Research

Supporting and Fostering Research through Funded Initiatives and Formal Programs

The Department of Internal Medicine is deeply committed to its research mission and to the training of future clinical investigators and researchers in foundational, clinical, translational, outcomes and other health care-associated research areas. The strategic plan in the Department of Internal Medicine (DOIM) prioritizes our research mission and embraces a strategy to foster and support the research careers of the faculty, staff and trainees through formal programs and funded initiatives within the department.

The Vice Chairs of Basic Science Research, Clinical Research, and Translational Research work with the Research Advisory Council and the Academic Research Service staff to foster discovery, innovation, mentoring and collaboration.

Our internal medicine pilot research awards program commits more than $200,000 annually to support new ideas by faculty and trainees. The DOIM supports research rotations for medical residents (IMSTAR program) and provides stipend and tuition support for first-year graduate students in our Pathobiology and Molecular Medicine program. Our IMSTAR program supports the transition from fellowship to faculty, through our fellow to faculty program helping to guide medical or postdoctoral fellows through a comprehensive research driven program that results in appointment as a faculty member. Our J-club helps junior faculty obtain grants through peer mentorship, grant reviews and mentoring support. The Academic Research Services office aids faculty in all aspects of their research..

Our total research holdings are now over $89 million dollars for FY2026.

At the end of FY 2026 we held a total of 145 grants. Approximately 19% percent of those were held by primary investigators with R01 awards. There were 44 new grants awarded in fiscal year 2026 amounting to a direct award amount of $8.8 million. This data does not include the $5.6 million dollars in clinical trial revenue nor the research funding from our Cincinnati VAMC

As always, we appreciate the commitment, work and service of all the faculty, investigators, researchers, trainees and staff engaging in basic, clinical, translational, educational and healthcare outcomes research.

Formal programs and funded initiatives within the department include:

Research Conferences

The Department of Internal Medicine hosts Research Conferences on a monthly basis. The Conferences are designed to be interactive, collaborative and valuable for the faculty, trainees, students and staff that attend, as well as the presenters. In the hour-long session junior or senior faculty or trainees present on a research project or research idea.

Internal Medicine Funding Opportunities

The Department of Internal Medicine provides a number of internally supported funding opportunities for faculty and trainee investigators, consistent with our mission to improve health through innovative multidisciplinary research. Over $200,000 in awards is provided each year through Senior And Junior Faculty Pilot Awards, Trainee Research Awards, Post Doc Travel Award, Outcomes Award and Rehn Family Research Award Funding. This funding has increased the number of research external awards and quality publications.

Annual Research Symposium

This symposium offers opportunities for collaboration, networking, and mentoring through poster sessions, round tables, keynote presentations and meet and greet activities.

Academic Research Services

The Academic Research Services (ARS) office is staffed to provide full service support for preparing, editing, and submitting basic and clinical research grant applications and start-up of clinical trials; submission of IRB protocols for translational and clinical studies; processing samples for clinical research; and financial accounting for clinical trials. The ARS office also assists researchers and trainees in finding research funding and provides education on writing winning proposals, mentorship, and collaboration.

IMPRINT

The quarterly publication that highlights research achievements and activities by faculty, staff and trainees in the DOIM.