Division News


Dr. Sata gives high-value presentation

Dr. Suchita Shah Sata gave an invited presentation for the High-Value Care STARS program as part of their speaker series on fundamentals of high-value care.

A COVID-19 outbreak at a homeless shelter

For most in health care this would be a major stress – an outbreak of COVID-19 at a homeless shelter. This is the story of just such an event in Durham, NC, an outbreak that called for a major multidisciplinary response.

Dr. Jane Kim leads national VA vaccine project

Jane Kim, MD, associate professor of medicine (General Internal Medicine) and chief consultant for Preventive Medicine at the National Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention, VA Patient Care Services, is leading VA vaccine planning.

Peyser directs faculty development sessions for primary care

Recently clinicians in Duke Primary Care (DPC) were given opportunity to attend faculty development sessions designed specifically to strengthen clinician-educator skill sets for learners in the primary care office or urgent care setting. These were directed by Dr. Bruce Peyser, professor of medicine in the division of general internal medicine.

Hospitalist speaker at MGR honoring veterans

In honor of Veterans Day 2020, this week’s medicine grand rounds (MGR) featured three speakers and their military experiences, each presentation exceptionally moving and drawing our huge respect for their contributions in service to our country.

Dr. Holland interviewed by TV reporters about COVID-19

From Duke Hospital Medicine Dr. Tom Holland was interviewed by several TV network reporters about the COVID-19 vaccine and about hospital readmissions related to COVID-19. Besides Hospital Medicine, Dr. Holland is a specialist in Infectious Diseases.