Division News


SGIM22 Awards

The Society of General Internal Medicine has announced its 2022 award and grant recipients. Among the awardees are two Duke GIM faculty members! 

Getting comfortable with uncomfortable conversations

To be successful in today's healthcare environment, clinicians more often aspire to navigate tough conversations with their patients.

Dr. Bruce Peyser, GIM professor of medicine and Associate Director of Ambulatory Medical Student Education, has seen this coming, has felt the challenge personally, and has chosen to bring professional education to Duke clinicians. He picked “VitalTalk” as the training organization.

VitalTalk

5 DGIM faculty present at national EBP workshop

This past week was the annual Duke Teaching and Leading EBP, a workshop for educators and champions of Evidence-Based Practice from across the country. The conference was held virtually this year, but participants were still able to meet with peers, expert faculty, and EBP mentors in a supportive learning atmosphere.

Orlando to present during Public Health Genetics Week

Public Health Genetics Week will take place May 23-27, 2022. The virtual event, organized by the National Coordinating Center for the Regional Genetics Network, aims to increase awareness, and celebrate the efforts of the public health genetics system.

New Funding Awards - March 2022

Sponsored Research

Gerald Bloomfield of Cardiology has received a sub-award through the Aga Khan University for a project entitled "Chronic, Non-Communicable Diseases and Disorders Across the Lifespan: Fogarty International Research Training Award (NCD-LIFESPAN)." Total funding will be $23,180.

SHM Converge 2022 recap

The Society of Hospital Medicine (SHM) annual meeting just completed today in Nashville, Tennessee