Division News

Duke general internal medicine Doctors David Simel and Joel Boggan are helping to forward best practice. Their paper about successfully achieving higher vaccination rates for asplenic patients was published online by the American Journal of Medicine on February 14.

8 faculty from the Department of Medicine will participate in the School of Medicine's LEADER program.

We are excited to announce three new members of our Duke General Internal Medicine team.

This month the American Academy of Medical Colleges’ (AAMC) MedEdPORTAL published an online curriculum regarding Geriatric Depression that Dr. Patrick Hemming helped designed for clerkship medical students and medical learners such as nurse practitioners and physician assistants at a similar stage of clinical training.

We are pleased to announce Matthew Maciejewski, PhD, Duke Professor of Medicine, has been selected as a Statistical Reviewer for the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA). 

We sat down with Eugene Oddone, MD, to talk about his over 31-year career with Duke in our first ever Faculty Spotlight Video! Hear about his roles over the years, what hobbies he enjoys in his spare time, and his favorite thing about the division.

On February 2, a revered group gathered to celebrate the leadership transition of the Durhan VA Health Services Research Center, and Dr. Eugene Oddone's 19 years of success as director. Be sure to check out the photo gallery! 

Colleagues, both past and present, share their thoughts about Dr. Gene Oddone. 

David Casarett, MD, MA, chief of Palliative Care and professor of medicine, recently announced the creation of three leadership roles in Duke Palliative Care, which will position the program to take advantage of the numerous clinical, research, and education opportunities in Duke Health.

Recently, a large group led by Linda Kinsinger, MD, DGIM adjunct professor, and senior author, George Jackson, PhD, DGIM Associate Professor, published an Online First in JAMA Internal Medicine — “Implementation of Lung Cancer Screening in the Veterans Health Administration.”