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
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
Precision Medicine Team Successfully Coordinates National Trainee Meeting
Led by Susanne Haga, a group of staff in DGIM’s Precision Medicine Program successfully wrapped up the third meeting supported under an U13 award from the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI). The NHGRI Research Training and Career Development Annual Meeting was held on April 7–9, 2024 at the Westin Seattle Hotel in Seattle, Washington.
Women and Alcohol-Related Complications during the COVID-19 Pandemic
A new study published in JAMA Health Forum on April 12 reported that women in particular struggled with alcohol-related complications during the COVID-10 pandemic.
Duke Hospitalists Well-Represented at Annual SHM Meeting
The Society of Hospital Medicine meeting (SHM Converge) was held in San Diego this past week (Apr 12-15). This is the largest conference for hospitalists annually, with several thousand attending nationwide. Many Duke hospitalists and trainees attended the meeting, with several selected to give a platform or poster presentation. Here are some of the presenters at this year’s meeting (compiled by Dr. Suchita Shah Sata). Abstracts will be published in an online supplement of the Journal of Hospital Medicine.
DOC-Durham Tech Mobile Lab Wins IPE Award
The DOC-Durham Tech Mobile Lab was awarded the Duke AHEAD 2024 Interprofessional Education (IPE) Team Excellence Award on March 22 at the annual Education Day. This award recognizes the “exceptional achievements in the coordination of learners, faculty, or staff as a team within the realm of educational activities.” The DOC-Durham Tech Mobile Lab is a partnership that enables monthly home visits of patients limited in their ability to visit a clinic.
Landmark Study Gives Lung Cancer Patients Better Biopsy Options
Duke lung cancer patients and their doctors now have better diagnoses options thanks to a new landmark study that fills a critical gap in clinical decision about which of two main biopsy modalities is better for the diagnosis of lung nodules in patients at moderate to high risk for cancer.
Dr. Cara McDermott: Taking NEXT STEPs to Move Patient Care, Geriatric Research Forward
Cara McDermott, PharmD, is taking big steps to impact care for all patients while advancing geriatric research with her work in building the continuum of care for people with COPD — a leading cause of death in the United States after cancer, cardiovascular disease, and stroke.
SEEDS, FAC Fellowship Programs Offer Uniquely Tailored Learning Experiences
Duke Department of Medicine fellowship programs offer outstanding medical training for physicians interested in focusing their skills in several subspecialties while trainee career development initiatives augment the learning experiences for all.
PIONEER: Aligning Internal Medical Education and Realities of Clinical Care Delivery
To better prepare second-year Duke medical students for residency — and the real world — the internal medicine component of the School of Medicine’s outPatient Integrated lONgitudinal ExpERience (PIONEER) curriculum integrates early exposure to the outpatient setting — where much of medicine happens — with robust ambulatory training and faculty mentorship. The 16-week experience fosters high-quality mentoring opportunities for students while opening doors for workforce development and research collaboration with faculty preceptors.
Three Faculty Recognized for Exceptional Impact on Department’s Tri-partite Mission
The Duke Department of Medicine each year recognizes individuals who have made notable impacts that move medicine forward and have created sustained legacies that help share our institution. Meet the 2025 Career Achievement Awardees, Dr. Roger Liddle, Virginia Kraus and Stephen Smith.
Thirteen Medicine Faculty Members Receive 2025 Excellence in Education Awards
The Department of Medicine recognizes 13 faculty members with 2025 Excellence in Education Awards in recognition of their outstanding work and dedication to the education of its fellows, residents and students.
Taking Science to the Streets: Facilitating Scientific Communication to the Public
As the alarming trend of health misinformation continues to grow, more clinicians are increasingly called to address this public health threat. In response, Duke Human Vaccine Institute Training and Mentoring Program Co-directors Maria Blasi, PhD, and Dr. Wilton Williams are inviting Department of Medicine faculty and trainees to take part in their popular interactive series, "Taking Science to the Streets," sessions of one-hour, bi-weekly virtual gatherings dedicated to discussion of the science behind the politics of managing infectious diseases, public and debunking science from myth.
Dr. Loretta Que Selected as 2025 American Thoracic Society Award Recipient
Professor Loretta G. Que, MD, chief of the Division of Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care Medicine, has been selected as the recipient of the 2025 Elizabeth A. Rich, MD, Award from the American Thoracic Society (ATS).
Dr. Kamran Mahmood Leads Promising New Treatment for Lung Cancer Patients
Duke Health interventional pulmonologist Dr. Kamran Mahmood, MD, MPH and the Duke Interventional Pulmonology Team are offering a ground-breaking, promising new treatment procedure for advanced lung cancer patients— pulsed electric field (PEF) ablation.
Dr. Joel Boggan: Rethinking Post-discharge Patient Contacts
Despite wide deployment of post-discharge patient contact strategies and the promise these modes hold for transfers of information and care while avoiding costly subsequent care, many unanswered questions remain about their effectiveness on key health care outcomes. Dr. Joel Boggan shares some enlightening answers in a systematic review of the topic published recently in Annals of Internal Medicine.