Fellowship Education Program
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Family Systems Medicine Fellowship
Program Overview
The Department of Family Medicine and the Division of Family Programs in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Rochester School of Medicine offer a unique two-year fellowship in Family Systems Medicine. This fellowship track provides academic family physicians with clinical teaching and research skills in family systems medicine. The curriculum is customized to meet the needs of each fellow.
Goal: To develop clinical, educational and research expertise in family systems medicine and collaborative care, which includes intensive family therapy training as well as a focus on the practical application of family systems concepts and skills for primary care.
Clinical
The fellowship provides a multi-faceted experience that enhances prior clinical medicine training, focuses on family systems medicine and the implementation of the biopsychosocial model, and develops more advanced primary care family counseling and family therapy skills. Each fellow maintains a medical practice at the Family Medicine Center and develops specific clinical skills in biopsychosocial medicine under supervision.
In addition, fellows participate as externs in the Family Therapy Training Program, where they take seminars on family therapy theory and technique and receive live supervision of family therapy cases. Fellows may elect to receive additional family therapy training toward clinical certification by the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy.
Teaching
We believe that the best teachers of the biopsychosocial and family systems approach to health care are specially trained family physicians working in collaboration with behavioral scientists. Fellows receive advanced training in teaching the biopsychosocial model and family systems medicine to residents and medical students. They co-teach with faculty in the psychosocial and family systems medicine curriculum, and supervise residents in the hospital and the Family Medicine Center.
Research
Research is essential for the development and advancement of academic family physicians. There is an acute need for research on the interaction of families and health. Fellows develop the knowledge and skills to plan, conduct and publish family and health research. Courses are offered in biostatistics, epidemiology and research design. During the two years, each fellow participates in ongoing family research and completes an individual research project. A fellow can choose to take additional course work to obtain a Masters of Science degree in Community Health.
Setting
The Department of Family Medicine, in close collaboration with the Division of Family Programs of the Department of Psychiatry, has established a national reputation for leadership and expertise in family systems medicine, and developed an innovative psychosocial curriculum. The Division of Family Programs is internationally known for its Family Therapy Training Program and the Wynne Center for Family Research. This fellowship builds on a reputation of excellence in both family medicine and family therapy as well as an integration of training and research in the biopsychosocial model.
Family Systems Medicine Fellowship Co-Directors
Thomas L. Campbell, MD and Susan H. McDaniel, PhD
Faculty
Richard J. Botelho, MD
Ronald M. Epstein, MD
Barbara A. Gawinski, PhD
Jeffrey Harp, MD
Alan Lorenz, MD
Sally Rousseau, MSW, CSW
Pieter le Roux, D. Litt. et Phil
Stipend
Stipend support is commensurate with the previous training and experience of each fellow. Fellows receive malpractice and health insurance.
Eligibility
Candidates should have completed a family practice residency program, be board-eligible or certified in family practice. A strong background in the psychosocial aspects of care is desirable.
Application Procedure
For further information, write or call:
Susan M. Gardner, Fellowship Coordinator
Department of Family Medicine Research Programs
University of Rochester School of Medicine & Dentistry
1381 South Avenue
Rochester, NY 14620
Phone: (585) 506-9484 ext. 128
Fax: (585) 473-2245
Email: Susan_Gardner@urmc.rochester.edu