Division News


Faculty Spotlight: Nia Mitchell, MD

Nia Mitchell, MD, joined the division almost a year ago as a researcher and as a clinician. Read more about her in this faculty spotlight!

Maciejewski co-authors 2 in JGIM on obesity in VHA

Obesity is one of Dr. Matthew Maciejewski's main research areas, which is why it was no surprise when we saw two recent articles on this topic published in The Journal of General Internal Medicine (JGIM). Both e-pubs ahead of print, to be published in the April issue of JGIM. Read all about them here. 

Ubel contributes more articles to Forbes Health

What do bicycle helmets, healthcare, unnecessary care, and income inequality all have in common? They are all topics in recent articles written by Dr. Peter Ubel and featured in Forbes.

Neph Madness 2017

Every March since 2013, the American Journal of Kidney Disease (AJKD) blog transforms into the central headquarters for an evidence based, non-commercial, medical education experiment in leveraging the tools of social media, interactivity, and gamification to teach the latest advances and the most important breakthroughs in nephrology.

DIHI Awards in DGIM

The Duke Institute for Health Innovation (DIHI) has announced that it will support high-potential care delivery innovation projects in the areas of population health and analytics, novel patient interactions, new and team-based models of care, and optimization of patient flow. Among the recipients were 3 projects that included members from Duke GIM!

Hemming accepted to program to improve worklife conditions

We are pleased to announce the acceptance of Dr. Patrick Hemming to the WELL (Wellness Engaged Longitudinal Leaders) Program, which builds a community of “Wellness Champions”, from GIM and other primary care fields, who can improve worklife conditions at their home institution as well as take their knowledge to other institutions facing stress and burnout.