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.
Edelman + Mitchell at Southern SGIM
Drs. David Edelman and Nia S. Mitchell attended and presented at Southern Region SGIM conference
Welcome new GIM members
We are proud to welcome two new faculty and one new staff member to the division
Yeatts named CMO for Duke PHMO
Dr. John Yeatts has been named chief medical officer for Duke Population Health Management Office
Smart Toilet Saves Vital Health Data from Getting Flushed
The Bass Connections team, Smart Toilet, is developing prototypes to enable the hands-free collection of waste that can be used for early disease detection and to test and monitor for infectious diseases
Recap: ProudToBeGIM breakfast meet and greet
Duke General Internal Medicine hosted its annual "Meet & Greet" breakfast prior to Medicine Grand Rounds on Friday, January 31. This was a wonderful way for Duke Medical School students, Internal Medicine Residents, and GIM faculty members to connect about research and career opportunities in the field. See more in the gallery below!