Stony Brook Medicine fosters an environment of collaboration and interaction between students and researchers, among scientific disciplines and across the theoretical, scientific and clinical disciplines. The focus is on a diverse range of study subjects — from clinical training to infectious disease to molecular medicine in numerous disciplines. The result is a cross-fertilization of ideas and approaches designed to produce breakthrough drugs, lifesaving diagnostics and treatment, and a valuable learning laboratory, as well as masters and doctorate degrees, for tomorrow's science and research leaders.