Duke at SHM Converge: Here's What's Coming
The Society of Hospital Medicine (SHM) annual conference, CONVERGE, is coming up this week! The meeting will take place in person March 27-29, 2022 in Austin, Texas. We have several Duke presentations this year, listed below. Click here to view the full conference schedule online.
Precision Medicine Program’s Lori Orlando to present at Medicine Grand Rounds
Orlando will present, “Are We Ready for the Era of Genomic Medicine?”, sharing why precision medicine has the potential to prevent disease, detect it early, and provide patients personalized interventions.
DGIM Educator Café Recap
Duke General Internal Medicine's quarterly Educator Café kicked off last Friday and reviewed a work in progress presented by Adam Tosh, MD. The group discussed the resident evidence-based medicine curriculum and the dilemma of managing multiple learning levels in the room during an interactive teaching session.
Keisha Bentley-Edwards & Chris Beyrer Featured Faculty March 9 — Dean’s Distinguished Research Series
Keisha Bentley-Edwards, PhD, and Chris Beyrer, MD, MPH, with groundbreaking research this Thurs., March 9 at the School of Medicine’s Dean’s Distinguished Research Series
Ming: Lessons in Humility
Dr. David Ming, DUH Hospitalist, explains the role of academic research in helping patients and families
Three DOM Faculty Members Selected for Dean’s Distinguished Research Series
Three Department of Medicine (DOM) investigators have been invited to present during this spring’s Duke University School of Medicine’s Dean’s Distinguished Research Series, which showcases groundbreaking research from the basic, clinical, and translational sciences.
Thomas Owens Named EVP and COO of Duke University Health System
Thomas Owens, M.D., has been named executive vice president and chief operating officer of Duke University Health System (DUHS).
Faculty Spotlight: Brian Schneider, MD
Brian Schneider, MD, is an assistant professor in GIM and section chief of Hospital Medicine at the Durham VA. He joined our faculty after completing his Internal Medicine Residency here at Duke. Get to know more about Dr. Schneider and his interests inside and outside of work in our interview below.
What brought you to Duke?
I came to Duke for my Internal Medicine Residency. I received great training and love Durham, so the decision to stay was easy.
Duke Primary Care leads innovation projects to bridge care for patients
David Halpern, MD, MPH, shares innovation projects taking place within Duke Primary Care
Meet the 2022-2023 Hospice & Palliative Care Fellows
Fellows are part of the Hospice & Palliative Care team
Revolutionizing how medical guidelines can be shared, CustomID paves the way
As a clinician, you can be tasked with making decisions to advise patients with, sometimes, little amounts of data. But to provide the best care for patients, data is the holy grail and continues to be a driver in the evolving world of medicine.
Bae Named Chief Quality Officer for Duke University Hospital
In this new role for Duke University Hospital, Dr. Bae will join the hospital as a member of the senior leadership team with the responsibility to set the overall clinical direction, leadership, and operational management of quality and safety programs of Duke University Hospital.
Shah Promoted to Associate Professor and Named Interim CMO for Duke Primary Care
We are pleased to announce that Kevin Shah, MD, MBA, has been promoted to Associate Professor of Medicine in the division of General Internal Medicine (GIM), effective September 1, 2022.
Dr. Shah was also recently named interim Chief Medical Officer of Duke Primary Care, overseeing the continuum of work after John Anderson, MD, left this role in July.
GIM Launches Newly Reorganized Precision Medicine Program
The Duke Precision Medicine Program will bring proven precision medicine technologies from the basic science portfolio to the clinical setting through both research and clinical programs
GIM Faculty Spotlight: Dr. Genevieve Embree
Genevieve Embree, MD, MPH, works at the Durham VA Medical Center and is the Deputy Chief for the Office of Public Health/Epidemiology. Learn more about her in our interview below.
3 GIM faculty promoted to Assistant Professor
Congratulations to three General Internal Medicine faculty who received promotions to Asissiatnt Professor effective August 1, 2022.
Wahid Promoted to Assistant Professor
Congratulations to Dr. Lana Wahid on her promotion to Assistant Professor of Medicine in the division of General Internal Medicine, effective August 1, 2022.