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Medicine

Promoting excellence in internal medicine through education, clinical practice and innovative research in a wide range of specialties.

We compassionately advocate for and improve the lives and health of the Louisville community, Kentucky and beyond through continued clinical excellence, the highest quality of medical education and innovations in basic science and clinical research. We are the provider of choice for our community's health and innovative medical education and will be a respected leader in the advancement of medical research.

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Explore the UofL Department of Medicine

Dating to 1837, the UofL Department of Medicine strives to provide the best in patient care, cutting-edge research and innovative medical education
About Us

About Us

We compassionately advocate for and improve the health of the diverse Louisville community, Kentucky and beyond through continued clinical excellence, the highest quality of medical education and innovations in basic science and clinical research.
Divisions

Divisions

The University of Louisville Department of Medicine houses 12 divisions with approximately 200 faculty and over 150 staff serving four hospitals in the Louisville metro area.
Academics & Programs

Academics & Programs

We train hundreds of medical students, residents and fellows each year at UofL Hospital and the VAMC. Our training programs shape compassionate physicians, primed for careers in hospital medicine, primary care and internal medicine subspecialties.
Research

Research

Members of the University of Louisville Department of Medicine are working hard in labs and clinics producing novel and groundbreaking research to benefit the health and well-being of the world community.
Community

Community

The UofL Department of Medicine is part of UofL Health, the largest, multi-specialty physician practice in Louisville with more than 78 sub-specialties and 700 primary care and specialty physicians who are also professors and researchers at UofL.

Recent News

See updates and articles featuring the faculty and staff of the University of Louisville Department of Medicine
Changing the conversation on heart health

Changing the conversation on heart health

02/17/26
Department of Medicine
The science of a resilient heart

The science of a resilient heart

02/12/26
Department of Medicine
Reexamining a rare threat

Reexamining a rare threat

01/22/26
Department of Medicine
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