Mission statement: 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 2,200 members work in a collaborative culture with numerous opportunities for breakthrough interdisciplinary and translational research.