Larry G. Rooks, M.D.

CHFM Faculty

Larry G. Rooks, M.D. Larry G. Rooks, M.D.
Associate Professor, Director of the Rural Health Program, Director for Education and Training
Family Medicine at Old Town
25827 SE Highway 19
Old Town, Florida 32680
(352) 548-0068 Fax: (352) 542-1843
e-mail:lrooks@ufl.edu

Professional Biography

Dr. Rooks is Board Certified in Family Medicine. He is Director of the Rural Health Program and Medical Director for Family Medicine at Old Town.

Education/Training

Program/Degree Institution Field/Specialty
BA Florida Southern College
Lakeland, Florida		 Government
MD University of Florida
Gainesville, Florida		 Medicine
Residency University of Florida
Gainesville, Florida		 Family Medicine

Academic Interests

  • Member, Society of Teachers of Family Medicine
  • Faculty Advisor, 3rd and 4th year Medical Students
  • Advisor, Rural Practice Elective, 4th year Medical Students
  • Faculty Advisor, Medical Student Program

Clinical Interests

  • Rural Medicine

Recent Publications

  • Rooks LG, Watson RT, Harris JO, “A Primary Care Preceptorship for First Year Medical Students Coordinated by an Area Health Education Centers Program: A Six Year Review” Academic Medicine, May 2001.
  • Watson RT, Rooks LG. “The Education of Medical Students: Ten Stories of Curriculum Change, The University of Florida School of Medicine” American Association of Medical Colleges and the Milbank Foundation, 2000.
  • Watson RT, Suter S, Romrell L, Harman E, Rooks LG, Meims A, “Moving a Graveyard: How One School Prepared the Way for Continuous Curriculum Renewal” Academic Medicine, vol 73, September 1998.
  • Rooks LG, Duerson MC, Rathe RJ. “Introduction of a Three Week Primary Care Preceptorship into the First Semester of Medical School” Academic Medicine, Published May 1994.