Family Medicine Programs

Integrative Family Medicine (IFM) is committed to the thoughtful and compassionate integration of complementary therapies and conventional medicine through the activities of research, education, clinical services and community partnerships. 

This cross-cultural clinic provides high-quality Michigan Medicine healthcare in Japanese. Japanese-speaking family physicians and clinical team members who understand Japanese medical practices provide medical care provide care at two family medicine clinic sites. The program was established in 1994 by the late Michael D. Fetters, M.D., M.P.H., M.A.

MDisability, a Family Medicine disability health program, focuses on improving the primary care of people with disabilities through medical education, research, clinical care, and community partnerships. It is committed to providing opportunities for training, research, and education, which contributes to culturally compassionate, person-centered primary care and increased representation of persons with disabilities.

A collaborative program that promotes mixed methods research and scholarship across academic disciplines through education, training, consulting and mentoring with the support of the Department of Family Medicine at the University of Michigan. Michigan Mixed Methods connects scholars and hosts workshops and learning labs to foster innovative methodologies and collaborative research efforts.