Division of General Internal Medicine welcomes four newest faculty members
Please join us in welcoming the four newest members of the Division of General Internal Medicine. Together they have varied and distinguished backgrounds that range from psychiatry and internal medicine, to general surgery, to teaching residents.
The latest additions to the division include:
Faculty Spotlight: Lawrence Greenblatt, MD
For this week’s faculty spotlight we talk to Lawrence Greenblatt, MD, a 20-year veteran of the division, about the future of men’s health, the ACLT resident program, and having his name and face light up electronic billboards in downtown Singapore. How long have you been at Duke? How long have you been at the division? I have been a member of the division since August 1994 and thus have been at Duke for more than 20 years.
Faculty Spotlight: Lawrence Greenblatt, MD
For this week’s faculty spotlight we talk to Lawrence Greenblatt, MD, a 20-year veteran of the division, about the future of men’s health, the ACLT resident program, and having his name and face light up electronic billboards in downtown Singapore.
PCORI spring 2015 cycle of funding starting in February
The online application system for the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI)’s spring 2015 cycle will open February 4. This year’s spring cycle will offer more than $100 million total in funding in the following areas:
CDC funding research on intimate partner violence and sexual violence
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are funding research to rigorously evaluate structural, economic, environmental, or policy strategies for the primary prevention of intimate partner violence and/or sexual violence (IPV and/or SV). Up to $400,000 for the first year will be awarded. Letters of intent are due by February 6; applications are due by March 5. Read the full announcement.
Zullig's WIP talk on building cancer registry capacity in Tanzania available
The powerpoint presentation from Leah Zullig's, PhD, WIP talk on evaluating and building cancer registries in Tanzania are now available for download. Dr. Zullig's talk,
Faculty spotlight: Jane Gagliardi, MD
Jane Gagliardi, MD has been a faculty member for both the division of general Internal medicine and the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences for the past decade. In this week’s faculty spotlight, Gagliardi talks to us about how her training in both areas informs her practice, teaching evidence based medicine, and being a competitive lap swimmer.
Retirement celebration for James Kelly on February 4
A retirement celebration honoring the achievements of James Kelly, MD, was held Wednesday, February 4th, from 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. at Sarah Duke Gardens.
JAMA publishes research on bariatric surgery by Yancy, Maciejewski
This week, JAMA published an article written by William Yancy,MD, Matthew Maciejewski, PhD, and others showing between bariatric surgery and increased long-term survival among obese middle-aged patients in the VA health system.
Annals of Behavioral Medicine publishes Voils' research on behavioral interventions
Annals of Behavioral Medicine featured research by Corrine Voils, PhD, Matthew Maciejewski, PhD, William Yancy, MD, and other authors in its December issue. "Approaches for Informing Optimal Dose of Behavioral Interventions" examined the strengths and weaknesses of various approaches that can inform the duration, frequency, and amount of behavioral interventions in different types of research.