About Family Medicine

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Optimizing Health for Communities

We are dedicated to providing the best possible care for patients, advancing innovations, and training future leaders in the field.
Our Mission
We are leaders in Family Medicine who transform primary care and optimize health for communities and people at all stages of life. We accomplish this through compassionate relationship-based care, exemplary teaching, cutting-edge research, and promotion of health equity.

Our Core Values

The core values and principles which will guide the Department in the fulfillment of this mission are:

  • Relationships that respect diversity and foster collegiality
  • Integration of biomedical, humanistic and psychosocial principles in teaching, research and patient care
  • Commitment to the principles and practices of continuous quality improvement
  • Collaboration with other specialties and organizations in the pursuit of common goals
  • Advocacy for quality of life for all members of the Department
  • Responsiveness to unmet societal and community needs

Office of the Chair
Phillip E. Rodgers, MD
The George A. Dean, MD Chair of Family Medicine
300 North Ingalls Street, NI4C06
Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109-5435
Phone: 734-615-2688
General Information Email

Faculty Recruitment

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Faculty Directory

Meet our expert team of faculty members.

Giving

Learn how you can support our work advancing the future of family medicine

Annual Newsletters
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Winter 2026 Newsletter

Catch up on the latest updates, stories, and highlights from the Department of Family Medicine. Explore our recent newsletter to see how we're advancing care, education, research, and community impact—together.

Read the Winter 2026 Newsletter
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Spring/Summer 2025 Newsletter

Catch up on the latest updates, stories, and highlights from the Department of Family Medicine. Explore our recent newsletter to see how we're advancing care, education, research, and community impact—together.

Read the Summer 2025 Newsletter
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Winter 2025 Newsletter

Catch up on the latest updates, stories, and highlights from the Department of Family Medicine. Explore our recent newsletter to see how we're advancing care, education, research, and community impact—together.

Read the Winter 2025 Newsletter

Contact Us

Clinical Programs
David C. Serlin, MD
Associate Chair for Clinical Programs
Phone: 734-232-6222

Educational Programs
Margaret L. Dobson, MD
Associate Chair for Educational Programs
Phone: 734-232-6776

Research Programs
Lorraine R. Buis
Associate Chair for Research
Department of Family Medicine
1018 Fuller St.
Ann Arbor, MI 48104-1213

Featured News & Stories

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Health Lab

How to improve mental health safety on social media – not just for young people

With social media companies losing or settling court cases about their products' impact on young peoples' mental health, experts offer tips for reducing impacts for those who use the platforms.
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Department News

MDisability and CDHW interns present their final research presentations

Five MDisability and Center for Disability Health & Wellness 2026 Summer interns completed nine weeks of study on how to conduct research in disability health topics. The interns presented their findings during the July 28, 2026, research meeting in the Department of Family Medicine.
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Health Lab

What’s the latest on 7-OH and kratom availability and addiction care?

The United States Drug Enforcement Agency has extended public comment on proposed temporary rescheduling of 7-OH and has rescheduled three other synthetic opioids, effectively removing them the market, leaving natural leaf kratom available amid a shortage of addiction treatment providers.
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Health Lab

Nicotine pouches: Youth survey shows opportunity for prevention

For nicotine pouches, a youth survey shows opportunity for prevention.
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Department News

Family Medicine researcher Brandie Bentley, PhD, MSW, receives national and internal funding to improve maternal health

Assistant Professor Brandie Bentley, Ph.D. of Family Medicine receives national and internal funding focused on improving perinatal care and outcomes for women with disabilities.
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Department News

MYHealth team publishes findings about positive effects of MYHealth youth research program

MYHealth program researchers publish findings about positive effects of the virtual youth research program, noting that those who participate feel a sense of belonging and encouragement to pursue STEM careers.