Internal Medicine Residency News - May 11th, 2026

IM Residency

Thanks to all who helped run a great Rising SAR Professional Development half day and to the current SARs who covered for them - much appreciated by all. We had our first "How to Be a JAR" session as well on Friday … the year is really flying by with end of residency/end of intern year meetings with Dr. Hargett and me as well as getting those fellowship applications ready for submission. 

Congratulations to Sam McCachren on his wedding this weekend! 

Other kudos this week to Noah Hellermann for his excellent SAR talk, to amazing APD Dr. Garbarino on a fantastic Grand Rounds, to Nicole Zatorski from Chris Gitter for fixing the parking garage (!!!), to Maison Furley for outstanding work on NF from former chief and current nephrology fellow Komal Safdar, and to Tilly Henry and Frank Estrella (along with almost chief Amber Fleck) for wonderful work on a busy MICU night (also from Komal), and to Roberto Rosario from Chief Lauren for having the most entertaining distribution emails of the year! 

This week’s pubmed from the program goes to Madeline Watson for her upcoming presentation at the American Thoracic Society Meeting: "VV-ECMO Stress Ulcer Prophylaxis”

Have a great week!

Aimee 

Medicine Grand Rounds: This Friday, May 15th, 2026

*Find out more about weekly MGR or watch previous sessions here.

Date Topic Lecturer(s) Location
05/15/2026

8am – Grand Rounds

2026 Recipient of the Neil L. Spector Art of Medicine Award

Topic: "Mentoring and Medicine Towards a Common Goal"

David Murdoch, MD, MPH
Associate Professor
Pulmonary, Allergy, and Critical Care

Sweta Patel, MD, MS
Assistant Professor 
Pulmonary, Allergy, and Critical Care

Zach Healy, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor 
Pulmonary, Allergy, and Critical Care

DUH 2002 & Zoom

Noon Conference: May 11th - May 15th, 2026

Date Inpatient Topic Lecturer(s) Location Lunch
05/11/26

SAR Talk: Oral Anticoagulation

Dr. Patrick O'Shea

 DUH 2002 & Zoom

none
05/12/26

 

Clinical Applications of Cardiac & Lung POCUS in Critical Care

 

Drs. Katelyn Rennyson and Madeline Watson

 DUH 2002 & Zoom Saladelia
05/13/26

Cohen Conference

Dr. Ryan Cooper

DUH 2002 & Zoom

Publix
05/14/26 DoM Lunch and Learn Series

TBA

 DUH 2002 & Zoom

Chick-fil-A
05/15/26

No Noon Conference

n/a

n/a

none

Report Conference Schedule: May 11th - May 14th, 2026

Date Topic Lecturer(s) Time
05/11/26

VA Student Teaching

DUKE SAR Report

DUKE MS2 Report

Focus Group: "Setting Expectations" 

SAR Report: Focus Group with Dr. Caputo

MS2 Teaching (Pulmonary)

11 a.m.

1:15 p.m.

2:30 p.m.
05/12/26

DUKE SAR Report

DUKE Intern Report

VA JAR/Intern Report

SAR Report: Dr. Margaret Oliver with Dr. Govert

Intern Report: Dr. Leila Azari with Dr. Lily Iglesias

Combined JAR/Intern Report with Dr. Cooney and Dr. Anjali Bhatt (case presenter)

1:15 p.m.

2:30 p.m.

2:30 p.m.
05/13/26

VA Student Teaching 

DUKE SAR Report

VA JAR Report

Student Teaching with ACR: "COPD/Asthma"

SAR Report: Dr. Sarah Eckstein with Dr. Horne

JAR Journal Club: "Dupilumab for COPD" with Dr. Alex Horne and Dr. Courtney Bair (resident)

11 a.m.

1:15 p.m.

1:15 p.m.
05/14/26

DUKE SAR Report

VA JAR Report

DUKE Intern Report

VA Intern Report

Duke MS2 Report

SAR Report: Dr. Megan Hansen with Dr. Zaas

JAR Sim Lab

Intern Report: Focus Group with Dr. Caputo

Radiology Rounds with Dr. Laura Heyneman

MS2 Focus Group with Dr. Caputo

1:15 p.m.

1:15 p.m.

2:30 p.m.

2:30 p.m.

3:30 p.m.

