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!
Nominations should consist of a letter of nomination outlining the candidate’s contributions, written by another Duke faculty, trainee, student or staff member who is familiar with these contributions. Nominations will be reviewed by the GIM awards committee who will present their choices to the Interim Division Chief for final approval.
The award winners will be announced by the Interim Division Chief at our first annual Proud to Be GIM Celebration event on October 26, 2023. More information on the event will be coming soon!
Click here to see past recipients of the GIM excellence awards.
CLICK HERE TO SUBMIT A NOMINATION (Duke NetID Required)
Submission Deadline: Monday, September 25, 2023
THE AWARDS
FACULTY AWARDS
- Early Career Research Award: This award recognizes early career achievement (Assistant Professor/Medical Instructor) in research. Criteria are scientific merit, innovation, clinical/medical impact, and quality of the research environment.
- Hospital Medicine Practice Excellence Award: This award recognizes a GIM faculty member in an inpatient setting, who has distinguished himself/herself and the profession by outstanding clinical performance.
- Primary Care Practice Excellence Award: This award recognizes a GIM faculty member in an outpatient setting, who has distinguished himself/herself and the profession by outstanding clinical performance.
- Educational Excellence Award: This award recognizes faculty members who have shown superior teaching, advising and scholarly and professional activity to learners, either medical students, residents, or fellows in research or clinical practice.
- Clinical Mentoring Award: This award recognizes excellence in clinical mentoring by a faculty member who demonstrates qualities of a trusted advisor and an influential supporter as demonstrated by the accomplishments of individual mentees.
- Quality Improvement Award: This award recognizes a faculty member who leads quality improvement initiatives in General Internal Medicine that improve important aspects of clinical care at Duke or the VA. The award is intended to highlight outstanding team approaches to implementing interventions that improve both patient care and safety.
STAFF AWARDS
- Hospital Medicine Staff Excellence Award: Eligible candidates must have been with the hospital medicine for at least 1 year. Nominations can be based on any of the following attributes: problem-solving, creativity, leadership, mentoring, teamwork and overall positive attitude.
- Primary Care Staff Excellence Award: Eligible candidates must have been in a primary care setting for at least 1 year. Nominations can be based on any of the following attributes: problem-solving, creativity, leadership, mentoring, teamwork and overall positive attitude.
- Administrative Staff Excellence Award: This includes all admin or research staff. Eligible candidates must have been with the GIM division for at least 1 year. Nominations can be based on any of the following attributes: problem-solving, creativity, leadership, mentoring, teamwork and overall positive attitude.
STUDENT & TRAINEE AWARDS (NEW FOR 2023!)
- GIM Resident Excellence Award: This award recognizes a Duke resident exhibiting exemplary performance in general internal medicine. The categories for consideration include patient care, research, leadership, outreach, and education.
- GIM Medical Student Excellence Award: This award recognizes a Duke medical student exhibiting exemplary performance in general internal medicine. The categories for consideration include patient care, research, leadership, outreach, and education.