Department of Medicine
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U.S. News ranks Shands at UF among nation's best hospitals
The Department of Medicine had the highest ranking in Florida in three specialties: cardiology & heart surgery (tied for 27th nationally); pulmonology (28th nationally); and nephrology (tied for 35th nationally). DOM was also ranked in cancer (35th nationally) and gastroenterology (38th nationally). <Full article>
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Internal medicine is a most fascinating medical discipline as it encompasses both the diagnostic work of a medical detective, and the interventional work of an engineer, as we try to rebuild our patients' health. These challenging and diverse skill-sets are crucial to the success of all internists, yet what drives these skills is just as important. Our department is founded on the twin principles of caring and investigation. These principles not only define who we are as a group, they also drive what we do. We strive to care for not only our patients, but each other as well. We also seek to not only be medical technicians, but medical investigators, with every patient and every situation, continually striving to find a better way of doing things.
It is these two principles that all 196 faculty in the department want to convey first and foremost. But we also want to systematically impart medical knowledge to students and trainees, and we have set-up a large medical education group to maximize this, both with inductive and didactic teaching methodologies. We are developing specific tracks within the residency program, starting with hospital medicine, and global health. Future plans include adding more tracks, such as adolescent/young adult health, public health, and complementary medicine, besides the current outpatient clinic training.
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DoM Retreat Saturday May 12, 2012, 8 AM to 1:20 PM Reitz Union Ballroom. [Read More]
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