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Focus areas of the department include:

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    • Cancer Epidemiology & Prevention
    • Emergency Preparedness & Disaster
    • Global Health
    • Health Equity/Disparities
    • Health Professions Workforce
    • Infection Prevention
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    • Life Course Epidemiology & Health
    • Primary Care Research
    • Quality Improvement in Health Care
    • Reproductive & Women's Health
    • Substance Abuse

The mission of the Department of Family & Preventive Medicine research is to expand the possibilities of health through discovering the determinants of health and developing evidence to improve health.

Need Assistance with Your Grant Proposal?

If you have a grant proposal and need pre-award support, please complete our Intent to Submit Form. This form helps us gather essential information about your project and ensures we can provide the best possible assistance.

Our pre-award team offers a range of services to support researchers, including:

  • Proposal Review: Assisting with the review of grant proposals to ensure they meet sponsor guidelines and requirements.
  • Budget Preparation: Helping to develop and review budgets to ensure they are accurate and compliant with sponsor and institutional policies.
  • Submission Management: Coordinating the submission process, including routing proposals for institutional approval, and submitting them to sponsors.
  • Liaison Services: Acting as a bridge between researchers, other departments, subawards, or sponsors to facilitate smooth communication and problem-solving.
Group Mtg

Joseph B. Stanford, MD, MSPH

Professor

Vice Chair, Research
Director, Health Studies Fund
Chair, Research and Scholarship Committee

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The Blue Ridge Institute for Medical Research (BRIMR) ranked DFPM #3 for NIH funding among all U.S. family medicine departments for the year 2023. DFPM holds the highest BRIMR ranking in the UU School of Medicine.