Singapore Ministry of Health Visit
Singaporean Minister of Health, Ong Ye Kung, led a delegation from the Ministry of Health, National University of Singapore (NUS), and Duke-NUS Medical School on a visit to Duke on Sept. 18 for a full day of meetings with leadership, faculty, and students. The crew visited the Duke Outpatient Clinic (DOC) to learn more about their population-health focused strategies for caring for individuals with high medical and psychosocial complexity.
Charles and Mehedint promoted to Assistant Professor
Congratulations to two general internal medicine (GIM) faculty who received promotions to Assistant Professor. These promotions were approved by the Duke University Board of Trustees during their meeting held August 18, 2023.
Katie Charles, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine, effective May 1, 2023
GIM welcomes two new members
Duke General Internal Medicine is proud to welcome two new members this month, one faculty member and one staff member.
Jonathan Huang, MD - Hospitalist
Dr. Huang joins us from Thomas Jefferson University Hospital where he completed his Internal Medicine residency program. He now joins us as a Hospitalist at Duke Regional Hospital.
Dr. Pignone Named Inaugural Vice Chair for Quality and Innovation
Michael Pignone, MD, MPH, chair of the Department of Internal Medicine at The University of Texas at Austin Dell Medical School, will join the Duke Department of Medicine as the inaugural vice chair for quality and innovation, and serve as faculty within the Division of General Internal Medicine effective November 1.
2023 DIHI Innovation Projects in GIM
Duke Institute for Health Innovation (DIHI) recently announced their innovation projects to be implemented as part of DIHI’s annual call for project ideas in Automation to Enhance Healthcare Operational Efficiency. Among the recipients were 3 projects that included members from Duke GIM (bolded):
Infectious Diseases Division Update with Chief John R. Perfect, MD
Infectious Diseases Chief John Perfect shares an update from the division noting milestones, clinical and research missions, and people.
A Special Thank You to Our Staff on Administrative Professionals Day
This Administrative Professionals Day, we'd like to recognize our more than 250 administrative professionals in the Department of Medicine!
Faculty Promotions March 2023
Congratulations to the following faculty members for their recent promotion in the Department of Medicine.
Tripartite Leadership: Yancy’s vision for GIM
Dr. William Yancy became the Interim Division Chief of General Internal Medicine (GIM) in January 2023. His leadership embodies the tripartite mission of patient care, research, and education that remains the foundation of the Department of Medicine.
Dr. Andrew Muir Named Vice Chair of Clinical Affairs
Andrew Muir, MD, MHS, will serve as the next Vice Chair of Clinical Affairs for the Department of Medicine, beginning April 1. He will continue in his role as the Chief of the Division of Gastroenterology.
Duke Palliative Care: inception, growth, and upcoming celebration of 25 years
The Duke Palliative Care program will celebrate 25 years this spring, a program that was impressively built from the ground up at Duke.
R38 Scholar Aaditya Khatri Leads Study on CLAD Therapeutic
R38 scholar Aaditya Khatri, MD, PhD, is the lead author on a new study that offers a potentially novel therapeutic strategy for the prevention or treatment of chronic lung allograft dysfunction (CLAD), the leading cause of death in lung transplant recipients.
Resident Cohort ACLT Plays a Role in NC Medicaid Expansion
After a decade of debate, North Carolina is poised to expand the state’s Medicaid program. A cohort of Duke internal medicine residents has been advocating for the expansion for years, playing a small but powerful—perhaps even pivotal—role in moving expansion legislation forward.
Clifton, Prater Named APDs of Med-Peds Residency Program
Dana Clifton, MD, and Christopher Prater, MD, MPH, will assume the positions of Associate Program Directors of the combined Internal Medicine-Pediatrics Residency Program, effective July 2023.