3 from Medicine selected as ADVANCE-UP Scholars
Delani Mann-Johnson, MD, Omobonike Oloruntoba-Sanders, MD, and Matthew Sinclair, MD, have been selected in the 2022 class of ADVANCE-UP Scholars.
Woods publishes "At-home testing to mitigate community transmission of SARS-CoV-2"
The Duke Center for Applied Genomics & Precision Medicine’s Associate Director, Christopher W. Woods, MD, co-authored a recent publication in the BMC Public Health Journal studying the impact of rapid at-home testing on COVID-19 trends, “At-home testing to mitigate community transmission of SARS-CoV-2: protocol for public health intervention with a nested prospective cohort study.” This non-pharmaceutical intervention remains critical to controlling disease transmission and can ease the burden associated with facility-based testing. At-home testing can additionally improve testing access in high-risk communities. This study evaluates the impact that at-home testing has on both COVID-19 transmissions and socio-behavioral patterns in underserved populations.
Howard promoted to Assistant Professor
Congratulations to Dr. Howard for promotion to Assistant Professor of Medicine in the Division of General Internal Medicine, effective January 2, 2022
Surprise! The Pandemic Has Made People More Science Literate
More effective and equitable implementation of cancer screening represents a significant opportunity for the National Cancer Program, with the potential to reduce the burden of cancer, according to a report released February 2, 2022, by the President’s Cancer Panel. The Panel’s report, Closing Gaps in Cancer Screening: Connecting People, Communities, and Systems to Improve Equity and Access, presents goals and recommendations to optimize cancer screening informed by a series of meetings conducted 2020-2021.
2021 GIM Excellence Award Winners
We are proud to announce the 6th annual GIM Excellence Awards, presented by our Division Chief, Dr. Ebony Boulware, in the video below. This year we have 7 different awards and 7 individual awardees as well as one team awardee.
A special thank you goes out to all those who submitted nominations for these awards.
Hospital Medicine Program Provides Significant Partnership in Clinical Care Delivery, Academic Research
Hospitalists have continued a growing and vital role in care delivery at Duke Health that includes a partnership with advanced practice provider (APP) teams and an emerging emphasis on academic research to improve outcomes.
New Funding Awards - October 2021
Sponsored Research
Deverick Anderson of Infectious Diseases has received a sub-award (75D30121P10551) through the Washington State University for a project entitled "Modeling the Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on U.S. Healthcare Facilities, Workforce and Resources." Total funding will be $79,999.
Adam Devore of Cardiology has received a sub-award () through the Duke Clinical Research Institute for a project entitled "SCALE -HF." Total funding will be $154,200.
Several GIM volunteers at free pharmacy event
Several Duke GIM members volunteered at the NC MedAssist Mobile Free Pharmacy event on Saturday, December 4, located at Fisher Memorial United Holy Church of America in Durham.
CAGPM Spotlights: Get to Know Our People
Over the past few months, we talked with some CAGPM team members to get to know them a little better — their roles in the center, what excites them about their work, and some words of advice.