OUHSC Family Medicine Center, Oklahoma City, OK

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Dr. Steven A. Crawford, Chair of the Department of Family & Preventive Medicine and Christian N. Ramsey, Jr., Endowed Chair, stands beside a portrait of Dr. Ramsey, Department Chair from 1982-1993. The commissioned portrait, unveiled at a dinner on June 22, 2000 at the Oklahoma City Country Club, was made possible by generous donations from Dr. Ramsey's friends and former faculty. The dinner also celebrated the investiture of Dr. Crawford as the first Christian N. Ramsey, Jr., Endowed Chair in Family Medicine.

Welcome

Welcome to the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Department of Family and Preventive Medicine. We are delighted you have landed here and will briefly tell you about the University and department.

The University of Oklahoma is a doctoral degree-granting research university serving the educational, cultural, and economic needs of the state, region, and nation. Created by the Oklahoma Territorial Legislature in 1890, OU enrolls 25,000 students on campuses in Norman, Tulsa, and Oklahoma City. The OU College of Medicine has a strong commitment to academic excellence. The medical school has been ranked by U.S. News and World Report as one of the top U.S. medical schools in clinical education.

The Department of Family and Preventive Medicine strives to address the health care needs of the people of the State of Oklahoma. As our state and people have many facets, this mission must include many initiatives including:

	training medical students to be the physician of first contact for the undifferentiated, unreferred patient as they present to the health care system for primary care;
	training resident physicians to provide excellent primary care to all patients presenting for primary care;
	providing excellent health care to the patients in the Oklahoma City area, regardless of their life situation; and
	providing training for physicians seeking to serve the people of our state in rural areas.

There is a lot more to our Department but this should give you an overview. If you want more information please call 405/271-4224. We look forward to hearing from you!

Steven A. Crawford, Chair