At the present time, the Department's main focus is on patient-oriented research, primarily in the following areas:
- Access to care
- Injury Prevention
- Domestic Violence
- Rural Medicine
- Pre-hospital Care
- Medical Informatics
- Clinical Toxicology
- Suicide Prevention
- Point of Care Ultrasonography
Basic/Clinical research in Heart Failure and Heart and Lung Injury/Resuscitation is conducted in collaboration with the Division of Cardiology, Division of Pulmonary Medicine and Critical Care, Department of Cellular and Integrative Physiology, and Department of Surgery.