Research

From Clinic to Community: Health Care on the Front Lines is a blog managed and maintained by the University of Minnesota Department of Family Medicine and Community Health. The following post relates to family medicine and primary care research.

Faculty Dwenda Gjerdingen, MD, MS, Retires From the U of M Department of Family Medicine and Community Health

Gjerdingen reflects on her time as a family medicine physician, researcher, and faculty member at the University of Minnesota.

UMN Family Medicine Maintains High Ranking With NIH
University of Minnesota Family Medicine and Community Health ranks third for National Institutes of Health-funded family medicine departments in 2014.

Researchers Actively Communicate with Decision-makers
University of Minnesota Family Medicine and Community Health researchers actively communicate study findings to decision-makers.

STFM Annual Spring Conference 2014
University of Minnesota Family Medicine and Community Health was well represented at the Society of Teachers of Family Medicine 2014 annual spring conference.

Safety of E-cigarettes Remains Unknown
E-cigarettes are on the rise in the U.S. — are they safe to use?

NIH Ranks UMN Family Medicine Third
University of Minnesota Family Medicine and Community Health ranks third for National Institutes of Health-funded family medicine departments in 2013.

UMN/MDH to Study Integration of Primary Care and Public Health
University of Minnesota and Minnesota Department of Health collaborate to study the integration of primary care delivery and public health services.