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The Department of Family and Community Medicine
emphasizes the family as a unit and offers comprehensive medical care for all age
groups. The department places a strong emphasis on community and preventive medicine, as well
as geriatrics, in an effort to address the needs of the residents of Hampton Roads. Patients
are seen at the department's two family practice centers.
Ghent Family Medicine Center is located
in Hofheimer Hall on the medical school campus. The clinical area includes two minor
surgery/procedure rooms, a laboratory, and a special testing room. The center serves the
needs of the individual community and has a residency training program. The staff includes
family physicians, family nurse practitioners, behavioral medicine specialists,
geriatrics specialists, and
counselors who have access to specialists and other resources as needed.
The Portsmouth Family Medicine Center is
located just across the river, approximately five minutes from the Medical School Campus.
Our comprehensive residency training site offers the full spectrum of medical care through
a variety of services, including minor surgery, laboratory, X-ray, casting,
family-centered obstetrics, a multi-disciplinary geriatric assessment team, nutritional
counseling, and an in-house occupational medicine clinic. Our commitment to health
promotion and disease prevention is also reflected in our staff, which includes family
physicians, a nurse practitioner, a social worker, and a nutritionist. |
