The Department of Internal Medicine has a long tradition of excellence. It ranks fourth among Departments nationally in NIH funding, its clinical and research programs continue to grow, and its house staff are excellent.

The expertise and resources of numerous other excellent units are available for intellectual cross-fertilization. These include other divisions within the Department of Internal Medicine, other departments (such as Pathology and Biological Chemistry), a Howard Hughes Medical Research Institute, the Schools of Public Health, Pharmacy, and Engineering, the Life Sciences Institute, and numerous NIH-funded research centers and core laboratory facilities. Our Clinical Research Unit, one of the largest and oldest in the United States, is a part of the Michigan Institute for Clinical and Health Research (MICHR), which houses the NIH Clinical and Translational Science Award.

The University of Michigan was the first medical school in the U.S. to have its own hospital. The current hospital complex (University Hospital , Mott Children's Hospital, and Women's Hospital) is a modern 865-bed, state-of-the-art facility, which has been consistently named one of the top fifteen hospitals in the nation.  It serves as a referral center for the State of Michigan and the entire Midwest.

The University of Michigan is one of the nations leading universities, and has garnered more extramural research funding than any U.S. university. Besides the Medical School, it boasts outstanding undergraduate, graduate, and professional schools as well as renowned programs in music, theater, and athletics.