Research in the Department of Medicine
The Department of Medicine has a long and distinguished record of basic and patient-oriented research in a wide range of fields within internal medicine. Our faculty includes some of the world's most prominent investigators working at the forefront of science, from molecular medicine to clinical trials. Their findings are applied to prevention, diagnosis, and therapy across many areas of medicine.
Funding is but one measure of success in research, but it is an important one. Each year, the Department of Medicine receives high levels of funding from many sources, both public and private. In fiscal year 2005, the Department ranked fourth among all U.S. departments of medicine in number of awards and fifth in total amount of awards—over $121 million—from the National Institutes of Health.
Much of our research takes place in multidisciplinary centers affiliated with the Department, as well as laboratories at UW Medical Center, Harborview Medical Center, VA Puget Sound Health Care System, and Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center. We invite you to visit our division websites for details about faculty research.