Division News


DePasquale shares her research on aging

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.

DGIM 2020 Annual Report

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

Dr. Mumm promoted to Assistant Professor

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. 

Southern SGIM 2021 Recap

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.

Dr. Mumm promoted to Assistant Professor

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.

Recap: Virtual HAPC 2021

The Annual Assembly of Hospice and Palliative Care was a 3-day virtual event that took place February 17-19 

The DOC dismantles inequities starting with monthly exercises

The Duke Outpatient Clinic (DOC) developed an Equity Task Force during the summer of 2020 in an effort to dismantle racial inequity at the DOC and beyond. Their mission is to be anti-racist in patient care, clinical processes, administrative processes, and to demonstrate shared responsibility among all racial groups in addressing inequity.