Division News

GIM Faculty Spotlight: Neha Kayastha. MD

Neha Kayastha, MD, is an Assistant Professor of Medicine in GIM. She is a palliative care physician and medical educator who takes care of patients with serious illnesses, primarily in the hospital. Learn more about her in our interview below.

GIM Staff Updates

The division of General Internal Medicine is constantly evolving to help meet the changing needs of our faculty. We are thankful for a talented and resilient administrative team who can easily adjust to fit those needs. Below are recent updates to our administrative staff: 

DOM Research Quality Virtual Town Hall

This Research Quality Townhall will deconstruct the internal review process for research proposals submitted to DOM Research Administration (DOMRA) and the Office of Research Administration (ORA).

Distinguished academic promotions in GIM

Congratulations to three of our faculty members who are receiving distinguished academic promotions in the division of General Internal Medicine (GIM)!

Chief Residents Present Rematch at Cameron: Duke v UNC!

Dear Friends and Colleagues:

Friday night, in historic Cameron Indoor Stadium, our coed IM Resident basketball team defends its victory in Carmichael Auditorium against the vaunted residents in Internal Medicine at UNC.

Duke @ SHM Converge 2023

The Society of Hospital Medicine (SHM) annual meeting took place earlier this week in Austin, Texas. SHM Converge offers world-class education for hospitalists and a broad range of unique opportunities to learn, engage, and network.

GIM Faculty Spotlight: Adam Wachter, MD

Adam Wachter, MD, is an associate professor of medicine in our division, a hospitalist at Duke Regional Hospital (DRH), and the Associate Medical Director of DRH Hospital Medicine. Learn more about him in our interview below. 

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Women in Medicine: Moving the Equity Needle

September is Women in Medicine month. Daniella Zipkin, MD, chair of the Program for Women in Internal Medicine (PWIM), kicks off our departmental coverage with her essay on equity.

Bae Named Chief Quality Officer for Duke University Hospital

In this new role for Duke University Hospital, Dr. Bae will join the hospital as a member of the senior leadership team with the responsibility to set the overall clinical direction, leadership, and operational management of quality and safety programs of Duke University Hospital.

Shah Promoted to Associate Professor and Named Interim CMO for Duke Primary Care

We are pleased to announce that Kevin Shah, MD, MBA, has been promoted to Associate Professor of Medicine in the division of General Internal Medicine (GIM), effective September 1, 2022. Dr. Shah was also recently named interim Chief Medical Officer of Duke Primary Care, overseeing the continuum of work after John Anderson, MD, left this role in July.