{"id":15,"date":"2017-07-26T21:11:17","date_gmt":"2017-07-26T21:11:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp.uthscsa.edu\/default-wordpress\/?page_id=15"},"modified":"2026-03-23T11:26:19","modified_gmt":"2026-03-23T16:26:19","slug":"research","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/lsom.uthscsa.edu\/family-medicine\/research\/","title":{"rendered":"Research"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row content_placement=&#8221;middle&#8221; el_class=&#8221;text-center&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/12&#8243; el_class=&#8221;columns large-8 medium-8 small-12 text-center&#8221;][vc_column_text el_class=&#8221;center&#8221;][\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;8\/12&#8243;][vc_column_text el_class=&#8221;large-text&#8221;]Family &amp; Community Medicine is a learning community with a robust infrastructure and key partnerships to design, implement, and evaluate innovations in primary care and community health.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/12&#8243;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row el_class=&#8221;far-notso match-panel-grid&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/12&#8243;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;10\/12&#8243;][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;]\n        <a class=\"panel panel-mobile text-center match colorized\" href=\"https:\/\/lsom.uthscsa.edu\/family-medicine\/research\/grants\/\" title=\"Grants\" target=\"\" rel=\"\" >\n            <span class=\"close2x mid-icon\"><span><i class=\"mid-icon icon-stethoscope\"><\/i><\/span><\/span><br \/>\n            <h3 class=\"linear-box\">Grants<\/h3>\n            <p>Click to see our latest grants.<\/p>\n        <\/a>[\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;]\n        <a class=\"panel panel-mobile text-center match colorized\" href=\"https:\/\/lsom.uthscsa.edu\/family-medicine\/research\/publications\/\" title=\"Publications\" target=\"\" rel=\"\" >\n            <span class=\"close2x mid-icon\"><span><i class=\"mid-icon fas fa-book\"><\/i><\/span><\/span><br \/>\n            <h3 class=\"linear-box\">Publications<\/h3>\n            <p>Read the most current articles written by our faculty and residents.<\/p>\n        <\/a>[\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;]\n        <a class=\"panel panel-mobile text-center match colorized\" href=\"https:\/\/lsom.uthscsa.edu\/family-medicine\/research\/faculty-staff\/\" title=\"\" target=\"\" rel=\"\" >\n            <span class=\"close2x mid-icon\"><span><i class=\"mid-icon icon-people\"><\/i><\/span><\/span><br \/>\n            <h3 class=\"linear-box\">Research Faculty<\/h3>\n            <p>Meet our research faculty.<\/p>\n        <\/a>[\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/12&#8243;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row&#8221; el_class=&#8221;roomy bleed colorized colorized-theme&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h3>Core Research Areas<\/h3>\n<p>Core research areas for the Department of Family and Community Medicine continue to grow and evolve. Currently, our faculty and staff focus on the following research areas:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Chronic Illnesses predominantly Diabetes<\/li>\n<li>Chronic Pain<\/li>\n<li>Community Based Participatory Research<\/li>\n<li>Health and Disease Prevention<\/li>\n<li>Health Services Research<\/li>\n<li>Integrated Behavioral Health<\/li>\n<li>Interpersonal Violence (IPV)<\/li>\n<li>Motivational Interviewing<\/li>\n<li>Obesity<\/li>\n<li>Obstetric outcomes<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/iims.uthscsa.edu\/RRNeT\/home\">Practice Based Research Networks <\/a><\/li>\n<li>Practice Improvement<\/li>\n<li>Social Determinants of Health<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/tiltresearch.org\/\">Toxicant Induced Loss of Tolerance (TILT)<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Workforce Development<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h3>Residency Research Network of Texas (RRNeT)<\/h3>\n<p>The Residency Research Network of Texas (RRNeT) is administered by faculty in the Department of Family &amp; Community Medicine. RRNeT is a group of family medicine residency programs across the state of Texas including training programs in South Texas (Corpus Christi, Harlingen, McAllen) Central Texas (Austin, San Antonio), North Texas (Dallas, Fort Worth, Garland), West Texas (Lubbock) and East Texas (Bryan). RRNeT includes about 100 family physician faculty and 300 family medicine residents who see 300,000 outpatient visits each year.<\/p>\n<p>We are always accepting new collaborators. If you are interested, please contact <a href=\"mailto:cruzi@uthscsa.edu\">Dr. Cruz<\/a> or <a href=\"mailto:andry@uthscsa.edu\">Dr. Andry<\/a>.