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.
Duke Center for Applied Genomics and Precision Medicine Welcomes Inaugural T32 Post-Doctoral Fellows
"The Healthcare Pivot": Schulman's Grand Rounds
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.
Mitchell's weight loss research featured on MSN top 30
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".
Edelman leads WIP series
Dr. David Edelman leads the Duke General Internal Medicine Works in Progress (WIP) series which takes place on Friday mornings and is intended to give DGIM fellows and junior faculty the opportunity to present their current work to other colleagues at their level.
GIM Faculty: Have you updated your Faculty Bios and your Scholars@Duke Page?
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 featured in NPR story on health benefits of forest bathing
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.
The multidisciplinary HIDOC approach
Our teaching clinic, the Duke Outpatient Clinic (DOC), is serious about managing complex patients, those individuals who are sometimes labeled by the ED and hospital as "frequent flyers". A new program called "HIDOC" stands for "Highly Individualized, Dedicated Onsite Care" began this year and is led by 4 Duke GIM faculty members: Drs. Lynn Bowlby, Alex Cho, Patrick Hemming, and Jacob Feigal.
Wang promoted to Associate Professor
We are proud to announce Virginia Wang, PhD, has been promoted to Associate Professor!