Home Visit Program

Established in 1995, the UVA Pediatric Home Visit Program was founded on the belief that home visits profoundly enrich the training of young physicians. This program has played a vital role in teaching the art of “house calls” while highlighting the significance of taking a comprehensive social history. Through these visits, physicians-in-training witness firsthand how familial, social, economic, and cultural contexts often shape health outcomes more profoundly than clinical interventions alone.

As Dr. Leigh Grossman, the program’s founder, explains:

“Humanistic medicine considers the human dimensions of illness and healing. What a doctor truly knows—not merely assumes—about a patient as a person, including their familial, social, economic, and cultural circumstances, can profoundly influence how illness is approached and managed, and whether healing occurs. When residents make home visits, they learn firsthand that understanding these complexities is essential for building trust, agreeing on treatments, and achieving successful outcomes.”

Today, the UVA Pediatric Home Visit Program remains a cornerstone of our residency training and community care. Once a month, UVA pediatricians visit patients in their homes, providing both routine well-child care and sick visits.

For more information about the Home Visit Program, please contact the UVA Birdsong General Pediatric Clinic at the Battle Building at (434) 924-5321 or reach out directly to our team.

Amy C. Brown, MD
Director, UVA Pediatric Home Visit Program