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row&#8221; el_class=&#8221;roomy bleed&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h3>Welcome<\/h3>\n<p>Welcome to the Division of Research for the Department of Family &amp; Community Medicine at UT Health San Antonio. Family and Community Medicine is a learning community with a robust infrastructure and key partnerships to design, implement, and evaluate innovations in Primary Care and community Health. We are excited to share our research with you and look forward and look forward to future collaborations.<\/p>\n<p>Best,<\/p>\n<p>Robert L. Ferrer, MD MPH<br \/>\nProfessor and Vice Chair for Research<br \/>\nDr. John M. Smith Professorship in Family Practice<\/p>\n<p>For more information please contact us at <a href=\"tel:2105673043\">210-567-3043<\/a>;&nbsp;Fax: 210-567-4579.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row&#8221; el_class=&#8221;roomy bleed colorized colorized-theme text-center&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/12&#8243; el_class=&#8221;columns large-8 medium-8 small-12 text-center&#8221;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;8\/12&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h3>Research TEA<\/h3>\n<p>Research TEA is an informal opportunity to share ideas, develop projects, receive feedback on manuscripts and\/or socialize with other Family Medicine Researchers. We meet every 2nd or 3rd Wednesday of the month from 4pm-5pm. All faculty, staff and students welcome. <a href=\"mailto:rodriguezl11@uthscsa.edu\">Contact us<\/a> to be added to our email list.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/12&#8243;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row&#8221; el_class=&#8221;roomy bleed&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/12&#8243; el_class=&#8221;columns large-8 medium-8 small-12 text-center&#8221;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;8\/12&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left\"><strong>18th Annual CEL Conference Ending the Injustice of Generational Poverty &#8211; Award (February 1, 2025)<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><strong>Congratulations to the Winner of the\u00a0Interprofessional Education (IPE) Award!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">This award recognizes the top project and poster presentation exemplifying IPE competencies.\u00a0\u00a0The award comes with a cash prize.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><strong>Project:\u00a0 Healthy Choices Team Year 6: Bridging Culture and Wellness<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">Project Disciplines: Dentistry, Medicine, Occupational Therapy, Physical Therapy<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">Primary Presenter: Sawad Kazi<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">Student Team Members:\u00a0Suchit Chidurala, Yusra Waris, Soneet Kapadia, Tristan Strickland, Matthew Myers, Ryan Packham, Zainah Siddiqui, Muhammad Qashou, Ghassan Abouelnaaj, Amin Kholwadia, Muhammad Ayser, Lana Abdelrahim, Fatima Ali, Nicolette Wickes, Maaha Rajput, Elizabeth Moreno, Moeez Akram, Sameed Aijaz, Hrithik Patel<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">Mentors: Fozia Ali, MD, FAAFP; Yajaira Johnson-Esparza, PhD<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">Community Partner: \u00a0El Bari Community Health Center and South Texas Area Health Education Center<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">Project Location: San Antonio, Texas<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/12&#8243;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row content_placement=&#8221;middle&#8221; el_class=&#8221;text-center&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/12&#8243; el_class=&#8221;columns large-8 medium-8 small-12 text-center&#8221;][vc_column_text el_class=&#8221;center&#8221;][\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;8\/12&#8243;][vc_column_text el_class=&#8221;large-text&#8221;]Family &amp; Community Medicine is a learning community with a robust infrastructure and key partnerships to design, implement, and evaluate innovations in primary care and community health.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/12&#8243;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row el_class=&#8221;far-notso match-panel-grid&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/12&#8243;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;10\/12&#8243;][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/12&#8243;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row&#8221; 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