The Department of Medicine was privileged to host Mark Anderson, MD, Chair of Medicine at Johns Hopkins (far left), Roy Silverstein, MD, Chair of Medicine at Medical College of Wisconsin (3rd from left), Andy Schafer, MD, former Chair of Medicine at Weill-Cornell (4th from left), and Mark Zeidel, MD, Chair of Medicine at Harvard Beth Israel. These well-known Chairs of Medicine reviewed the progress of the Department of Medicine over the last 5 years on Saturday Feb 20, 2016 in the Harrell Education Center. The Chiefs of the departmental divisions presented the accomplishments of each of their teams, and then each had a lively and productive discussion with the review panel on future strategic plans. The presentations can be viewed at this web site: xxxx. The review provided validation for the goals of the department and offered innovative suggestions to reach those goals.