Department of Family and Social Medicine
Overview
The Department of Family and Social Medicine’s mission is to promote the health of our Bronx community, train future healthcare leaders, and engage in collaborative primary care delivery, education, and research.
We believe that:
- health and health care are human rights
- primary care is the foundation of effective health care
- primary care must address the biological, psychological and social determinants of health
- mutually empowered relationships are essential to our work
Leadership
Dr. Peter Selwyn
Chair
Dr. M-L. Fabienne Daguilh
Vice Chair of Clinical Services
Dr. Ellen Tattelman
Director of Education
Dr. Earle Chambers
Director of Research
Tanya Nair Cocchia
Departmental Administrator
Akilah Whittaker
Administrator
Social Medicine Rounds
The Bronx and Beyond
The Bronx is home to nearly 1.5 million inhabitants. Communities in the Bronx are rich in cultural and social strengths. At the same time, many residents of the Bronx face enormous socioeconomic challenges and are disproportionately burdened by poor health and inadequate access to health care. The Bronx ranks last among New York State’s 62 counties for preventable health outcomes.
Our department is committed to improving the health of the Bronx through models of excellence in clinical services and community health, and to promoting the health of communities regionally, nationally, and internationally through training programs, research, and advocacy.
Join Us
For inquiries regarding faculty positions, contact Dr. M-L.
Fabienne Daguilh, Vice Chair, fdaguilh@montefiore.org.
For inquiries regarding training programs, please see
individual program descriptions.
Support Us
Help the Department of Family and Social Medicine to further our mission.
Contact our departmental leadership, or the Montefiore Einstein Office of Development.
