Internal Medicine
Internal medicine is a branch of medicine that focuses on the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of a wide range of diseases in adults. The exceptional clinicians, investigators, educators, trainees, and staff in the Department of Internal Medicine at Yale form an internationally renowned department in one of the world’s top medical schools.
Embedded in a remarkable basic science environment at Yale, our more than 3,300 members work in a collaborative culture with numerous opportunities for breakthrough interdisciplinary and translational research.
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Academic Sections The Department of Internal Medicine is made up of 10 academic sections, each with its own administrative structure. Over the past five decades, these sections, through their clinical, educational and research activities, have gained national and international prominence.
Learn more about our sectionsYale Department of Internal Medicine Year-in-Review 2026 Each year the Department of Internal Medicine produces a report on recent developments, achievements, and priorities from the past year.
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- September 10, 2026
Erica Herzog Appointed Section Chief of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine at Yale School of Medicine
- September 10, 2026
Who Benefits Most from Glucose Monitoring Devices?
- September 09, 2026
Meet Sel Cheng, Program Manager
- September 09, 2026Source: Newsweek (With Daniel Petrylak, MD)
One Diet Change Could Improve Survival Chances After Prostate Cancer
- September 09, 2026Source: WTNH (With Veda Giri, MD)
Yale Expert on how cancer cases among young people increased by 80% since 1990
- September 09, 2026
Yale-Led Team Awarded $9.5M NIH Grant to Coordinate Artificial Intelligence and Technology Collaboratory (AITC) Program on Aging and AD/ADRD Research
- September 08, 2026
When Should Patients See a Rheumatologist for Chronic Back Pain?
- September 05, 2026Source: The New York Times Online (with Harlan Krumholz, MD)
The Heart Drug Pelacarsen Fails, Shocking Novartis and Cardiologists
- September 04, 2026
The Art of Medicine: Yale PA Program Welcomes Class of 2028
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