Division News


“ACP @ DOC” initiative is underway!

The Advance Care Planning (ACP) initiative at the DOC is off to a great start.  Patients have already started coming to ACP dedicated appointments at the DOC to meet with our new patient navigators to get started on “Care Planning,” the patient-centered process of speaking with loved ones and the medical team about the care a patient would like to receive if unable to speak for him/herself.  

Welcome new GIM members

We are proud to welcome 8 new faculty and staff members to the Division of General Internal Medicine!

Faculty Spotlight: Jenny Van Kirk, MD

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?

Simel co-authors JAMA Rational Clinical Exam

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.

Diamantidis endocrinology grand rounds

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.

GIM excellence awards - nominate a colleague!

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.