COVID-19 Updates: Hospital Medicine
With the increase of COVID-19 cases in our community, Duke Hospital Medicine has been making several updates in order to stay in front of the pandemic.
Recent GIM Distinguished Academic Promotions
Congratulations to Jeannette Stein who is receiving a distinguished academic promotion in the division of General Internal Medicine!
Duke at NC ACP: Presentations, Posters, and Awards
The North Carolina Chapter of the American College of Physicians (ACP) held it's annual conference last week at the Grandover resort in Greensboro. Duke had an outstanding presence at the conference, including medical students, residents, and faculty. A special thanks to Chief Resident, Lara Hayes, MD, who collected this information for us.
PRESENTATIONS
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Medical Problems of Pregnancy - Lynn Bowlby, MD, FACP
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Hepatitis C - Andrew J. Muir, MD, FACP
Pickett Road looks at the impact of food choices
Pickett Road Clinic decided to have a little lunchtime experiment last week. They provided their staff with a free lunch consisting of 1/2 of a beef burger and 1/2 of a plant-based burger.
"We have quite a few folks who have not yet begun to appreciate vegetarian food, so we are hoping this might open some eyes," says Dr. Bruce Peyser, Director of Education and Teaching for Duke Primary Care.
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Archibald promoted to Assistant Professor
We are pleased to announce the promotion of one of our faculty members, Dr. Andrea Archibald, has been promoted to Assistant Professor, effective March 1, 2020.
Lantos appointed Associate Research Professor of Global Health
GIM Associate Professor of Medicine, Paul Lantos, MD, was recently appointed Associate Research Professor of Global Health, which is a secondary faculty appointment in the Duke Global Health Institute.
"I have been an affiliate [of the institute] for several years, but it is quite an honor to have been advanced to faculty," says Lantos.
The weight of dying at home: Gray's Op-Ed in LA Times
In Duke General Internal Medicine, we like to refer to Nathan Gray, MD, as the doodling doctor. Dr. Gray is a phenomenal Palliative Care physician who also has gained a reputation drawing comics on medical topics. His work has even been published in several medical journals and online platforms.
Dr. Syed leads group diabetes class at Pickett Road Clinic
GIM Assistant Professor of Medicine, Fatima Syed, MD, started a monthly group diabetes class available to all patients with type 2 diabetes and a hemoglobin A1C greater than 8 at Pickett Road Clinic.