• Anthony J Viera, Jacqueline Barnett, Matthew Case, Carol Epling, Brian Halstater, Michelle Lyn, Viviana Martinez-Bianchi, John Ragsdale, Kenyon Railey, Kristen Said, Gregory Sawin, Hunter Spotts, John Vaughn, Nancy Weigle, and J Lloyd Michener.
• From the Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC (AJV, JB, MC, CE, BH, ML, VM-B, JR, KR, KS, GW, HS, JV, NW, JLM). anthony.viera@duke.edu.
• J Am Board Fam Med. 2021 Sep 1; 34 (5): 1003-1009.

AbstractThe 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.© Copyright 2021 by the American Board of Family Medicine.

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