Nephrology

The Division of Nephrology cares for patients with kidney diseases caused by diabetes and hypertension, the most common kidney diseases leading to kidney failure and the need for dialysis, patients with slowly progressing genetic diseases, or those with kidney stones with the goal to prevent future stone episodes. Other patients might have immune diseases such […]

Education and Training Overview

The Department of Medicine and its faculty are intimately involved in teaching and mentoring medical students through the basic science and clinic portions of the curriculum and sponsors an internal medicine interest group, Scholars in Medicine. The department also sponsors three internal medicine residency programs and 13 fellowships in the subspecialties of medicine. The department is responsible […]

History

In the original planning of the School of Medicine during the mid-1960’s, departments were designed to implement educational concepts which focused on the role of the generalist in the delivery of care and teaching. Accordingly, there were three academic departments instead of the traditional two (Medicine and Pediatrics). They were 1) Clinical Medicine and Health […]

Graduate Medical Education

The Department of Medicine currently hosts two ACGME-accredited medicine residency programs, and thirteen ACGME-accredited fellowships, as follows: Residency Programs PGY1 PGY2 PGY3 CMR Total Categorical Internal Medicine 41 42 42 7 132 Primary Care Internal Medicine 16 16 16 3 51 Preliminary Medicine 5 5 Total 63 57 57 10 188 Fellowship Programs Fellows Cardiology […]

Undergraduate Medical Education

The Department of Medicine plays a major role in the education of our medical students in the classroom, hospital, and clinics. We also mentor medical students for career planning and sponsor basic and clinical research opportunities. All faculty from the Department of Medicine who participate in undergraduate education have an outstanding commitment to teaching and […]

Education and Training

The Department of Medicine and its faculty are intimately involved in teaching and mentoring medical students through the basic science and clinic portions of the curriculum and sponsors an internal medicine interest group, Scholars in Medicine. The department also sponsors three internal medicine residency programs and 13 fellowships in the subspecialties of medicine. The department is responsible […]

Staff

Cardiology Maritza Barta Administrative Program Coordinator Shelly Lombardo Administrative Program Coordinator Endocrinology and Molecular Medicine Meaghan Delage Administrative Program Coordinator Gastroenterology Annilise LaRosa Administrative Program Coordinator Amy Pallotti Administrative and Clinical Research Coordinator General Internal Medicine Joan Green Administrative Program Coordinator Graduate Medical Education Mary Peach Rehire Retiree Lindsey Ferraria Interim Administrative Officer Nella Field […]

Leadership

Department of Medicine Francesco Celi, M.D., M.H.Sc. Professor and Chair, Department of Medicine James E.C. Walker Endowed Chair 860.679.2715 celi@uchc.edu

Grants and Funding

The Department of Medicine receives more than $10 million in research grants each year to fund the basic, clinical, and translational research activities of our faculty. Our funding comes from varied sources including federal, state, and private funding. Our researchers also collaborate and receive funding support from many other universities and public agencies on common […]