Division News

The Duke Outpatient Clinic (DOC) team was recognized with the annual Interprofessional Education (IPE) team award at the virtual Duke Health Education Day, on Friday, March 12th 2021.

Susanne Haga, PhD, reflects on a year of life throughout the COVID-19 pandemic.

We are proud to show off the work of Nicole DePasquale, PhD, an Assistant Professor in Duke General Internal Medicine. Dr. DePasquale is the lead investigator on a study entitled Self-management in older adults with chronic kidney disease: Help from family care partners and its relationship with patients’ psychological and health-related well-being.

The Division of General Internal Medicine is pleased to share with you the first Annual Report for the 2020 calendar year.

Congratulations to Dr. Lawrence (Andy) Mumm on his promotion to Assistant Professor of Medicine in the Division of General Internal Medicine, effective March 1, 2021. 

Post submitted by: J. Patrick Hemming, MD, Duke GIM Assistant Professor February 24th and 25th gave SGIM members a first: a fully virtual Southern Region Conference. Over the course of a day and a half, we got to hear an array of presentations and speeches from our colleagues. Participants joined from as far away as Texas and Kentucky, a chance for new connections with our near and far neighbors.

Congratulations to Dr. Lawrence (Andy) Mumm on his promotion to Assistant Professor of Medicine in the Division of General Internal Medicine, effective March 1, 2021.  Lawrence And Mumm, MD - Palliative Care Dr. Mumm completed his residency training in Internal Medicine at Duke University Medical Center in 2016, followed by a fellowship in Hospice and Palliative Medicine, also at Duke, in 2017.  He was recruited to the Duke Division of General Internal Medicine as a Medical Instructor in Palliative Care in July, 2017.

There is a significant connection between housing stability and food access. Families experiencing financial hardship may have little money left for food after paying their rent or mortgage, or they may live in disinvested neighborhoods where access to healthy, affordable food is less likely. The current economic crisis caused by the pandemic has led to devastating consequences for those who were already struggling. 

GIM Assistant Professor of Medicine, Suchita Shah Sata, MD, SFHM, was selected for the Senior Fellows Class of 2021 by the Society for Hospital Medicine (SHM). Those who have achieved this designation have a proven track record of promoting excellence, innovation and improving the quality of patient care in hospital medicine.

A Durham-based COVID-19 vaccination event on Saturday was focused on helping at-risk residents who live in underserved communities.  The location was Durham Medical Center at 4220 N Roxboro St from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Both Duke Outpatient Clinic and Duke Primary Care at Durham Medical Center partnered to make this event possible. Doctors from each clinic volunteered their time to help administer the vaccine, answer questions, and monitor the post vaccine room. Staff were very involved with education and clinic flow to help the patients move through the process.