Division News

The 25-year celebration for Duke Palliative Care took place on May 19 and brought out hundreds of people to the Karsh Alumni and Visitors Center to celebrate the achievements and partnerships of Duke Palliative Care, bid farewell to the retiring Dr. Tony Galanos, and share a vision for the future of the Duke Center for Palliative Care.

In the words of Dr. Galanos, founder of the service in 1998, “We have gone from making the case to being the case”.

Michael Dore, MD, joined Duke GIM faculty in July 2022 and is a hospitalist at the Durham VA Medical Center. Learn more about him in our interview below. 

What brought you to Duke?
I grew up in Durham. I loved it here before it was cool.

What are your interests in the field?
High-value care, penicillin allergy delabeling

Noppon Setji, MD, has been selected to serve as Interim Program Chief for the Duke Hospital Medicine Programs, effective June 1, 2023.  In this role, Dr.

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.

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.

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."