Icahn School of Medicine, Division of General Internal Medicine, Research Operations

The Division of General Internal Medicine faculty has over 50 active research studies across a broad range of patient and population-based research activities spanning the hospital, ambulatory care, and home care settings. Methodological areas of focus include: clinical epidemiology, outcomes research, health services research, quality of care, health disparities, doctor-patient communication, chronic disease management, health beliefs, patient safety, medical errors, prediction rules, evidence-based medicine, medical education, and medical informatics. Specific topics include: asthma, hepatitis C, thromboembolic disease, cardiovascular disease, cerebrovascular disease, diabetes, hypertension, depression, pneumonia, homebound elderly, carotid endarterectomy, tuberculosis, lung cancer, colorectal cancer, women's health, palliative care, geriatrics, and medical education, among others.