Beginning in the 2018-2019 academic year, residents can apply to participate in one of four tracks during their training. The tracks give residents a clearly delineated plan to pursue more in-depth training in their area of interest. The currently offered tracks include focuses on faculty development, integrative medicine, obstetrics, or sports medicine.

The UTMB Health Department of Family Medicine is pleased to announce that our women's health services are expanding through an agreement with the Galveston County Health District (GCHD).

We could like to congratulate Dr. Victor Sierpina for being selected as a recipient of one of the 2018 Regents’ Outstanding Teaching Awards. A special reception was held in Austin on August 9, 2018 honoring all of this year's recipients.

The UTMB Health Department of Family Medicine is pleased to share that Angela Shepherd, MD was named Clinician of the Month for September 2018 by the UTMB Health Academy of Master Clinicians.

On Monday, June 11, 2018 the Departments of Family Medicine, Preventive Medicine and Community Health and the Institute for the Medical Humanities hosted panel discussions on gun violence and gun policy.

The Resident Support Group meets quarterly and offers a structured forum to promote the developing resident’s well-being and an opportunity to explore emotions provoked by challenging cases, the doctor-patient relationship and the role of the physician.

The UTMB Health Department of Family Medicine is pleased to announce that Samuel Mathis, MD will be promoted to Assistant Professor following his completion of the UTMB Health Integrative and Behavioral Medicine Fellowship in June 2018.

FMIG Officers, Marysuna Wilkerson, Edward Strecker, CC Coyle and Kenzie Murphy, presented at the TAFP Coordinators Conference on Friday, April 13th.

The UTMB Health Department of Family Medicine has published its 2017 Annual Report. The report summarizes our department's activities from September 1, 2016 through August 31, 2017.

The UTMB Health Department of Family Medicine is pleased to announce that Michael Allen, MD and Grant Pierre, MD will serve as Chief Residents of the UTMB Health Family Medicine Residency Program for 2018-2019.

The UTMB Health Department of Family Medicine is now accepting applications for the 2018 Weldon G. Kolb, MD Scholarship.

The 2018 Match is complete, and we are pleased to welcome the Class of 2021 to the UTMB Health Family Medicine Residency Program.

The UTMB Health Family Medicine Residency Program is pleased to announce that the program has filled as part of the National Resident Matching Program's (NRMP) 2018 Main Residency Match.

UTMB Health faculty, staff, and students attended the Society of Teachers of Family Medicine (STFM) Medical Student Education Conference this year in Austin, TX, February 1 - 4, 2018. UTMB was well represented with a total of six presentations and one poster.

Galveston Island, Texas – From November 9 to 12, 2017, the Texas Academy of Family Physicians (TAFP) hosted its 2017 Annual Session and Primary Care Summit in Galveston.

The UTMB Health Department of Family Medicine is pleased to announce that Samuel Mathis, MD has been appointed to represent the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) for 2017-2018 as a Resident Delegate to the American Medical Association's Resident and Fellow Section (AMA-RFS).

The Texas Academy of Family Physicians (TAFP) was on hand to observe the UTMB Health Family Medicine Interest Group's (FMIG) annual Primary Care Procedures at the Primary Care Pavilion, or PCP at the PCP as it's commonly known.

The UTMB Health Family Medicine Interest Group (FMIG), along with the Department of Family Medicine, hosted the 7th Annual Primary Care Procedures at the Primary Care Pavilion (PCP2) Thursday evening, October 12th from 5:30 until 8:30pm.

The UTMB Health Family Medicine Interest Group (FMIG) has rescheduled their annual residency fair to take place on Wednesday, September 13, 2017 at 5:30pm in Jennie Sealy Hospital 2.506.

The UTMB Health Department of Family Medicine is pleased to share that as of 7 a.m. on Friday, September 1, the institution has declared an end to the emergency status related to Hurricane Harvey. Academic offices and clinics have opened, and will operate their normal business hours.