GIM Faculty Spotlight: Aubrey Jolly Graham, MD
This week’s Spotlight is about Aubrey Jolly Graham, MD, a hospitalist and medical educator who came to Duke ten years ago for her Internal Medicine Residency and has stayed with us ever since. Hear how she balances being a hospitalist, educator, wife, mother of four, and even finds time to volunteer!
GIM welcomes senior business manager Mark Bettger
The Division of General Internal Medicine welcomes Mark Bettger in his new role as senior business manager, effective Jan. 19.
Mark joined the Duke community in 2012 and served as the administrative manager for the Duke Office of Clinical Research.
Dolor Co-Authors JAMA IM Publication
Rowena Dolor, MD, MHS, is co-author of an online first JAMA Internal Medicine publication, December 28, 2015. This comparative effectiveness trial "provides important insights about what is required to change decision-making about low-value screening services." It's disappointing the findings reveal that the traditional one-pager handout is not sufficient in making these decisions.
Large DGIM group led by Dr. Kelli Allen in Annals of Internal Medicine
Recently (December 22, 2015) a large group led by Dr.
Faculty Spotlight – Adia Ross, MD, MHA
This week we present the career path of Dr. Adia Ross. She’s experiencing several very exciting professional roles and gives us all some resources about stress in the workplace, especially valuable for this season of the year.
How long have you been at Duke and the Division of General Internal Medicine?
I came to Duke as a resident in 2009. I have been in the Division of General Internal Medicine since 2013.
Congratulations Nancy Thomasson on Retirement!
Nancy Thomasson has been working for Duke for the past 13 years. She began her career with the university in 2002 in the Global Education Office, assisting undergraduate students preparing to study abroad. She then transitioned to Hematology-Oncology, and finally arrived to the Division of General Internal Medicine (GIM) in February 2014 as a Staff Assistant. “It has been a learning process all the way through, and it is fulfilling to be able to put into practice the lessons and experiences learned as I went into each phase,” says Nancy.
GIM Holiday Celebration 2015
Duke GIM celebrated the holiday season on Wednesday, December 9, at the King’s Daughters Inn in Durham. Thank you to everyone who attended the holiday celebration this year with a special thank you to Harriett Ware, Jodi Telander, Nancy Thomasson, and Robin Byrd who all worked so hard to make this celebration possible. Check out the photo gallery from the event here! #ProudToBeGIM #BringOn2016
Gentry Receives Award!
The School of Medicine last week recognized 3 individuals to receive the "2015 Research Staff Appreciation Award." The Clinical Research honor was given to GIM's Pam Gentry in acknowledgement of her help in developing many programs, especially focusing on improved care for patients.
GIM Welcomes Megan Churchill, Program Director
-How long have you been at Duke? How long have you been in the Division of General Internal Medicine? What did you do before coming to the Division?
Meet New GIM Staff Assistant, Robin Byrd!
Robin Byrd is a recent addition to our GIM team! She will be taking over for Nancy Thomasson, who is counting down the days until retirement (her last day will be December 18). Here is a little more about Robin:
How long have you been at Duke? How long have you been in the Division? What did you do before coming to the Division?
I have been at Duke working in General Internal Medicine for about a month. Before coming to Duke I worked at GlaxoSmithKline and Merck Pharmaceutical as a Financial Analyst in R&D Finance.