General Internal Medicine Mission Statement

The Division of General Internal Medicine (GIM) serves four major roles: research, education, clinical service and administration.

Research.
While scholarly activity is encouraged for all GIM members, the GIM research unit is charged specifically with pursuing grants, performing research, and publishing papers.

Education.
The GIM unit participates in the Department of Medicine's educational mission. For the resident training program, we provide over 80% of the general ward supervision and 100% of ambulatory supervision and teaching. Similarly, for the medical students (1st year, 2nd year, 3rd year and 4th year), we provide major portions of the department's responsibility. The GIM unit also provides preceptors for the residents and is an integral part of the program.

Clinical Service.
The GIM educational mission is closely intertwined with provision of clinical services. In addition, GIM faculty provide direct in-patient and out-patient services.

Administrative.
Individual members of the GIM division have major administrative responsibilities. The Division is comprised of several large sections for the most part geographically based. The integration of our faculty with each hospital's mission has resulted in the assignment of considerable administrative responsibility to these GIM members for the smooth functioning of the clinical entities. In addition, GIM members serve as officers within the Department, the teaching program, and the University.