Division News

 

The 37th annual meeting of the Society of General Internal Medicine will be held this week. We hope to see you there!

The Institute of Nursing Science of the University of Basel (INS), Switzerland invites doctoral students in the field of health care research to apply for a ThinkSwiss travel grant to attend the 9th INS Summer School from August 18-22. This year's course will be "Developing Behavioral Interventions for Older Adults." Read more.

Effective April 7, 2014, Duke Health Technology Services (DHTS) is now supporting all Duke/GIM computer and IT needs. All computer and IT problems should be submitted using the instructions below. For VA computers and issues, continue to submit your request through the VA as you have in the past. The directions for submitting a ticket are below, please note you will need to be connected to the Duke network to submit a ticket through the web. 1.

Shelby Derene Reed, PhD has been promoted to Full Professor of Medicine by the Duke University School of Medicine Board of Trustees, effective May 1, 2014!

Corrine Ione Voils, PhD has been promoted to Full Professor of Medicine by the Duke University School of Medicine Board of Trustees, effective May 1, 2014!

Congratulations to Leah Zullig, PhD, MPH, and Matt Crowley, MD, on their VA Career Development Awards. Dr. Zullig and Dr.

[caption id="attachment_603" align="alignleft" width="150"] Dr. Leah Zullig[/caption] Dr. Leah Zullig received a VA Career Development Award, Her award, "Colorectal Cancer Survivorship Care in the Veterans Affairs Healthcare System," will support her research of ways to improve care and outcomes through self-management interventions. Congratulations, Dr. Zullig!

The Division needs CVs for all faculty that are updated through December 2013 for our 2013 Annual Report. Please email your updated Duke CV to Harriet Ware at harriett.ware@duke.edu. Download a sample Duke CV template.

GIM hospital medicine faculty had an outstanding showing at the 2014 Society of Hospital Medicine meeting in March. GIM faculty presented 20 posters, three of whom were chosen as finalists.

There is an opening for a program director for a new, accredited Internal Medicine Residency program in Athens, Georgia. If this opportunity interests you or you would like to nominate a colleague, please contact Courtney Becker at 314-236-4401 or cbecker@cejkasearch.com.