Family Medicine Research at Penn

The Penn Department of Family Medicine has an ongoing research project:

Depression in older adults with cardiovascular disease.  The goal of this project is to develop treatment for depression that is integrated with the treatment of chronic conditions such as cardiovascular disease.  The prior work of the PI, Dr. Hillary Bogner, indicates that a depression care management intervention can reduce mortality among depressed participants with diabetes and other risk factors of cardiovascular disease. She is currently carrying out an intervention integrating depression treatment with medical treatment for cardiovascular disease in order to improve outcomes for both conditions. This research opportunity is open to all Penn Med students.  For more information, contact Hillary Bogner, MD, MSCE at hillary.bogner@uphs.upenn.edu.