The mission of the Department of Family Medicine Research Section is to conduct research to improve patient care, medical education, population health, and public policy. We aim to improve the quality, effectiveness, accessibility and sustainability of primary care for all.

Our areas of study include rural health care, the health workforce, preventive services, care for patients with acute and chronic illnesses, access for the underserved, and the human and system resources needed to achieve these ends.

We work toward these goals through

• conducting research
• developing methods
• disseminating results
• training future scientists, and
• translating research into practice and policy.

Our work benefits from the perspectives and methods of our diverse team, which includes a spectrum of disciplines, professions, and people.

For further information about the section, contact our section director:

Laura-Mae Baldwin, MD, MPH
Family Medicine Research Section
(206) 685-0402
lmb@fammed.washington.edu