Four faculty receive awards at Spring Meeting
At the Spring Faculty Meeting on April 30, the following Medicine faculty were honored with awards:
Christopher O'Connor, MD, chief of the Division of Cardiology, professor of medicine and associate professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences, received the Research Mentoring Award in for excellence in clinically based science mentoring.
Bosworth recognized by VA for outstanding achievement in health services research
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Hayden B.
Evidence-Based Medicine and Primary Care: Keeping Up Is Hard to Do
A new journal article from Department of Medicine faculty about evidence-based medicine.
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Duke diver, son of GIM's McCrory, to compete in London Olympics
UPDATE 7/30/2012: McCrory gets bronze!
Duke undergraduate Nick McCrory is one of two Duke divers competing in the London Olympics. McCrory is the son of Douglas McCrory, MD, MHSc, associate professor of medicine (General Internal Medicine).
McCrory fils was also featured in this Today Show segment.
Grand Rounds 7/20/2012: Evidence-based strategies for improving chronic illness care
Medicine Grand Rounds on Fri., July 20 at 8am in Duke Hospital room 2002 will feature David Edelman, MD, associate professor of medicine (General Internal Medicine) and George Jackson, MD, assistant professor of medicine (General Internal Medicine).
Dr. Edelman and Dr.
Meet Adam Perlman
Adam Perlman, MD, MPH, FACP is medical instructor in medicine (General Internal Medicine) and executive director of Duke Integrative Medicine. He joined State of Things host Frank Stasio today to talk about his career and the development of integrative medicine.
Lee to receive American College Of Physician's Leadership Enhancement Development Certificate
Sabina Lee, MD, associate professor of medicine (General Internal Medicine), will receive the American College of Physician Leadership Enhancement Development Certificate during the Internal Medicine 2012 meeting in April. Dr.
Search for chief of GIM as Bastian leaves for UConn Health Center
Mary Klotman, MD, chair of the department, sent this message to Medicine faculty today:
Lori Bastian, MD, MPH, associate professor of medicine (General Internal Medicine), will leave Duke early this summer to join the University of Connecticut Health Center as chief of the Division of General Medicine in the Department of Medicine there.
Lori has served as interim chief of our own Division of General Internal Medicine since 2007, and as senior resear
Comparative effectiveness research featured at February's MRC
At the February Medicine Research Conference, two faculty members who also serve as researchers at the Center for Health Services Research in Primary Care at the Durham VA, addressed the comparative effectiveness of smoking cessations programs. Comparative effectiveness research is designed to inform healthcare decisions by helping providers choose appropriate treatment options for patients.
The presentations, by Jennifer Gierisch, Ph