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The future of Medical Family Therapy (MedFT) rests with those who recognize the importance of research development, clinical competency, and the value of holding the skills of both researcher and clinician. This chapter will focus on a rich description of MedFT scientist-practitioner models by offering the experiences of MedFTs who have integrated clinical research into their work across academic, medical, and behavioral health settings. Outcomes from a series of research projects will be provided along with ways to construct a scientist-practitioner model of care. Strengths, barriers, and steps for overcoming them will be discussed.

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Authors and Affiliations

  1. Via Christi Family Medicine Residency, Wichita, KS, USA

    Lisa Zak-Hunter

  2. University of Minnesota, St Paul, MN, USA

    Jerica Berge

  3. University of California, San Diego, San Diego, CA, USA

    Zephon Lister

  4. Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA, USA

    Maureen Davey & Laura Lynch

  5. Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL, USA

    Wayne Denton

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  1. Child Development & Family Relations, East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina, USA

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  2. Child Development & Family Relations, East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina, USA

    Angela Lamson

  3. Family Social Science Couple and Family Therapy Program, University of Minnesota, Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA

    Tai Mendenhall

  4. School of Family Life, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah, USA

    D. Russell Crane

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Zak-Hunter, L., Berge, J., Lister, Z., Davey, M., Lynch, L., Denton, W. (2014). Medical Family Therapy Scientist-Practitioners. In: Hodgson, J., Lamson, A., Mendenhall, T., Crane, D. (eds) Medical Family Therapy. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-03482-9_12

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