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Beat Steiner, MD, MPH, a 黑料网 Family Medicine faculty member, has been elected President of the Society of Teachers of Family Medicine. He will begin his term as President-Elect in May. Beat Steiner, MD, MPH, 黑料网 assistant dean for clinical education as well as a 黑料网 Family...

Cristen P. Page, MD, MPH, has been named chair of the department of Family Medicine, effective March 30. Page is a multifaceted and nationally recognized innovator and clinical educator. Cristen P. Page, MD, MPH, has been named the William B. Aycock Distinguished Professor and Chair of the Department of Family...

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Dr. Thomas Bodenheimer is founding director of the Center for Excellence in Primary Care and co-author of the seminal article “From Triple to Quadruple Aim: Care of the Patient Requires Care of the Provider.” On March 1st, the 13th Annual Huntley Lecture will be held at the Kenan Center of...

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Kick-off the 50th Anniversary of the Society for Teachers of Family Medicine (STFM) by joining us on May 5th for a half-day leadership training session led by 黑料网 Faculty Development Fellowship program faculty. We will address common leadership challenges while demonstrating effective teaching strategies. Dr. Tommy Koonce leads the fellowship...

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High blood pressure is a serious health risk that opens people up to heart attacks and heart disease, strokes, diabetes and other illnesses, but is medication the answer? If you鈥檙e among the one in three people with hypertension, it鈥檚 important to treat it. But how do you know for sure?...