Division News

Jennifer Gierisch, PhD, will teach a course in patient engagement in research in the spring for the Clinical Research Training Program. “Strategies and Approaches to Patient Engagement,” (CRP 267) will provide a practical foundation in strategies and approaches to engage patients and caregivers; it is recommended for faculty, staff, and house staff interested in patient-centered outcomes research.

Medicine Grand Rounds on Fri., Oct. 31 at 8 a.m. in Duke Hospital room 2002 will feature David Edelman, MD, associate professor of medicine (Division of General Internal Medicine). Dr. Edelman will present Challenges in Implementing Primary Care Interventions. Watch from your desk: If you can’t make Medicine Grand Rounds this week, click here to watch a live stream (just enter your Duke Net ID and password).

Lynn Bowlby, MD, the subject of our 20th Faculty Spotlight article, works to help residents complete their training, both in the classroom and in the Duke Outpatient Clinic. In this interview, she talks about the joys of working with residents, her medical areas of interest, and keeping busy both at the division and at home. How long have you been at Duke? How long have you been at the division? I’ve been at Duke and the division for 8 1/2 years! Time does fly.

Dozens of division hospitalists, educators, researchers, and staff got together to chat and relax over spinach empanadas, fish tacos, and flan at last night’s Mix and Mingle Event. Check out some photos of the event below.   [gallery type="slideshow" ids="1620,1619,1617,1616,1614,1613,1612,1611,1610"]

James Tulsky, MD, professor of medicine (General Internal Medicine) and nursing and chief of Duke Palliative Care, has been named the 2014 recipient of the American Cancer Society Pathfinde

Howard Bauchner, MD, editor-in-chief of the Journal of the American Medical Association, will deliver the lecture, “Guidelines, Cardiovascular Health and the Public,” on Monday, October 27 at 11:45 a.m. in the Great Hall of the Trent Semans Center. All faculty and staff are invited to attend.

The National Institutes of Health have offered a funding opportunity announcement for grant applications focusing on palliative care in geriatric populations. Relevant settings include ambulatory care, hospitals assisted living facilities, and short- and long-term care facilities. For more information, read the full funding announcement.

The PhRMA Foundation is offering 2015 grants and fellowships in clinical pharmacology, health outcomes, and translational medicine and therapeutics. Available awards include the $120,000 Faculty Development Award in Clinical Pharmacology, research starter grants in health outcomes and translational medicine and therapeutics, and doctoral fellowship awards. Applications are due by February 1, 2015.

This year’s Clinical Science Day will be held from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on Saturday, November 8. This CME-accredited program brings together faculty staff trainees and students to celebrate clinical science research and encourage collaboration. This Clinical Science day will feature five School of Medicine faculty speakers, including Division Chief Ebony Boulware, MD.

Congratulations to James A. Tulsky, MD, who was the co-author of a recent Institute of Medicine report calling for an overhaul of the way the U.S. approaches end-of-life care.