Division News

Jenny Van Kirk, MD, finished up her internal medicine residency at Duke and joined the DGIM faculty this July as Medical Instructor in Hospital Medicine. Here's what we learned on a personal note: I see you’ve been chosen as a Chief Resident at DUH for next year, are you excited for this next role?

GIM Assistant Professor of Medicine, Clarissa Diamantidis, MD, presented "Can Telehealth Reduce Disparities in Diabetic Kidney Disease?" at the Duke Endocrinology Grand Rounds on Friday, July 28.

David Simel, MD, co-authored a Rational Clinical Examination Systematic Review in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA). The publication is entitled "Does This Child Have Pneumonia?" and was published August 1.

General Internal Medicine announces 2nd annual Excellence Awards to honor the outstanding achievements of our Division Faculty and Staff Members in Clinical Care, Education, Research, Implementation and Professionalism. 

The Duke Center for Applied Genomics and Precision Medicine is pleased to announce the first two post-doctoral fellows supported by an NIH training award (T32) in genomic medicine: Carolyn Baloh, M.D., and Cory Stingl, M.D.

The weight loss research of Dr. Nia Mitchell, Assistant Professor of Medicine, was recently featured on MSN's "30 Best Ways to Lose Weight After 30". 

Dr. Kevin Schulman presented at Duke Medicine Grand Rounds on July 21. His presentation was entitled, "The Healthcare Pivot: Technology and the Transformation of Healthcare". Schulman spoke about the national concern about the cost of healthcare in the United States and what it will take to get us out of this conundrum. 

The division of General Internal Medicine is conducting its annual faculty updates. All GIM faculty members should update their Duke CV, demographic information, and professional photo. 

Philip Barr, MD, Integrative Medicine Physician, Consulting Associate (General Internal Medicine), was recently interviewed for an NPR story, “Forest Bathing: A Retreat to Nature Can Boost Immunity and Mood.” The news story discussed the mental and physical benefits of a meditative practice called forest bathing, which encourage participants to practice mindfulness through nature. 

We are proud to announce Virginia Wang, PhD, has been promoted to Associate Professor!