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The UNC Department of Family Medicine has launched UNC Health’s first private practice-based Primary Care Behavioral Health Collaborative, embedding critical mental health services directly into a primary care practice to improve access, reduce stigma, and intervene earlier for patients across the lifespan. The initiative, based at UNC Health Family Medicine and Pediatrics at East Pittsboro, …

Nadja Vielot, PhD, an epidemiologist in the UNC Department of Family Medicine, is lead author of a newly published study in Annals of Internal Medicine that provides real-world evidence for the effectiveness of the recombinant zoster vaccine (RZV) in older adults. The research team conducted a target trial emulation using Medicare claims data from 2007 …

The UNC Department of Family Medicine has been awarded a Primary Care Training Enhancement grant for Residency Training in Street Medicine (PCTE-RTSM) from the U.S. Health Services and Resources Administration (HRSA). This initiative aims to increase the number of primary care physicians equipped to care for individuals experiencing homelessness in non-traditional clinical settings. The program …

Catherine L. Coe, MD, FAAFP, Assistant Dean for Clinical Curriculum in the UNC School of Medicine and Associate Professor of Family Medicine, has been named Chair of the Department of Family Medicine at the University of California at San Diego (UCSD) School of Medicine. She will begin her new role on January 5, 2026. Dr. …

Meet our Chair

Dr. Margaret Helton

Margaret Helton, MD is the Chair of the Department of Family Medicine.

“It is a privilege to provide our patients with excellent care in a nationally recognized department of family medicine,” says Dr. Helton. “Everything we do – from clinical innovation to teaching to research – is in the service of improving both individual and population based health care.”

Meet our Chair