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The Department of Family and Community Medicine is committed to providing a supportive environment for caring and thoughtful patient care, one in which our employees refer their friends and family to us for medical care. To achieve this goal, we strive for excellence in resident and student education, fiscal responsibility, and an appreciation of the ultimate worth and dignity of every employee and patient.
Mission: Developing the future of Family Medicine through caring for our community today.
Vision: Embracing innovation and inclusion to be the center of excellence in Primary Care and Primary Care Education for Northern Nevada.
Values: respect, integrity, excellence, compassion,discovery, inquisitiveness, and interprofessional teamwork
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A Rare Presentation of Drug-induced Liver Injury with Fluticasone and Vilanterol Inhaler Use
(2019)Drug-induced liver injury (DILI) is a rare and potentially lethal condition associated with the use of many commonly-used medications, including inhaled fluticasone-vilanterol. Therefore, a careful review of medications ... -
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Assessing Asthma Symptoms in Adolescents and Adults: Qualitative Research Supporting Development of the Asthma Daily Symptom Diary
(Value in Health, 2016)Despite the widespread availability of patient-reported asthma questionnaires, instruments developed in accordance with present regulatory expectations are lacking. To address this gap, the Patient-Reported Outcome (PRO) ... -
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Developing Clinical Faculty Understanding of Interprofessional Education: An Inter-institutional, Interprofessional Approach
(2017)The call for increasing interprofessional education requires institutional support for educators in the clinical environment. Innovative ideas, such as partnering with multiple universities and programs to facilitate an ... -
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What a medical school chair wants from the dean
(2018)Economic pressure has led the evolution of the role of the medical school dean from a clinician educator to a health care system executive. In addition, other dynamic requirements also have likely led to changes in their ... -
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Association between physical health and cardiovascular diseases: Effect modification by chronic conditions
(2018)This study assessed whether the physical component summary score of the RAND-36 health-related quality-of-life survey was associated with incidence of coronary heart disease, stroke, congestive heart failure, angina, or ...