Division News

First published online April 4, 2017, at Annals.org, this "Ideas and Opinions" article with Dr. John Williams as co-author now appears in the May 16, 2017, issue of the Annals of Internal Medicine. 

Two recent publications in the JAMA Network for DGIM; A JAMA Viewpoint article with Dr. Kevin Schulman and an original investigation in JAMA Surgery including author Dr. Peter Ubel. 

Two separate events, one hot-button issue: opiod safety.  AHEC Presentation

15 faculty members from Duke General Internal Medicine have been recently promoted to Assistant Professor!

Three physicians from Duke were entered a local Triathlon that, last minute, changed to Duathlon because of storms: Sharon Rubin (GIM), Jeff Clough (GIM), and Don Hegland (Cardiology). These doctors took the race by storm though, finishing 2nd and 3rd in their age groups.

The Duke Center for Palliative Care is pleased to announce a new annual award to recognize palliative care excellence outside of specialist palliative care services.  The Palliative Care Advocacy Award will honor members of the Duke Health community who are NOT part of Duke’s palliative care program who demonstrate an exceptional commitment to integrating the key elements of palliative care into their daily work. 

There were 4,500 registrants for this year's annual conference, "Hospital Medicine 2017," presented by the Society of Hospital Medicine. The presence of our DGIM hospitalists was evident via presentations, research abstracts, and leadership.

Bruce Peyser, MD, Professor of Medicine in General Internal Medicine, recently spoke at the 2017 Washington, Wyoming, Alaska, Montana, Idaho (WWAMI) Faculty Development Conference in Big Sky, Montana. 

The day before the March for Science in Washington, DC, a group of faculty, residents, and medical students led by Drs. Daniella Zipkin and Patrick Hemming, headed to Capitol Hil to advocate for strengthening Medicaid.

Chief of Palliative Care, Dr. David Casarett, was recently featured in a video on TEDMED, an independent health and medicine edition of the famous TED conference. His segment is entitled, "A doctor's case for medical marijuana".