than 1,300 faculty physicians of the UW School of Medicine and Public Health
Unity Health Insurance Corporation, a subsidiary health insurance plan with 175,000 members in a 20-county region

25. UW Health
UW Health is a nationally recognized regional health system that includes:
University Health Care, a not-for-profit membership corporation that facilitates clinical and contracting relationships with insurance companies and regional providers
Joint Ventures and affiliations including cancer centers, surgery centers, dialysis programs, home health, infusion and many other programs and services

26. DFMCH depends on you!
The UW SMPH Family Medicine Interest Group (FMIG) receives a Program of Excellence award from the AAFP.
DFMCH faculty Patricia Tellez-Giron, MD examines a patient at the Wingra Family Medicine residency clinic.
The incoming PA Program students for the year show their UW pride with Bucky.

27. DFMCH faculty and staff are recognized with awards for their long-term service ranging from 5 years up to 35 years.
The Wausau Family Medicine Residency Program dons their most festive gear while posing for a holiday card.
Thirty-seven DFMCH faculty, residents, and staff participated in the 49th Spring Conference of the Society for Teachers of Family Medicine.