{"id":910,"date":"2022-01-13T14:07:19","date_gmt":"2022-01-13T20:07:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lsom.uthscsa.edu\/general-medicine\/?page_id=910"},"modified":"2025-09-23T14:00:05","modified_gmt":"2025-09-23T19:00:05","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/lsom.uthscsa.edu\/division-general-medicine\/about-us\/","title":{"rendered":"Welcome Message from Division Chief"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-2011 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/lsom.uthscsa.edu\/division-general-medicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/181\/2025\/09\/Denise-Dahm-2-e1758653938856.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"269\" height=\"376\" \/>Welcome, and thank you for your interest in the Division of General Internal Medicine. Our mission is to provide outstanding, compassionate, patient-centered care and to train the next generation of internists.<\/p>\n<p>In our resident clinics and faculty practices, we treat a broad range of complex health issues in adults. \u00a0We strive to deliver comprehensive, high-quality, evidence-based care to patients with diverse backgrounds at many clinical sites across San Antonio, including the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uthscsa.edu\/patient-care\/physicians\/primary-care\">UT Primary Care Center<\/a> practices, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.universityhealthsystem.com\/locations\/robert-b-green-campus\">Robert B. Green General Medicine Clinic<\/a>, and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.va.gov\/south-texas-health-care\/\">Audie Murphy VA<\/a> Internal Medicine Clinic.<\/p>\n<p>We are privileged to serve as teachers and mentors to our medical students and residents. Whatever career path they may choose, we aim to inspire them to be well-rounded, caring physicians. I invite you to learn more about our division and the outstanding faculty who form its core.<\/p>\n<p>-Denise R. Dahm, MD, MPH<br \/>\nInterim Division Chief<br \/>\nCo-Medical Director, General Medicine Clinic<\/p>\n<pre><\/pre>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]Welcome, and thank you for your interest in the Division of General Internal Medicine. Our mission is to provide outstanding, compassionate, patient-centered care and to train the next generation of internists. 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