The December Med School Café lecture will feature Dr. Ehab Molokhia, associate professor of family medicine at the University of South Alabama College of Medicine.

His lecture, titled “The Patient Centered Medical Home,” will take place Dec.18, 2012, at the USA Faculty Club on USA’s main campus. Lunch will be served at 11:30 a.m., and the presentation begins at noon.

Dr. Molokhia will lecture on the role of the primary care physician in coordinating health care. During the talk he will include information on patient centered medical homes, a team-based model of care led by a personal physician who provides continuous and coordinated care throughout a patient's lifetime to maximize health outcomes.

In addition, Dr. Molokhia will discuss the role of primary care in the health care system and the added value of having a primary care physician.

The Med School Café lecture and lunch are provided free of charge, but reservations are required. For more information or to make reservations, please call Kim Partridge at (251) 460-7770 or e-mail kepartridge@usouthal.edu.

Med School Café is a free community lecture series sponsored by the USA Physicians Group. Each month, faculty from the USA College of Medicine share their expertise on a specific medical condition, providing insight on the latest treatment available.