Research and Scholarship

The UVA Department of Family Medicine maintains a strong tradition of research and scholarship. Our faculty are active in many areas, including:

• Evidence-based medicine
• Maternal and child health
• Care of refugees and vulnerable populations
• Sports medicine
• Behavioral science
• Practice improvement
• Medical education/faculty engagement

Fern Hauck, MD, MS, Director of Research, serves as the leader of the Research Division and coordinates the Department efforts at developing publishable scholarly work, both as original research and refined research, including systematic reviews and meta-analyses.

Cornelius Normeshie, MD, MBA, MPH, Clinical Research Project Manager, coordinates research activities for the Family Medicine Department. Dr. Normeshie is involved in grant writing activities, IRB applications, Quality Improvement initiatives, data analysis, and research development.