PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Anthony J. Viera
AU  - Jacqueline Barnett
AU  - Matthew Case
AU  - Carol Epling
AU  - Brian Halstater
AU  - Michelle Lyn
AU  - Viviana Martinez-Bianchi
AU  - John Ragsdale
AU  - Kenyon Railey
AU  - Kristen Said
AU  - Gregory Sawin
AU  - Hunter Spotts
AU  - John Vaughn
AU  - Nancy Weigle
AU  - J. Lloyd Michener
TI  - Partnerships to Care for Our Patients and Communities During COVID-19
AID  - 10.3122/jabfm.2021.05.210091
DP  - 2021 Sep 01
TA  - The Journal of the American Board of Family
                Medicine
PG  - 1003--1009
VI  - 34
IP  - 5
4099  - http://www.jabfm.org/content/34/5/1003.short
4100  - http://www.jabfm.org/content/34/5/1003.full
SO  - J Am Board Fam Med2021 Sep 01; 34
AB  - The Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic forced not only rapid changes in how clinical care and educational programs are delivered but also challenged academic medical centers (AMCs) like never before. The pandemic made clear the need to have coordinated action based on shared data and shared resources to meet the needs of patients, learners, and communities. Family medicine departments across the country have been key partners in AMCs' responses. The Duke Department of Family Medicine and Community Health (FMCH) was involved in many aspects of Duke University's and Health System's responses, including leadership contributions in delivering employee health and student health services. The pandemic also surfaced the biological and social interactions that reveal underlying socioeconomic inequalities, for which family medicine has advocated since its inception. Key to success was the department's ability to integrate “horizontally” with the broader community, thereby accelerating the institution's response to the pandemic.