Welcome to UNC Family Medicine
The UNC Department of Family Medicine promotes the health of the people of North Carolina and the nation through leadership and innovation in clinical practice, medical education, research and community service. We change lives — one patient, one student, one resident, and one fellow at a time.
UNC Family Medicine...caring for the course of your life.
- Message from the Chair
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Our goal at UNC Family Medicine is to help transform our health care system. We know the US ranks approximately 35th in the world (nearly tied with Costa Rica) based on objective measures such as life expectancy, infant mortality, and more. We accomplish these lackluster results while spending vastly more than other industrialized nations.
But it doesn’t have to be this way!
We can improve quality.
We can improve cost-effectiveness.
We can reduce disparities.
We can improve the health of the communities we serve – all while putting patients at the center.
