Creating New Possibilties

General Internal Medicine is an exciting and challenging area. Changing patient demographics in U.S. cities and small towns, increased concern about ways to educate patients about chronic illness, changing health care economics, uncertainties about the best use of new technologies, and an evolution in multidisciplinary research—all create opportunities for general internal medicine physicians to improve patient care and medical education.

The Division of General Internal Medicine aims to have an impact on these issues by:

• Enhancing our educational programs in General Internal Medicine and Geriatrics through innovative experience;
• Developing effective clinical practice; and
• Advancing our knowledge through multidisciplinary research.

Among the Division’s major efforts toward these goals are the creation of web-based learning tools, clinical service to underserved patients in Columbus inner city neighborhoods and faculty collaboration in the federally funded OSU Primary Care Research Institute. Members of our division faculty also provide important leadership in education to the OSU Department of Internal Medicine, the College of Medicine and Public Health and The OSU Medical Center hospitals, clinics and health centers.

If you’re a patient interested in such dynamic endeavors, we hope you seek our services and care in our clinics. If you are a physician or educator, we hope you find much of interest in the service, education and research sections.