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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- October 15, 2026Source: Newsweek (With Daniel Petrylak, MD)
Scientists May Have Found How Aggressive Prostate Cancer Resists Treatment
- October 14, 2026
New Speaker Series Offers Practical Leadership Training for All Career Stages
- October 14, 2026Source: WFSB+ (With Maryam Lustberg, MD, MPH)
Focusing on Hope During Breast Cancer Awareness Month
- October 14, 2026Source: NBC Connecticut (With Veda Giri, MD)
Lead singer of a local band dies of prostate cancer at 54-years-old
- October 13, 2026
New Study Pilots Intervention to Prevent HIV Among Pregnant and Postpartum Women
- October 12, 2026
Finding Connection in GI Care
- October 12, 2026
Fellow Focus in Four: Carol Williams, MD, Clinical Fellow, Addiction Medicine
- October 12, 2026
Inaugural Gary V. Désir Lecture Highlights Translational Science
- October 12, 2026
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