{"id":1637,"date":"2020-04-22T15:00:53","date_gmt":"2020-04-22T20:00:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lsom.uthscsa.edu\/family-medicine\/?page_id=1637"},"modified":"2026-03-24T09:25:42","modified_gmt":"2026-03-24T14:25:42","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/lsom.uthscsa.edu\/family-medicine\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About the Department"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\" id=\"wpb-content-root\"><p>[vc_row gap=&#8221;35&#8243; el_class=&#8221;far&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2><strong>&#8220;Inventing a Healthier Future&#8221;<\/strong><\/h2>\n<h3>Our department embraces our motto &#8220;inventing a healthier future for families and communities in San Antonio, South Texas and beyond.&#8221;<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/directory.uthscsa.edu\/academics\/profile\/poursani\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-6479 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/lsom.uthscsa.edu\/family-medicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/75\/2025\/12\/2020_Ramin-Poursani_001-550x367.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"550\" height=\"367\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lsom.uthscsa.edu\/family-medicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/75\/2025\/12\/2020_Ramin-Poursani_001-550x367.jpg 550w, https:\/\/lsom.uthscsa.edu\/family-medicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/75\/2025\/12\/2020_Ramin-Poursani_001-800x533.jpg 800w, https:\/\/lsom.uthscsa.edu\/family-medicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/75\/2025\/12\/2020_Ramin-Poursani_001-450x300.jpg 450w, https:\/\/lsom.uthscsa.edu\/family-medicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/75\/2025\/12\/2020_Ramin-Poursani_001-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lsom.uthscsa.edu\/family-medicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/75\/2025\/12\/2020_Ramin-Poursani_001-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/lsom.uthscsa.edu\/family-medicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/75\/2025\/12\/2020_Ramin-Poursani_001-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Thank you again for your visit; explore our website and discover who we are and what we do.<\/p>\n<p>All the best,<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/directory.uthscsa.edu\/academics\/profile\/poursani\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ramin S. Poursani, MD<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\nTenured Professor and Chair<br \/>\nDepartment of Family and Community Medicine UT Health San Antonio<br \/>\nChief of UHS Clinical Service for Family and Community Medicine[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text]<div class=\"panel outline\"><p class=\"close bold\">UT Health San Antonio<\/p><p class=\"close bold\">Department of Family and Community Medicine<\/p><p>7703 Floyd Curl Drive<br>\nMail Code 7794<br>\nSan Antonio, Texas 78229-3900<br>\nFax: 210-567-4579<\/p><ul class=\"loose-list\"><li><a aria-label=\"call 210-567-4550\" href=\"tel:210-567-4550\"><span class=\"circle circle-left\"><span><i class=\"fa fa-phone\"><!--Phone Icon--><\/i><\/span><\/span>210-567-4550<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;16px&#8221;]\n        <a class=\"panel panel-mobile text-center match colorized\" href=\"https:\/\/lsom.uthscsa.edu\/family-medicine\/about\/faculty-development\/\" title=\"Faculty development\" target=\"\" rel=\"\" >\n            <span class=\"close2x mid-icon\"><span><i class=\"mid-icon icon-people\"><\/i><\/span><\/span><br \/>\n            <h3 class=\"linear-box\">Professional Development<\/h3>\n            <p>Learning opportunities to acquire the knowledge, skills, and attitude needed to become a better clinical teacher and help plan career development.<\/p>\n        <\/a>\n        <div class=\"bleed photo-bleed colorized colorized-theme cozy close\">\n            <div class=\"bg-photo alpha attach-top\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\"><\/div>\n            <div class=\"row\">\n                <div class=\"columns large-9 large-centered text-center\">\n                    <div class=\"panel colorized colorized-theme-darken\">\n                        <div class=\"panel colorized alpha text-center\">\n                            <h2 class=\"emulate-h1\">Mentor's Corner<\/h2>\n                            <p><\/p>\n                            <p><strong><a class=\"button carat-double\" href=\"http:\/\/lsom.uthscsa.edu\/family-medicine\/grand-rounds\/mentors-corner\/\" title=\"\" target=\"\" rel=\"\">Find Out More!<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row gap=&#8221;35&#8243; el_class=&#8221;far&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;] &#8220;Inventing a Healthier Future&#8221; Our department embraces our motto &#8220;inventing a healthier future for families and communities in San Antonio, South Texas and beyond.&#8221; Thank you again for your visit; explore our website and discover who we are and what we do. 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