Division News


Duke alum helps address the root causes of poor health in the region

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. 

COVID vaccine clinic focuses on the underserved

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. 

Sata named SHM Senior Fellow

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.

Boulware's presentation on NIMHD

Dr. Ebony Boulware presents “Where Clouds Meet the Ground: Democratizing Health Data to Address Community Health Equity"

Recent GIM Promotions

Congratulations to Drs. Kathleen Bately, Genevive Embree, and Delani Mann-Johnson for their recent promotions to Assistant Professor of Medicine in the Division of General Internal Medicine.

Chudgar to serve as assistant dean for clinical education in School of Medicine

The Duke University School of Medicine has announced that Saumil Chudgar, MD, MS, associate professor of medicine (General Internal Medicine) has been selected as the new Assistant Dean for Clinical Education for the School of Medicine. He will be responsible for overseeing the clinical education program, while working closely with the rest of our medical education team. 

COVID-19 hospital medicine update

The Duke hospital medicine team continues to play a key role in helping treat patients with COVID-19 infection and develop hospital-based processes and policies to keep staff safe.

Wu leads pilot study: team-based approach in buprenorphine care

Physician-pharmacist collaboration may increase adherence to opioid addiction treatment according to a new study published this week in Addiction. The research team consists of 3 Duke GIM Faculty members, including first author, Dr. Li-Tzy Wu, and co-authors Drs. Lynn Bowlby and Larry Greenblatt.