Division News

The division of General Internal Medicine gathered at the Sarah P. Duke Gardens to celebrate the holiday season

We were delighted to receive this interview with Dr. Azalea Kim, a new DGIM faculty member in 2018. We hope you will enjoy getting to know her more personally as she relates her story to us.

Oh what fun, the DGIM holiday celebration is this week! You don't want to miss it! The celebration will take place this Thursday, December 13th from 4:30-7:30 PM. Location: The Kirby Horton Hall at Sarah P. Duke Gardens- 420 Anderson Street, Durham, NC, 27708

The Duke Division of General Internal Medicine journal club met December 4th at the home of GIM Assistant Professor, Jeannette Stein, MD.. Third year resident Joseph Plaksin, MD, led a spirited discussion on the topic of aspirin for primary prevention in diabetes.

Dr. Nathan Gray's new graphic medicine piece published this week in Topic Magazine's December issue.

In a recent Health Affairs blog post, Drs. Larry Greenblatt and Azalea Kim, urge clinicians and policy makers to develop best practices for assessing early opioid prescribing behaviors.

Will intervention lower Framingham Risk Score among patients with elevated, reversible cardiovascular risk?

Toni Cutson, MD, and Jason Webb, MD, have earned the designation of Fellow of the American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine. The Academy is the professional organization for physicians who care for patients with serious illness. Advancement to fellowship status within the Academy honors dedication to and scholarship in the field of the hospice and palliative medicine.

We are pleased to announce four faculty promotions to Assistant Professor in the Division of General Internal Medicine, effective November 1, 2018!

Do these faces look familiar to you? These two physicians completed their Internal Medicine residency at Duke this past June and have now stepped into GIM faculty roles.