Left to right: Dr. Michael Greenwood, MD ’11 and transitional year resident; Dr. M. Samir Toumeh, internal medicine resident ’08, Sanford Hospitalist, and clinical assistant professor of internal medicine; Dr. Rekha Kallamadi, program year (PGY) three internal medicine resident; and Dr. Rishi Seth, PGY-1 internal medicine resident. Photo courtesy of Michael K. Smith, Sanford Health Marketing.

The Department of Internal Medicine, located on the Southeast Campus in Fargo, is one of the largest clinical science departments of the UND School of Medicine and Health Sciences.
     Faculty members from the department actively support the preclinical, third-year clerkship, fourth-year Internal Medicine electives and additional educational activities (e.g., research) of medical students. Academic and community faculty members play key roles educationally and administratively in the Internal Medicine and Transitional Year Residency Programs. Department faculty also play important roles in the administrative aspects of the School as dean, the designated institutional official, the VA dean, and three of the four campus deans. Our 15 academic faculty members and nearly 300 community faculty members continue to be key providers of both clinical health care and general medical education services to the state and region. Internal Medicine faculty members win numerous awards acknowledging their leadership and professionalism.
     Research activities by both community and academic faculty have been presented locally, regionally, nationally, and internationally. Four research grants were awarded to our faculty this year, and several faculty participate in nationwide clinical trials.
     Internal medicine has been the leading discipline in the development of clinical epidemiology. The Department of Internal Medicine at the School teaches students and residents the fundamentals of clinical epidemiology by providing learners with the necessary skills in clinical research methods. Residents pursue topics about which they feel passionate and support applications for fellowship.
     Internal Medicine faculty contribute extensively to years one and two of block education at the School in Grand Forks and are responsible for all internal medicine third- and fourth-year student activities. Third-year internal medicine experiences are offered on all four clinical campuses and all ROME (Rural Opportunities in Medical Education) sites. Additionally, fourth-year medical students have both required general internal medicine and elective subspecialty experiences on all four campuses. The School’s graduates pursue internal medicine residencies in the country’s finest residency programs, often returning to pursue their academic and clinical careers in North Dakota.