Bhavsar: Research about Research
Our congratulations to Nrupen Bhavsar, PhD, assistant professor of medicine (general internal medicine), the recipient of a Career Development Award for his application titled "Addressing bias from missing data in EHR based studies of CVD”.
“Data from the electronic health records (EHR) are increasingly being used for clinical research,” Bhavsar said, “yet there is limited information on the best approaches to address the methodological limitations of the EHR, such as missing data.”
JGIM paper: Massage Helps Ease Knee Osteoarthritis Pain
Need a medical reason for a massage? A new report just published in the Journal of General Internal Medicine suggests massage could complement treatment for patients with knee osteoarthritis.
2018 GIM Holiday Celebration Recap + Photo Gallery
The division of General Internal Medicine gathered at the Sarah P. Duke Gardens to celebrate the holiday season
Faculty Spotlight: Azalea Kim, MD
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.
Third quarter 2018 - GIM funding awards
Congratulations to these General Internal Medicine faculty members who were recipients of research funding from July through September 2018:
Nrupen Bhavsar, PhD, received an award from the National Institutes of Health for a project entitled "Addressing Bias from Missing Data in EHR Based Studies of CVD." Total funding will be $829,386.
L. Ebony Boulware, MD, MPH, received two awards:
Faculty Spotlight: Sonya Patel-Nguyen, MD
Dr. Sonya Patel-Nguyen joined our division this past July after completing her combined medicine and pediatrics residency training at UNC Chapel Hill.
DGIM holiday celebration 2018
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
GIM Journal Club: Asprin for Primary Prevention in Diabetes
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.
What Doctors Know About CPR: Gray in Topic Magazine
Dr. Nathan Gray's new graphic medicine piece published this week in Topic Magazine's December issue.
