Family, Internal, and Rural Medicine


Divisions

Divisions

The Academic Hospital Medicine Division provides inpatient clinical training for medical students, residents and fellows through care provided by its faculty physicians of hospitalized patients at DCH Health System hospitals.

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Sports Medicine

The Sports Medicine Division educates and trains medical students, residents and fellows and provides sports medicine care for West Alabama, high schools in and around Tuscaloosa and University of Alabama athletes.

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Rural Programs

The Rural Programs Division recruits and prepares rural Alabama students, from high school through medical school, for health and dental careers and community practice.

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Family Medicine Obstetrics (FMOB)

The Family Medicine Obstetrics Division brings together family medicine physicians with specialized training in comprehensive obstetrics care, including maternity care and cesarean delivery, who teach residents and fellows and provide patient care in Tuscaloosa, Northport and rural West Alabama.

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Geriatrics

The Geriatrics Division connects the provision of primary care for older adults with resident and fellowship training.

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Residency and Fellowship

The Residency and Fellowships Division includes The University of Alabama Tuscaloosa Family Medicine Residency Program, one of the largest family medicine residencies in the U.S., and seven fellowships in the disciplines of behavioral health, emergency medicine, geriatrics, hospital medicine, obstetrics, pediatrics and sports medicine.

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Academic Hospital Medicine

The Academic Hospital Medicine Division provides inpatient clinical training for medical students and residents through the care by its faculty providers of hospitalized patients at DCH Regional Medical Center in Tuscaloosa, Ala.

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Research

The Department of Family, Internal, and Rural Medicine is creating a Research Division to develop, coordinate and grow practice-based and quality improvement research.