Duke Researchers Team with NC First Responders on Cardiac Arrest Community Interventions Trial
Duke University cardiology researchers are teaming up with North Carolina emergency care personnel—EMS, fire, police, 911 dispatch and community members—across the state in a pragmatic cluster-randomized trial that will test community interventions to improve survival for out of hospital cardiac arrest, a leading cause of death in the U.S.
Mark Heath: A Survivor’s Story
Read Heath's story Heath and how community interventions, like the RACE-CARS pragmatic cluster-randomized trial, saved his life.
How Long Older Adults Will Live Comes Down to 17 Often Surprising Factors
A new model to predict the life expectancy of older people relies less on their specific disease diagnoses and more on factors such as the ability to grocery shop, the amount of certain small cholesterol particles circulating in their blood, and whether they never or only occasionally smoked.
Cary Ward, MD, Appointed Associate Dean for Faculty Development
In this role Ward will serve as the faculty lead for current and future School of Medicine (SoM) faculty development programs including Leadership Development for Researchers (LEADER); Academic Leadership, Innovation, and Collaborative Engagement (ALICE); and the Duke Clinical Leadership Program (DCLP).
DCRI selected as Clinical Trials Data Coordinating Center for NIH RECOVER Long COVID Initiative
The data coordinating center will be led by DCRI faculty members Christina Barkauskas, MD, and Sean O’Brien, PhD, with principal investigator, Kanecia Zimmerman, MD.
Duke-UNC Project Wins 3rd Place in American Heart Association Heart Failure Data Challenge
Project was led by Cardiology Fellow, Vishal N. Rao, M.D. and Robert J. Mentz, M.D., section chief of heart failure in the Duke Division of Cardiology
8 in medicine complete Duke LEADER program
Eight Department of Medicine faculty members have completed the Leadership Development for Researchers (LEADER) Program, which is designed for junior faculty who are leading a research group and driving their own research agenda.
Jennifer Rymer, MD, Named John Bush Simpson Assistant Professor of Medicine
Jennifer Rymer, MD, has been named the John Bush Simpson Assistant Professor of Medicine.
D'Alessio and Palmer Awarded Distinguished Professorships
Three faculty members from the Department of Medicine have been awarded distinguished professorships, the highest honor the university can bestow upon a member of the faculty. The appointments are effective on July 1, 2022.
David D'Alessio, MD: James B. Wyngaarden Distinguished Professor of Medicine