 

Our Wellbeing
The Department of Medicine is keeping an updated list of wellbeing resources during this extraordinary time. Click here for more information.

Employee Health Hours!

  • My COVID Link - Report new or worsening COVID-19 symptoms or new exposures.
  • Employee Occupational Health & Wellness (EOHW) COVID Hotline, (919) 385-0429, option 1 (8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday - Friday, and 8 a.m. - noon on weekends), After hours call the Duke emergency operator for the exposure nurse on call at (919) 684-8115.

Feeling down? Need to talk to someone? Opportunities for Wellness
All trainees at Duke have FREE access to Personal Assistance Services (PAS), which is the faculty/employee assistance program of Duke University. The staff of licensed professionals offer confidential assessment, short-term counseling, and referrals to help resolve a range of personal, work, and family problems. PAS services are available free of charge to Duke faculty and staff, and their immediate family members. An appointment to meet with a PAS counselor may be arranged by calling the PAS office at 919-416-1PAS (919-416-1727), Monday through Friday between 8:00 A.M. and 5:00 P.M. Prioritized GME appts are now available also at 6 pm and 7 pm! For assistance after hours, residents and fellows can call the Blood and Body Fluid Hotline (115 inside DUH, 919-684-1115 outside) for referral to behavioral health resources. Another resource is Duke Outpatient Psychiatry Referrals at (919) 684-0100 or 1-888-ASK-DUKE. Home | Personal Assistance Service (duke.edu)

Did you know that Duke Health now has three ways to make appointments and access health information in Spanish. Click HERE for information.

Hey everyone, 

First, I want to give a HUGE shoutout to Victor for all the work he’s done with Resiteering over the past couple of years! He’s passing me the baton, and I hope to keep this initiative going strong-- AND will have a couple of interns join me shortly because we can’t all do 5 million things at once like Victor 😉 

Second shoutout to everyone who came out to the events last month!! Check out these fun pics from the colorectal screening campaign and the Habitat for Humanity builds!! 

Ok so here’s what’s on the docket for next month: 

  • ❤️👨‍⚕️ PAD Teaching at Jubilee Home ft. Duke Cardiology ⛪❤️

    • We’re back at our peripheral artery disease (PAD) outreach with Dr. Dennis Narcisse of Duke interventional cardiology, this time with the recently incarcerated residents of Jubilee Home seeking to rebuild their lives. They have a weekly dinner and have invited us to speak to them about PAD and other health topics in small groups, and we’d love to have at least two residents to help out!

    • Time: Tuesday, May 12 from 6-8pm

    • Location:  Jubilee Home (404 E Umstead St, Durham, NC 27707)

    • Sign-Up/Contact: email Victor Ayeni at victor.ayeni@duke.edu
       

  • 💃🕺Bull City Fit Dance Class 🕺💃

    • Bull City Fit is a community-based wellness program for children with a BMI > 95th percentile. Roshini and Gabby Cooper absolutely crushed it last month, so they want us back!! I’ll be hosting a dance class at one of their evening workshops- come join me!

    • Time: Wednesday, May 13 at 7pm

    • Location: Edison Johnson Recreation Center (500 W Murray Ave)

    • Sign-Up: Text Madhura Pande at 8436949184
       

  • 🚚🥫Duke Memorial Mobile Market 🥦🍎

    • Join one of many local groups fighting food insecurity in Durham as you load and organize food to then distribute to your neighbors in Durham.

    • Time: Saturday, May 15 anytime between 7:30am-1:30pm- you pick based on your shift!

    • Location: Duke Memorial (504 W Chapel Hill St)

    • Sign-Up: https://signup.com/go/pLjRwWm (there are multiple sign-up times with different tasks that you can choose from!)

    • Contact: Matt Wood (Jenny Van Kirk’s husband) at 828-301-9703

For those who can’t make it to these events but want to help out, the group we’re highlighting for donations this month is…Fresh Start Durham! This is an initiative to give neighbors in Durham the dignity of a free shower, clean clothes, and a haircut. Even a small donation helps people obtain these things that we take for granted but that can be such meaningful ways to acknowledge someone's humanity. Donate HERE!

And if you have any initiatives you want us to volunteer with or donate to, please let me know!! We are always looking for new ways to connect with the Durham community.


Ok phew, I think that’s all, folks! Hope to see yall at one of these events!!

- Madhura

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