Hospital medicine is a relatively new and rapidly growing field of medicine specializing in the medical care of hospitalized patients. The physicians who are involved in delivering the care needed while patients are hospitalized are often called "hospitalists." We differ from our general internal medicine counterparts, known as "internists," in that we do not work in an outpatient setting but focus solely on inpatient care.
Banner – University Medical Center Tucson and South are recruiting internal medicine board-certified/board-eligible hospitalists to provide inpatient medicine services on its two campuses in Tucson, Ariz.
At the University of Arizona, our hospital medicine program was officially started in 2005—and it is one of the newest divisions within the Department of Medicine. We now provide round-the-clock care (24/7) to our hospitalized patients.
Our faculty physicians are experts in diagnosing and managing acute medical illnesses. The role of a hospitalist begins when a patient is admitted to the hospital and continues until the patient is safely discharged home. The hospitalist division at Banner – University Medical Center (UMC)—the primary clinical teaching facilities for the UA Health Sciences colleges—is unique as we work across multiple facilities and ensure quality care is delivered consistently.
Our faculty works collaboratively with other subspecialists, surgeons and clinical staff to provide the best care possible to hospitalized patients.
Click here [PDF] or on the image at the left for an enlarged view of faculty physicians within the UA Division of Inpatient Medicine.
![[Lupus Research Association image used to promote its recognition of U of A Arthritis Center director and Rheumatology division chief C. Kent Kwoh, MD]](https://deptmedicine.arizona.edu/sites/default/files/styles/1x_widescreen/public/dr.kwoh_lupus_research_alliance_1920x1280px.jpg?itok=RNYX_ACU×tamp=1732135991 "Lupus Research Association image used to promote its recognition of U of A Arthritis Center director and Rheumatology division chief C. Kent Kwoh, MD")
![[Kelsey Bernard, PhD, and Lalitha Madhavan, MD, PhD, are among U of A College of Medicine – Tucson co-authors of a paper in Experimental Neurology showing that, in an animal model, the protein PNA5 appears to have a protective effect on brain cells. The discovery could help Parkinson's patients.]](https://deptmedicine.arizona.edu/sites/default/files/styles/1x_widescreen/public/11042024-kelsey-bernard-lalitha-madhavan-klh_6310-v2_card.jpg?itok=6UHxPPuj×tamp=1732046940 "Kelsey Bernard, PhD, and Lalitha Madhavan, MD, PhD, are among U of A College of Medicine – Tucson co-authors of a paper in Experimental Neurology showing that, in an animal model, the protein PNA5 appears to have a protective effect on brain cells. The discovery could help Parkinson's patients.")
![[A collage of images showing the Hospital Clínico Viedma entrance, Dr. Hinestroza, a map showing where Cochabamba is in Bolivia, and a presentation Dr. Hinestroza gave during her rotation there.]](https://deptmedicine.arizona.edu/sites/default/files/styles/1x_widescreen/public/cochabamba_hospital-viedma_card1.jpg?itok=ks3qtplN×tamp=1731971290 "A collage of images showing the Hospital Clínico Viedma entrance, Dr. Hinestroza, a map showing where Cochabamba is in Bolivia, and a presentation Dr. Hinestroza gave during her rotation there.")