FOR PATIENTS
MU Family Medicine Cares for Patients
MU Family Medicine is committed to providing high quality care to a diverse patient
population that includes pregnant women, children, adults, and the elderly.
MU Family Medicine Physicians and Allied Health Professionals
MU Family Medicine Clinics
Our mission is to provide patient-centered care to individuals
and families. MU Family Medicine manages six clinics in
mid-Missouri.
Four clinics are located in Columbia:
Two clinics are located in rural mid-Missouri communities:
Our physicians provide care for indigent and medically underserved families in the
Columbia area:
MU Family Medicine Patient Resources
Meet Our Family Medicine Health Care Team
FAQs from Patients
MU Healthe
MU Healthe is available to all MU Health Care patients. By accessing this online
resource, patients can communicate with health providers via secure messaging, manage
appointments and prescriptions, and track their personal health history.
Register
online or at one of our clinics.
Understanding the Specialty of Family Medicine
Your Future is Family Medicine
Learn more about the role of family physicians, family medicine’s basket of services,
and the family medicine model of practice in this flyer created by the American
Academy of Family Physicians.
Patient-Centered
Medical Home
Across the country, a more effective and efficient way of delivering health care
is transforming the practice of family medicine; it’s called the Patient-Centered
Medical Home. Watch this video, produced by the American Academy of Family Physicians,
to understand this concept and how it’s improving patient care, patient satisfaction,
and physician professional satisfaction.
Online Health Information for Patients
We have compiled a list of web sites that offer patient information on a wide range
of health care topics. These links are not part of our department web site, and
we do not assume responsibility for the information they provide.
NOTE: Medical information obtained from the web should not substitute for the advice
of your physician.
Health Care Library for
Patients
Your Complete Online Guide to Being Well and Staying Healthy, sponsored by MU Health
Care
Healthfinder
Consumer health information provided by the Department of Health and Human Services
Women's Health Information Center
Women's health information provided by the Department of Health and Human Services
MedlinePlus
Health care information from the National Library of Medicine at the National Institutes
of Health
Family Doctor
The American Academy of Family Physicians provides health information for the entire
family
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
(AHRQ)
Evidence-based information on health care outcomes, quality, cost, use, and access
SHOTS: Online
Annual Immunization Schedule
A web-based resource sponsored by STFM’s Group on Immunization Education