Peter J. Recupero, D.O., FACP

Discipline Chair,
Internal Medicine
Department - Virginia Campus

Teresa Kilgore, D.O., FACOI

Discipline Chair,
Internal Medicine
Department - Carolinas Campus

s clinicians, teachers, and researchers, our internal medicine faculty members are committed to the college's mission to provide medical education and research that prepares globally minded, community-focused physicians and to improve the health of those most in need.

Over 60 strong and growing, the  Internal Medicine clinical faculty are practicing in affiliated teaching hospitals for VCOM. The Internal Medicine faculty are passionate about medicine and medical education. The Internal Medicine faculty include those practicing primary care internal medicine and those who practice in the full range of sub-specialties. Sharing the college's mission, and leading by example, members of our faculty provide volunteer care for the under-served in regional free clinics, and on international medical missions.

I invite you to learn more about our discipline, to experience the spirit of our mission.

Internal Medicine Goals:

• To promote the career of Internal Medicine in the Appalachian region.
• To provide unsurpassed clinical instruction in community-based osteopathic Internal Medicine.
• To raise the standard of twenty-first century healthcare delivery in our affiliated teaching medical institutions.
• To perform clinical research that will improve the health of our patients.