Division News

Charles and Mehedint

Charles and Mehedint promoted to Assistant Professor

Congratulations to two general internal medicine (GIM) faculty who received promotions to Assistant Professor. These promotions were approved by the Duke University Board of Trustees during their meeting held August 18, 2023.

Katie Charles, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine, effective May 1, 2023 

Huang and Torain

GIM welcomes two new members

Duke General Internal Medicine is proud to welcome two new members this month, one faculty member and one staff member. 

Jonathan Huang, MD - Hospitalist

Dr. Huang joins us from Thomas Jefferson University Hospital where he completed his Internal Medicine residency program. He now joins us as a Hospitalist at Duke Regional Hospital.

2023 Awards

2023 GIM Excellence Awards

The division of General Internal Medicine (GIM) announces the 8th annual Excellence Awards to honor the outstanding achievements of our division's faculty and staff members in clinical care, education, research, implementation, and professionalism. This year, we added two new award categories!

Pignone New VC

Dr. Pignone Named Inaugural Vice Chair for Quality and Innovation

Michael Pignone, MD, MPH, chair of the Department of Internal Medicine at The University of Texas at Austin Dell Medical School, will join the Duke Department of Medicine as the inaugural vice chair for quality and innovation, and serve as faculty within the Division of General Internal Medicine effective November 1.
Meet CResidents

Meet the New Chief Residents

The beginning of each new academic year is exciting and unique in its own way. One of the highlights for the Department of Medicine is welcoming our new Chief Residents as they assume their roles.  This year is no exception with a talented, new team of emerging leaders that includes Ann Cameron Barr, MD, Michael Cosiano, MD, Courtney Dominguez, MD, and Nathan Hirshman, MD.  Learn more about them in our special Meet the New Chiefs Spotlight.   

Keisha Leanne Bentley-Edwards, PhD, MA

Q&A on Context Matters: Kicking off Black History Month with Keisha Bentley-Edwards

Developmental psychologist Keisha Leanne Bentley-Edwards, PhD, MA, is an associate professor in the division of General Internal Medicine, the Associate Director of Research and the Director of the Health Equity Working Group for Duke’s Samuel DuBois Cook Center on Social Equity, a scholarly collaborative that studies the causes and consequences of inequality and develops remedies for these disparities and their adverse effects.
Yancy GIM

Yancy Named Interim Division Chief of General Internal Medicine

William Yancy, MD, has agreed to serve as interim chief of the division of General Internal Medicine (GIM), effective January 1, 2023. Dr. Yancy is a professor of Medicine in the GIM division and has been a member of the Department of Medicine at Duke for 23 years. 
 
After medical school at East Carolina University, Dr. Yancy completed his residency and chief residency at the University of Pittsburgh.  He came to Duke as a GIM fellow and we were delighted to recruit him to our faculty after he completed his training.