FCM faculty, staff and providers engage with the community in clinical settings to treat symptoms and understand a variety of health and social issues. Issues range from clinical to translational science, all with the aim of advancing science and improving health outcomes.

FCM recognizes the path to employment and education is not linear or equally accessible to all. FCM researchers work with communities that have been inadequately depicted in higher education and the workforce to understand how existing systems may be modified into pipelines to the university, community colleges and employment.

Clinics and greater health care systems, such as insurance providers, are not intuitive to all community members, particularly if there are language barriers. FCM faculty develop strategies to overcome these barriers through strategic training for medical and community partners, as well as culturally competent programming offered at various touchpoints in a patient’s experience with the medical system. 

As family medicine practitioners and researchers, we understand that a person’s mental and physical health are interconnected. Our research reflects that ethos; we incorporate a holistic approach in all avenues of research, ensuring a breadth of medical issues are addressed and solutions are community centered.