Sustained Decline in Cardiovascular Events During Pandemic Reported by Duke Researcher based on Analysis of Health Insurance Claims
With the rapid onset of COVID hospitalizations in spring 2020, the number of hospitalizations for other conditions was anticipated to decline due to staffing and space constraints, reallocation, and patient fears, among other factors. And decline it did, as reported by Duke Professor of Medicine Frank Wharam and team in a recent research letter published in JAMA Health Forum.
GIM Staff Spotlight: Avi Alkon
Faculty Promotions November 2023
Dr. Adia Ross Promoted to Associate Professor
Congratulations to Dr. Adia Ross on receiving a distinguished academic promotion in the division of General Internal Medicine (GIM), effective December 1, 2023.
Tyffany Locklear joins GIM as Research Program Leader
The division of General Internal Medicine (GIM) is happy to welcome Tyffany Locklear as Research Program Leader. She will help provide operational oversight to the Division's research portfolio including several funded projects and act in a support role to programs/faculty conducting exempt protocols within GIM. While serving as a primary liaison between research teams, division leadership and the departmental Clinical Research Unit (CRU), Tyffany will play a key role in developing collaborative grant proposals, research study protocols, manuscript preparation and study reports.
Faculty Promotions October 2023
5 in DOM Complete ALICE Program
Gastronauts: Making Science Democratic—and Other Worthwhile Pursuits
Darwin was not out to change the world when he arrived in Galapagos in 1835, says Diego Bohórquez, PhD, who wasn’t either when he brought a small group of Duke scientists together back in 2014 to talk gut-brain science.
Now, nearly a decade later, Bohórquez thinks he just might.
Q&A Spotlight: Distinguished Professors Steve Patierno and Svati Shah
Gallagher named Duke University Hospital CMO
David Gallagher, MD, SFHM, has been named Chief Medical Officer for Duke University Hospital, effective May 1, 2023.
In this role, Dr. Gallagher will work in conjunction with the DUH Senior Leadership Team to oversee all hospital operations, lead the development of standard work, ensure the delivery of effective care, and manage medical staff matters and concerns.
Buhr Named Associate Director of Undergraduate Medical Education
Inaugural Medicine Research Day Focuses on Impact in a Range of Clinical Conditions
Sloan to Direct New Fellow's Advocacy Curriculum
Dr. Caroline Sloan's passion for advocacy sparked during her residency at Duke.
Dr. Shelley Rose McDonald Named 2023 American Geriatrics Society Clinician of the Year
2023 DIHI Innovation Projects in GIM
Duke Institute for Health Innovation (DIHI) recently announced their innovation projects to be implemented as part of DIHI’s annual call for project ideas in Automation to Enhance Healthcare Operational Efficiency. Among the recipients were 3 projects that included members from Duke GIM (bolded):
A Special Thank You to Our Staff on Administrative Professionals Day
