Division News

Nine Department of Medicine faculty were recognized with awards at the School of Medicine's annual Spring Faculty Meeting on May 8. 

The Duke Molecular and Physiology Institute is pleased to announce that Jonathan Campbell, PhD, assistant professor of medicine (Endocrinology, Metabolism and Nutrition), and Mark Herman, MD, assistant professor of medicine (Endocrinology, Metabolism and Nutrition), are the 2017 Borden Scholars recipients.

Leonor Corsino, MD, to receive an award from NIDDK Network of Minority Health Research Investigators (NMRI) recognizing her many years of significant service, contribution and loyalty to the NMRI.

School of Medicine Office for Faculty Development has announced the next class in its ALICE program, a leadership development opportunity for mid-career women faculty in the School of Medicine. Seven participants in the next class are from the Department of Medicine.

Endocrinologist Matthew Crowley and the Durham Veteran Affairs Evidence-based Synthesis Program (ESP) team spent roughly a year researching metformin’s benefits and its FDA “black box” warnings to publish a systematic literature review on whether the drug had any significant clinical trends related to their topic’s research questions.

Duke Endocrinology participated in the Diabetes Dance Dare on Fri., Dec. 2. Faculty, trainees and staff at different Duke Endocrinology locations gathered and danced for 23 seconds in recognition of the fact that every 23 seconds someone in the U.S. is diagnosed with diabetes. Click to watch the video.

Congratulations to everyone who participated in the 5th annual Stead Tread 5K Run/Walk, which was held on Sat., Oct. 22, on the American Tobacco Trail. The Stead Tread is organized by the Duke Internal Medicine Residency Program. All proceeds benefit the Lincoln Community Health Center, a clinic dedicated to meeting the health care needs of medically underserved patients in Durham.

The Duke Clinical Research Institute will be hosting the first North Carolina Diabetes and Insulin Management Summit on Sat., Sept. 24 from 8:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. in the Hilton Double Tree by the Raleigh-Durham Airport/Research Triangle Park.

The NC Diabetes and Insulin Management Summit leverages the expertise across premier academic medical centers to provide healthcare providers applicable insights into the latest evidence-based care for diabetes patients. Topics include:

Morgan Pope has joined the Duke Health Development Office as an associate director of development. She will work with the Department of Medicine on development activities and philanthropy efforts for the divisions of Endocrinology, Metabolism, and Nutrition, Gastroenterology, Infectious Diseases, and Pulmonary, Allergy, and Critical Care. Morgan will also work with Pathology and Molecular Genetics and Microbiology. Her first day was June 13. 

Four Department of Medicine faculty were recently awarded Enhanced Academics in a Basic Laboratory Environment (ENABLE) program research grants from the PDC.