Orlando Leading Clinical Trial on Enhancing Family Health History Collection in Under-Served Populations
Lori Orlando, MD is spearheading an NIH-funded research initiative aimed at improving the use of Family Health History (FHH) in genomic medicine. The study, called the Genomic Medicine Risk Assessment Care for Everyone (GRACE), focuses on developing a scalable solution for integrating FHH-based risk assessments in clinical settings, with particular emphasis on low-resource and low-literacy populations.
Next Educator Cafe - Oct 31!
Please join us for the next quarterly Educator Cafe on Oct 31! All GIM educators, whether inpatient/outpatient, new to Duke or a seasoned veteran, are welcome. Faculty are invited to bring projects and topics to this community for discussion and feedback. We will discuss educator needs related to:
Lori Orlando Part of New NIH-funded Genomics Initiative Award
Duke University, in collaboration with the Veterans Health Administration (VA), has received one of six awards from a new $27 million initiative from the National Institutes of Health to establish a genomics-enabled Learning Health System (G-LHS) network.
Orlando Podcast on Family Health History
Lori Orlando, MD, MHS, MMCi, Professor of Medicine and Director of the Precision Medicine
Program in the Division of General Internal Medicine, was featured on the Genetics Podcast on July 3rd (YouTube link). The podcast is hosted by Dr Patrick
2024 Snyderman Scholar Working on Small Cell Lung Cancer
The Snyderman Scholars Applied Genomics & Precision Medicine Summer Program is supporting one student researcher this summer, Maia Kotelanski ’25. This competitive 10-week program provides Duke University undergraduate students a
DGIM Presenters at SGIM’s Annual Meeting
The Society for General Internal Medicine’s (SGIM) annual meeting was held in Boston, MA, May 15-18, 2024. This year’s meeting theme is “Strengthening Relationships and Valuing Our Diversity”. The meeting featured more than 200 educational sessions and events including Workshops, Clinical Updates, Special Symposia Sessions, Plenary Sessions, Distinguished Professor Talks, Pre-conference In
2024 DGIM Faculty & Resident Awardees
On Thursday, May 2nd, the Department of Medicine (DOM) held its Annual Awards Celebration. We congratulate the following DGIM faculty and residents on receiving the highest distinctions for excellence in education and practice.
2024 Excellence in Education Award (Excellence in medical education, outstanding leadership, and commitment to the education of fellows, residents, and students)
DGIM Speakers at ACP’s Internal Medicine Annual Meeting
The annual American College of Physicians' Internal Medicine Meeting (IMM) was held in Boston, MA, April 18-20, 2024. Internal medicine physicians and subspecialists from around the world attend this premier event. More than 170 educational offerings were available, including Pre-Courses (full-day courses convened the day before the IMM), Clinical Pearls, Case-based Learning, Clinical Workshops, Clinical Triads, Meet the Professor, and Panel Discussions. The Clinical Skills Center sessions offer attendees skills-based, hands-on/interactive learning
Benefits of Referrals for Patients with Health-Related Social Needs
In a research letter recently published in JAMA Network Open, Eugenia (Genie) McPeek Hinz, Assistant DGIM Professor and Associate Chief Medical Information Officer for Duke University Health System and Physician Informatician, and colleagues developed a patient-centered metric known as the ‘successful connection rate’ (SCR) to assess meaningful outcomes for Social Drivers of Health (SDOH) referrals for patient needs across two time periods, one with federal funding for Communit
Personalized Deprescribing: Advancing AI Research to Manage Older Adult Polypharmacy
COMET Team Examines Clinical Language Use Toward Patients with Opioid Use Disorder
Department of Medicine Faculty Development Academy Kicks Off the Year with New Cohort
Noon Conference Hits a High Note with Dr. Kate Lee’s Music Therapy Performance
Moving Medicine Forward: Department of Medicine Expands to 13 Divisions
Dr. Julius Wilder Named New Vice Chair for Equity, Diversity and Inclusion
Bush to Serve as 2025-2026 VA Chief Resident for Quality Improvement and Patient Safety
Haley Bush, MD, MSPH, senior assistant resident in the Duke Internal Medicine Residency Program, has been selected to serve as the Durham VA Medical Center Chief Resident for Quality and Safety (CRQS) for 2025-26.
PWIM Broadens the Department of Medicine Community Equity Conversation
The Program for Women in Internal Medicine (PWIM), led by Chair Dr. Daniella Zipkin and Dr. Jennifer Rymer, trainee liaison, is broadening the conversation around equity in the Duke University Department of Medicine (DOM).
Having the space to elevate topics that impact women, holding events that take on the topic of inequity for women and people of color, and creating platforms for authentic discussion at a department level has been ground breaking for Zipkin, associate vice chair for Diversity, Equity & Inclusion.
Trainee Spotlight: Samantha Curtis
Continuing Medical Education: A Pathway to Collaboration and Inspiration
The Duke Department of Medicine (DOM) has long been at the forefront of advancing medical knowledge and fostering collaboration through its Continuing Medical Education (CME) efforts. With a focus on two pivotal programs— Medicine Grand Rounds (MGR) and the Learning Education and Discussion Series (LEADS) —the department not only ensures the maintenance of professional licenses but also cultivates an environment of shared learning, innovation, and inspiration.
MGR: A Legacy of Innovation