CHFM Mission & Vision
UF Community Health & Family Medicine
Our Vision
The vision at CHFM is to be a nationally recognized model department of family medicine. CHFM integrates teaching in humanistic medicine, medical ethics, behavioral medicine, and rural and community health into both undergraduate and graduate curricula.The department has model practice sites in several communities, providing training in urban and rural medicine and health care for underserved areas in the state. These teaching and clinical activities are augmented by a variety of research projects that explore and contribute to the scientific knowledge base in family and community medicine, rural health, primary care, behavioral medicine, and the medical humanities.
UF Community Health & Family Medicine
Our Mission
The primary mission of the Department of Community Health and Family Medicine at the University of Florida College of Medicine is to serve our patients and community, positively shaping the future of healthcare through outstanding teaching, discovery, and innovation in family medicine.
Family Medicine Residency Established in 1973 the UF Family Medicine Residency Program has trained hundreds of physicians who practice across the world.
Sports Medicine Fellowship Established in 2007 the UF Sports Medicine Fellowship combines a history of outstanding athletics with elite faculty.
Patient Care Family Medicine Clinics – 6 locations, Wound Care Center, Mobile Outreach Clinic, Student Health Center
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Florida Gators
NFL Partners with the University of Florida to Measure On-Field Head Impacts Using Novel Mouthguard Sensors
November 10, 2022
NEW YORK – The National Football League (NFL) today announced that the University of Florida has joined its program to collect data from on-field head impacts – through novel mouthguard sensors – to inform injury reduction efforts at the professional and collegiate level, including through rules changes and the development of higher-performing equipment like position-specific helmets.
