Our Affiliations
In addition to recruiting the best and brightest to the Department’s faculty and building a nationally recognized research program, Dr. Robertson's goals include increasing the number of family physicians teaching in the medical curriculum and creating strong relationships with family medicine clinics in the community. The Department recently established formal affiliations with four community clinics —
Heartland International Health Center
These are all federally qualified health centers that provide care and assistance to the underserved—including those in the Hispanic and African American communities, as well as individuals who are homeless. Physicians working in these community settings are now part of the Department of Family and Community Medicine faculty, and have teaching and research responsibilities as part of their faculty roles. Feinberg School of Medicine students will have the opportunity to rotate through these clinic settings, working side by side with the community physicians, as part of these new partnerships.