Department Overview
I am delighted to present the Annual Report for the Department of Medicine at Washington University School of Medicine for FY2007. This has been another year of accomplishment for our Department especially considering the challenging environment. We maintain a balanced commitment to our three missions: patient care, education and research and experienced significant progress in each area. The achievements that will be presented in the current Report are the result of the collective efforts of our distinguished faculty. Over the past 8 years the number of faculty (assistant, associate and full professors) in the Department has increased from 260 to 330. Over the same time frame the relative increases in research funding, clinical activity and the size of our clinical programs have been much greater indicative of a very high level of faculty productivity.
During the past year a number of our faculty received important awards and recognitions. Wayne Yokoyama was elected to membership in the National of Academy of Sciences for his contributions to our understanding of innate immunity and Kenneth Polonsky was elected to the Institute of Medicine of the National Academy of Sciences for his work on type 2 diabetes and insulin secretion. Michael Holtzman delivered the Amberson Lecture at the annual meeting of the American Thoracic Society their most distinguished award for scientific achievement. David Windus received the Humanitarian Award from the AAMC in recognition of his work in Eritrea and Bhutan. Eduardo Slatopolsky was awarded the International Society of Nephrology's AMGEN International Prize for Therapeutic Advancement in Nephrology for his contribution to the role of phosphate retention in the pathophysiology of renal failure. Michael P. Whyte was awarded the Frederic C. Bartter Award from the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research.
Patient CareOutstanding patient care is central to the success of the Department of Medicine. The commitment of our faculty to this part of our mission and their expertise as outstanding clinicians has lead to gratifying growth in our clinical programs both on-campus at Barnes-Jewish Hospital and in community settings. For the third consecutive year clinical practice revenues increased at a rate greater than ten percent and the Department of Medicine clinical practice revenues are 32% of the total clinical revenues of the School of Medicine.
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