Division News

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.

Lisa Criscione Schreiber, MD, will lead December’s Medical Education Grand Rounds on December 2, 3 and 4 with the discussion topic of “Developing Assessment Tools in Medical Education.” The Grand Rounds will be held in the Duke Medicine Pavilion conference room on Tuesday, from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m., Wednesday, from noon to 1 p.m., and Thursday, from 7 a.m.

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.

Hayden Bosworth, PhD, is the subject of this week’s faculty spotlight.  This week he talks to us about the pleasures of teaching at the Clinical Research Training Program, a pilot effort to use mobile phones to improve adherence, and taking taekwondo with his two sons. 
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Division faculty are encouraged to register as Doximity Members, so that their opinions can be heard by US News and World Report. Starting in 2015, this organization will no longer be using the AMA Physician Masterfile to survey physicians. Instead they will be using Doximity’s Masterfile.

The American Society of Hypertension is calling for abstracts for its 2015 meeting, which will be held May 15-19 in New York City. Submissions are due by December 9. Click here to read the submission guidelines or to submit an abstract.

Lori Orlando, MD, MHS, will be taking on the role of associate director for precision medicine at the new Center for Applied Genomics and Precision Medicine (CAGPM). “I have great confidence in [Dr.

The NIH have issued several new funding opportunity announcements (FOAs) to examine new validation measures for behavior change, as well as a new FOA to enhance the participation of individuals from diverse backgrounds underrepresented in cardiovascular, pulmonary, hematologic and sleep disorders research.

Daniella Zipkin, MD, has had a workshop submission accepted for presentation at the SGIM 38th Annual Meeting in Toronto, this April. Zipkin will present her workshop, “Getting Promoted as an Educator,” on Saturday, April 25, from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Congratulations, Dr Zipkin!