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Inclusive partnership
Research and Innovation
National leaders in practice-based, community participatory, and practice redesign and improvement research.
Jodi Holtrop, PhD, MCHES
Vice Chair for Research
Welcome to the Department of Family Medicine - Research & Innovation.
Our research mission is simple: To improve community health and well-being through high-quality research in patient-centered family medicine using holistic and integrative models of health.
We are innovators and experts in the discovery and dissemination of new knowledge through translational and practice-based research.
We serve as the primary resource for family medicine practices, by providing knowledge, health information technology and practice transformation tools and guidance to satisfy the Quadruple Aim of improving the health of populations, enhancing the experience of care for individuals, reducing the per capita cost of health care, and attaining joy in work.
We continuously push to expand the reach of our practice-based research networks to more effectively support practices, share information, develop and sustain a dynamic learning community and bring value to our stakeholders by answering their questions.
We are here for you, your community, and your health.
RESEARCH HIGHLIGHT
Health Equity Research
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Moving from documenting to dismantling health inequities____
Use of appropriate theoretical models and frameworks, such as a public health critical race praxis
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A proactive, comprehensive, and continuous appraisal of how equity may disproportionately affect oppressed people
Humans of Family Medicine
Real Stories of Real Family Medicine Colleagues
Robert | Family Medicine May 20, 2020
Everyone loves a good story.
And, that is just what Humans of Family Medicine (HFM) aims to provide.
A new social media-based campaign from the University of Colorado School of Medicine Family Medicine Interest Group (FMIG), HFM has kicked off on Instagram sharing the personal stories of dedicated family medicine providers.
Curated and posted by FMIG medical student members, HFM takes inspiration from the popular Humans of New York blog which tells the story of regular, everyday New Yorkers in personal and memorable way.
FMIG members Jennifer Robinson and Michael Persinger are heading up the project.
Jennifer is a third year medical student and Michael is finishing up his first year.
“Family Medicine is a unique specialty in that there are so many different avenues one can pursue as a family medicine physician. The current leadership team wanted to continue the project for this reason,” said Persinger.
Robinson added, “We all enjoy the broad opportunities that exist in family medicine, and want to bring them to light. Additionally, we found that social media would be an exceptional tool for connecting with others and serve as an easier way to connect with a much larger audience.”
Humans of Family Medicine is live on Instagram and is soon coming to Twitter.
Connect and enjoy these uplifting stories of our family medicine colleagues.
Check out the FMIG web page on the DFM website.
Contact:
Jodi Holtrop, PhD, MCHES
Vice Chair for Research
jodi.holtrop@cuanschutz.edu
Carlee Kreisel, MPH
Research Services Specialist
carlee.kreisel@cuanschutz.edu
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