{"id":15,"date":"2017-07-26T21:11:17","date_gmt":"2017-07-26T21:11:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp.uthscsa.edu\/medicine-division\/?page_id=15"},"modified":"2026-07-01T12:11:46","modified_gmt":"2026-07-01T17:11:46","slug":"research","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/lsom.uthscsa.edu\/medicine\/research\/","title":{"rendered":"Research"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\" id=\"wpb-content-root\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-327\" src=\"https:\/\/lsom.uthscsa.edu\/medicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2018\/08\/IMG_5097.jpg\" alt=\"Many residents submit posters to local research events including the Department of Medicine Research Day and Passport (focused on quality improvement and patient safety), as well as national conferences.\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lsom.uthscsa.edu\/medicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2018\/08\/IMG_5097.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/lsom.uthscsa.edu\/medicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2018\/08\/IMG_5097-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lsom.uthscsa.edu\/medicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2018\/08\/IMG_5097-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lsom.uthscsa.edu\/medicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2018\/08\/IMG_5097-640x480.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Research, the discovery of new knowledge, is vital to the advancement of medicine. The Department of Medicine promotes resident participation in a broad scope of research projects including basic science, clinical vignettes, public health and epidemiological studies.<\/p>\n<p>Among our particularly strong research activities are those related to cancer biology and treatment, bone cell biology and diseases of bone, diabetes, immunology and host responses to infe<span style=\"font-size: inherit\">ctious and inflammatory diseases, cardiovascular disease and stroke, mechanisms and diseases of aging, clinical epidemiology and genetics, and health care delivery and clinical outcomes.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>From our notable research findings published in leading journals around the world to our revolutionary advancements in cardiovascular technology and cancer treatment, our experts pursue powerful scientific solutions for society.<\/p>\n<h2>Scholarly Activities<\/h2>\n<p>Residents are encouraged and assisted to get involved in research projects early. Every fall we dedicate a week to teach residents how to write clinical vignettes, submit posters to conferences, secure funding for projects and\/or travel, and connect with faculty mentors, many of whom have ongoing projects that residents can help with. Many residents submit posters to local research events including the Department of Medicine Research Day and Passport (focused on quality improvement and patient safety), as well as national conferences. Some of the national conferences\/meetings residents have recently presented at include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>ACP<\/li>\n<li>SHM<\/li>\n<li>SSGIM<\/li>\n<li>STACP<\/li>\n<li>ID Week<\/li>\n<li>ACG Annual Meeting<\/li>\n<li>STACP Medical Jeopardy Team<\/li>\n<li>America Society of Hematology<\/li>\n<li>ASN Kidney STARS conference<\/li>\n<li>Heart Failure Society of America<\/li>\n<li>Palliative Care Oncology Symposium<\/li>\n<li>Scientific Assembly and Annual Meeting<\/li>\n<li>CHEST-The American College of Chest Physicians<\/li>\n<li>Annual TAAIS Primary Care Residents&#8217; Conference on Allergy, Asthma and Immunology<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Major research centers directed by Medicine faculty include:<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/cancer.uthscsa.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mays Cancer Center, home to UT Health San Antonio MD Anderson Cancer Center<\/a>\u00a0(a National Cancer Institute [NCI] designated cancer center)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/cancer.uthscsa.edu\/clinical-trials-and-research\/programs\/drug-development\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Institute for Drug Development<\/a>, Veterans Evidence-based Research, Dissemination and Implementation Center (VERDICT)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/iims.uthscsa.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Institute for Integration of Medicine and Science<\/a>, VA HIV\/AIDS Center<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.va.gov\/GRECC\/San_Antonio_GRECC.asp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">San Antonio Geriatric Research, Education and Clinical Center (GRECC)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncoa.org\/center-for-healthy-aging\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Center for Healthy Aging<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h3>Department of Medicine Division Research<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/lsom.uthscsa.edu\/nephrology\/research\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Division of Nephrology<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/lsom.uthscsa.edu\/cardiology\/research\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Janey and Dolph Briscoe Division of Cardiology<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/lsom.uthscsa.edu\/diabetes\/research\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Division of Diabetes<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/lsom.uthscsa.edu\/endocrinology\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Division of Endocrinology<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/lsom.uthscsa.edu\/gastroenterology\/research\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Division of Gastroenterology<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/lsom.uthscsa.edu\/division-general-medicine\/research\/\">Division of General Internal Medicine<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/lsom.uthscsa.edu\/hospital-medicine\/research\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Division of Hospital Medicine<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/lsom.uthscsa.edu\/geriatrics\/research\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Division of Geriatrics, Gerontology, and Palliative Care<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/lsom.uthscsa.edu\/hematology\/research\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Division of Hematology &amp; Medical Oncology<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uthscsa.edu\/research\/areas\/infectious-disease\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Division of Infectious Diseases<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/lsom.uthscsa.edu\/nephrology\/research\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Division of Nephrology<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/lsom.uthscsa.edu\/pulmonary-diseases\/research\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Division of Pulmonary Diseases and Critical Care<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/lsom.uthscsa.edu\/rheumatology\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Division of Rheumatology<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;] Research, the discovery of new knowledge, is vital to the advancement of medicine. The Department of Medicine promotes resident participation in a broad scope of research projects including basic science, clinical vignettes, public health and epidemiological studies. 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