Division News

ACLT Raleigh

ACLT Advocacy Day 2023

Led by Drs. Daniella Zipkin and Caroline Sloan, residents in the Advocacy in Clinical Leadership Track (ACLT) traveled to Raleigh on May 24 for an advocacy day at the N.C. General Assembly to discuss the need for behavioral health initiatives in the state budget.
Peyser Feeney

Peyser and Feeney honored with Excellence in Education Awards

Bruce Peyser, MD, and Colby Feeney, MD, were the selected recipients for the Excellence in Education Awards by the Department of Medicine (DOM).  These awards are given to a faculty member in each division in recognition of their outstanding leadership and commitment to the education of fellows, residents, and students. Peyser received the award for internal medicine and Feeney for hospital medicine. Awardees will be recognized at the DOM Annual Celebration on June 8.
Chaplain Webinar

Hemming and Henderson Present a Transforming Chaplaincy Webinar

On Wednesday, May 17th, Dr. Patrick Hemming, Rev. Katherine Henderson, and Rev. John P. Oliver presented for a Transforming Chaplaincy webinar. Their presentation was entitled "Patient Religiosity and Desire for Chaplain Services in an Outpatient Primary Care Clinic."  
XGM

Wahid and Team Present at EPIC XGM Conference

Lana Wahid, MD, along with research analysts John Stover, MSN, and Earl Schwark III, were invited to guest speak at EPIC’s XGM Conference 2023 on May 09, 2023 in Verona, Wisconsin. This annual conference is focused on advancing the science of software build, training, performance, and workflow.
SGIM 2023

SGIM 2023 Recap

The Society of General Internal Medicine's (SGIM) annual meeting just wrapped up in Aurora, Colorado  What an amazing submersion it was into what matters in general internal medicine! The theme for the annual meeting was General Internal Medicine: Meeting the Promise of Tomorrow.
SGIM 2023

It's SGIM23 Week: Here is what's coming

General Internal Medicine: Meeting the Promise of Tomorrow, that is this year's theme for the Society of General Internal Medicine annual meeting. The conference takes place later this week, May 10-13, in Aurora, CO. The onsite planner program is now available online here, or check out the Duke at SGIM23 itinerary, for all things Duke that are taking place at the meeting.

Yancy GIM

Yancy Named Interim Division Chief of General Internal Medicine

William Yancy, MD, has agreed to serve as interim chief of the division of General Internal Medicine (GIM), effective January 1, 2023. Dr. Yancy is a professor of Medicine in the GIM division and has been a member of the Department of Medicine at Duke for 23 years.    After medical school at East Carolina University, Dr. Yancy completed his residency and chief residency at the University of Pittsburgh.  He came to Duke as a GIM fellow and we were delighted to recruit him to our faculty after he completed his training.