NIH Ranks UMN Family Medicine Third

Faculty Susie Nanney, PhD, MS, (pictured
right, with staff Sherri Fong, MPH) at an
event promoting an NIH-funded school
breakfast study.

The Blue Ridge Institute for Medical Research recently released ranking tables of National Institutes of Health (NIH) funding to U.S. medical schools in 2013.

The University of Minnesota Department of Family Medicine and Community Health consistently ranks among the top NIH-funded family medicine departments. This year, we ranked third in the nation, with more than $5 million in funding.

Four department faculty also ranked in the top 30 for principal investigators:

• Sharon Allen, MD, PhD
• Jerica Berge, PhD, MPH
• Susie Nanney, PhD, MS
• Kola Okuyemi, MD, MPH
  

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ABOUT UMN FAMILY MEDICINE RESEARCH

Research is an integral component of the University of Minnesota Department of Family Medicine and Community Health mission. We are committed to evaluating important practice innovations in family medicine and primary care.

Unlike other clinical science departments, we do not maintain a specific disease-related research focus. Instead, we embrace translational research that explores health care delivery in a primary care setting, the roles and activities of primary care providers, and the engagement of community members in advancing clinical science and addressing health disparities in the communities we serve. 

 

Research foci include:

• Behavioral and mental health
• Childhood and adolescent obesity
• Chronic diseases
• Health disparities
• Human sexuality
• Medical education
• Practice-based research
• Sports medicine
• Women's health