Division News


Two from Department of Medicine elected to the National Academy of Medicine

Two faculty from the Department of Medicine, L. Ebony Boulware, MD, MPH, and Peter Ubel, MD, have been elected to the prestigious National Academy of Medicine (NAM). Election to the NAM is considered one of the highest honors in the fields of health and medicine and recognizes individuals who have demonstrated outstanding professional achievement and commitment to service.

Clifton + Ivey lead Project COMET

A new quality improvement initiative to improve care for hospitalized patients with opioid use disorder (OUD) and withdrawal just launched in July at Duke University Hospital. Project COMET stands for Caring for Patients with Opioid Misuse through Evidence-Based Treatment and is led by GIM Medical Instructors, Dana Clifton, MD, and Noel Ivey, MD. 

Faculty Spotlight: Suchita Sata, MD

Suchita Sata, MD, is an Assistant Professor of Medicine in Duke General Internal Medicine and a Hospitalist at Duke University Hospital. She joined Duke GIM faculty in 2015. Learn all about her in our interview below

The Horn Award: Apply by Nov 15th to Support Your Career + Your Role at Home

This post was submitted by GIM Assistant Professor of Medicine, Patrick Hemming, MD. 

One day each week, I am home with kids.  I get lunches made, send the older ones off on the bus, get my younger child through his morning routine, then bring him along as I do groceries and get the routine household chores done, making snacks, cleaning up, shuttling kids back and forth to practices and activities.  It puts me in an active role with my kids that I always want