Recap: First Annual Proud To Be GIM Celebration
The division of General Internal Medicine held their first annual Proud To Be GIM Celebration on Thursday, October 26, at the GIM offices in downtown Durham. This was our first in-person division-wide event held since the pandemic.
Announcing the 2023 GIM Excellence Award Winners
We are proud to announce the winners of the 8th annual GIM Excellence Awards! The recipients listed below were nominated by a division member(s) and voted on by our awards committee. The winners were announced by Duke GIM Interim Division Chief, Dr. Will Yancy, during our first annual Proud To Be GIM Celebration on Thursday, October 26.
Rubin Appointed to Mastership in ACP
Sharon Rubin, MD, associate professor of medicine in the division of General Internal Medicine and Practice Medical Director at Duke Primary Care at Pickett Road, was recently honored with a Mastership in the American College of Physicians (ACP).
"I was surprised and humbled to be chosen for Mastership," says Dr. Rubin. "I never expected to become a master, ever!"
Yancy Featured in Curbsiders Podcast Episode on Weight Management
Dr. Will Yancy featured in an episode entitled, "Low Carb, Keto, Fasting: Lifestyle Interventions for Weight Management." Episode co-hosted and produced by our own Dr. Fatima Syed
Chudgar and Gallagher Promoted to Full Professors
Congratulations to two of our faculty members who are receiving distinguished academic promotions in the division of General Internal Medicine (GIM)! Drs. Gallagher and Chudgar are the first-ever Duke hospital medicine faculty members to receive this promotion to full professor.
NC Triangle SHM Recap
The Society of Hospital Medicine (SHM) NC Triangle Chapter hosted an in-person event on Monday, October 16, at the North Carolina Biotechnology Center in Research Triangle Park.
GIM Division Update with Interim Chief Dr. William Yancy
By William Yancy, MD
Interim Chief, Division of General Internal Medicine
The Division of General Internal Medicine at Duke strives to improve adult patient, family, community, and population health through exemplary patient care, education, and research. Perhaps most importantly, we have maintained core values of excellence, integrity, kindness, and commitment to health and health equity for our patients and our communities.
Q&A Spotlight: Distinguished Professors Christopher Granger and Rana Gupta
Duke University has awarded Distinguished Professorships to 44 faculty members, six from the Department of Medicine. Over the coming weeks, join us in recognizing these Distinguished Professors through our Distinguished Professor Spotlight. This week, we feature Christopher Granger, MD, and Rana Gupta, PhD.
Berg, Joshi, and McDonald to Receive 2023 DOM Master Clinician Awards
The Department of Medicine (DOM) is pleased to announce the recipients of the annual Master Clinician Award, Carl Berg, MD, Sangeeta Joshi, MD, MBBS, and Shelley McDonald, DO, PhD.
Dr. Wilder Leads Three-Year Study to Improve Health Literacy in Underserved Communities
Dr. Julius Wilder will lead a three-year investigational health equity patient education study to examine how diverse populations respond to various patient-education tactics such as print, digital, and video, with the goal of identifying the most effective methods and communication infrastructures for communicating relevant and important health information to diverse communities.
Crawford, Diehl, Weinberg Receive Department of Medicine 2023 Career Achievement Awards
The Department of Medicine (DOM) is pleased to announce the 2023 recipients of the annual Department of Medicine Career Achievement Award: Jeffrey Crawford, MD, Louis Diehl, MD, and
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
Duke University has awarded Distinguished Professorships to 44 faculty members, six from the Department of Medicine. Over the coming weeks, join us in recognizing these Distinguished Professors through our Distinguished Professor Spotlight. This week, we feature Drs. Steven 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.
Inaugural Medicine Research Day Focuses on Impact in a Range of Clinical Conditions
The Department of Medicine held its inaugural Research Day on Friday, April 28, with Chair Kathleen Cooney, MD, kicking off the event with a special Medicine Grand Rounds presentation about her research, Hereditary Prostate Cancer: From Gene Discovery to Clinical Implementation.
Buhr Named Associate Director of Undergraduate Medical Education
Gwendolen Buhr MD, MHS, MEd, associate professor in the division of Geriatrics, has been named associate director of Undergraduate Medical Education – Ambulatory for the Department of Medicine effective May 1, 2023.