Division News

The American Medical Informatics Association is offering "10x10” virtual courses in bioinformatics. These courses, taught by partners such as Oregon Health and Science University, Ohio State University and Nova Southeastern University, offer a chance to learn about a variety of bioinformatics topics online. The next batch of 10x10 courses will begin in January and run through April, and include the following:

The National Institutes of Health will require use of a new biosketch format in research grant applications submitted for due dates on or after January 25, 2015. The revised forms and instructions are now available on the SF 424 (R&R) Forms and Applications page. The new format extends the page limit from four to five pages, and allows researchers to describe up to five of

The PowerPoint presentation from Peter Ubel's time management discussion, given at the Fellow/Faculty development presentation on Friday the 19th, is available online here. During this presentation, Ubel talked about how to make effective lists, avoid being distracted by email, carve out time for research and other techniques.

Joel Boggan, MD, officially joined the division this fall, making him one of the newest additions to the division faculty. In this week’s faculty spotlight, we talk to him about his experience as chief resident of quality improvement and patient safety, his work in Quality Improvement, using Twitter professionally, and great places to eat in Durham. Although you’re new to the division, you’re no stranger to Duke.

The School of Medicine is seeking applicants for the position of Associate Course Director for the Practice Course. The Practice Course is a longitudinal course spanning the first three years of medical school. The first year of the course teaches medical students the foundation of the patient-physician relationship, communication and interviewing as well as basic physical examination skills. The second year of the course is dedicated to advanced communication skills such as giving bad news as well as discussion of topics related to student clinical experiences.

[caption id="attachment_1842" align="alignright" width="300"] Brasstown Valley, the site of the 2015 course.[/caption] Applications are now open for the National Library of Medicine's (NLM) Georgia Biomedical Informatics Course, to be held in the spring and fall of 2015 at Georgia Regents University.

This week’s faculty spotlight shines on palliative care physician Nathan A Gray, MD. Gray talks to us about how he got into palliative care, his efforts to expand access to palliative care, and his own work as an amateur cartoonist.

The NIH is seeking Research Conference Grant (R13) applications to conduct health disparities-related meetings, workshops, and symposia. This grant will bring together academic institutions and community organizations to identify opportunities for reducing health disparities through the use of Community-Based Participatory Research (CBPR). Applicants may request direct costs of up to $30,000 per year for up to three years.

The 7th Annual Conference on the Science of Dissemination and Implementation will be held from December 8-9 in Bethesda, MD.

Division faculty and staff are invited to attend a screening of the film “Consider the Conversation 2: Stories About Cure, Relief, and Comfort,” at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, December 4. Tickets are free, but registration is required and space is limited.