Robert L. Hatch, M.D.

CHFM Faculty

Robert L. Hatch, M.D. Professor, Director of Medical Education 1600 SW Archer Road Rm G1-019 Gainesville, FL 32610-3001 (352) 273-5161 Fax: (352) 273-5213 e-mail:hatch@ufl.edu

Professional Biography

Dr. Hatch is a  Professor and the  Director of Medical Student Education in the Department of Community  Health and Family Medicine. He serves as the Clerkship Director of the  Family Medicine and Geriatrics Clerkship at the University of Florida  College of Medicine. He matriculated at the University of California,  Davis where he received a B.A. in chemistry and a B.S. in zoology. Dr.  Hatch attended medical school at the University of California, in Los  Angeles, California where he received his medical degree and a master’s  degree in Public Health. He was a resident at Blackstone Family  Practice Center at the Medical College of Virginia where he also  completed a faculty development fellowship. Dr. Hatch has received  numerous awards including the Hippocratic Award in 2006; Who’s Who in  Medicine and HealthCare, listed in Best Doctors in America; and is a three-time recipient of the Excellence in Generalist Medical Education Award. Dr. Hatch is a grant reviewer for the American Academy of Family Medicine Foundation, the National Institute for Healthcare Research, and HRSA. He has been a reviewer for the Journal of the Florida Medical Association, Family Medicine, International Journal for the Psychology of Religion, American Family Physician, Journal of Family Practice, Family Practice Recertification, and the Annals of Internal Medicine. Dr. Hatch is a member of and has served on numerous committees for the Florida Academy of Family Physicians, the Society of Teachers of Family Medicine, and the American Academy of Family Physicians. Dr. Hatch has written numerous refereed articles and book chapters, and is co-author of the book Fracture Management in Primary Care. He has presented numerous regional, national and international workshops and presentations on various topics. Dr. Hatch’s areas of interests are access to health care for uninsured people, community-oriented primary care, public health, rural medicine, sports medicine, fracture care by family physicians, office radiology, substance abuse, the history of medicine, the medical school admissions process and spirituality and health. He is internationally known for developing the Spiritual Involvement and Beliefs Scale, which has been used by numerous investigators and translated into 4 different languages.

Education/Training

Academic Interests

• Faculty Advisor, Premed American Medical Students Association
• Chair, Clerkship Director’s Committee
• Course Director, Introduction to Clinical Practice
• Associate Director of Education & Training, North Florida AHEC

Clinical Interests

• Rural Medicine
• Orthopedics
• Substance Abuse
• Spirituality & Health

Recent Publications

• Sbicca JA, Hatch RL. “Target Lesions and Other Paintball Injuries.” J Am Board Fam Med, January-February 2012, 25:124-127; doi:10.3122/jabfm.2012.01.110120.
• Eiff MP, Hatch RL.  Fracture Management for Primary Care, 3^nd Edition, 2012.  Elsevier/Saunders, Philadelphia, PA.
• Anadaraj G, Craigi F, Hatch RL,  et al. “Towards competency-based curricula in patient-centered spiritual care: recommended competencies for family medicine resident education.” Academic Medicine 2010. 85:1897-1904.
• Hatch RL, Clugston JR, Taffe J.  “Clavicle fractures.”  UpToDate, Rose BD (ed.), UpToDate, Wellesley MA, 2009.
• Hatch RL, Alsobrook J, Clugston JR. “Diagnosis and Management of Metatarsal Fractures.” American Family Physician 2007; 76:817-26.