Thoughts from the Chair

Our required Family Medicine Clerkship for URSMD students has entered its third year. Dr. Elizabeth Brown, FM Clerkship Director and DFM Director of Medical Student education, has assembled a team of outstanding family physician preceptors, including faculty from Jordan Health (Woodward and Brown Square sites), URMC Primary Care Network (including Monroe, Other counties…), and Department of Family Medicine/HFM faculty. This group of 80 family physicians has taught over 4000 medical student hours during academic year 2022-23!

Grant to Support Family Medicine Residency Program Rural Health/Maternal Health Initiative

A three-year $750K HRSA grant to the University of Rochester Medical Center will support the training of Family Medicine residents in a rural setting and help increase access to Family Medicine and Obstetrics for historically marginalized and low-income rural residents and all women of reproductive age in Allegany, Livingston, Steuben and Wyoming counties.

Family Nurse Practitioner Residency Program Awarded $2.4 million HRSA Grant

The University of Rochester Highland Family Medicine Family Nurse Practitioner Residency Program has been awarded $2.4 million via the Advance Nursed Education- Nurse Practitioner Residency Fellowship (ANE-NPRF) grant by HRSA. In combination with the support of Highland Family Medicine, Tri-County Family Medicine, HRSA and their clinical partners at the University of Rochester School of Nursing, this will allow the expansion and enhancement of the FNP Residency Program. In addition, this will enable the continued training of more Family Nurse Practitioners to practice in underserved settings by gaining the skills required to meet the needs of culturally diverse and clinically complex patients.

Farewell and Thank You to Brenda Houtenbrink

Highland Hospital and the Department of Family Medicine recently bid farewell to Brenda Houtenbrink, Senior Program Administrator, UR Department of Family Medicine and Highland Family Medicine. Brenda served in her current role since February 2020 and prior to that as Program Administrator, Chief of Operations - Flaum Eye Institute, University of Rochester.

Anne Nofziger, MD, ‘00, Serves as Associate Chair UR Department of Family Medicine

Anne Nofziger, MD, ‘00, grew up in a small town in Southern Indiana, where primary care was a huge need, and her father was a valued family physician. “Everyone knew my family or had a story to tell us about a family member's care,” she said.  When she was choosing a specialty, Dr. Nofziger wanted to have the same continuity with generations of families and help them reach their health goals. She has been a devoted family medicine physician for close to 30 years and now serves as Associate Chair, University of Rochester Department of Family Medicine.