Department of Clinical Medicine at the Faculty of Health Sciences (acronym: IKM) has 348 employees. IKM has a close collaboration with the University Hospital of North Norway (UNN). The Department consists of 20 research groups, one of which is located at the Nordland Hospital in Bodø (Nordlandssykehuset), in addition to 29 teaching sections reflecting the clinic-structure at UNN and Nordlandssykehuset.

IKM is responsible for teaching clinical modules in Medicine, and the bachelor's and master's programs in Nutrition.

External funding currently accounts for 34% of the Department’s total budget. The Department has its own administration consisting of an office manager and a study administration.

The K. G. Jebsen Center for Thrombosis Research is an underlying unit of IKM.