Division News


Welcome new GIM faculty members!

Welcome the newest members of Duke General Internal Medicine!

Eric Fountain, MA, MD (top left)

Dr. Fountain is transitioning from Duke medicine residency to his clinical position as a hospitalist for the Preston Robert Tisch Brain Tumor Center at Duke.

Nia Mitchell, MS, MD, MPH (bottom left)

2016 GIM end-of-year awards

2016 Department of Medicine “Excellence in Education” Awards

Annually the Department of Medicine names an individual from each division to receive an award for excellence in education. Accompanying this recognition is a $5000 gift! This year’s beneficiaries are:

General Internal Medicine

Welcome new GIM faculty members!

The Division of General Internal Medicine is pleased to announce additions of two new faculty members:

Peter Lee, MD (pictured left)

In May 2016 Dr. Peter Lee transitioned to Duke Hospital Medicine from the WakeMed Hospitalist program in Raleigh. A graduate of the University of Pennsylvania, he completed both medical school and residency training at UNC Chapel Hill.

Adrienne Klement, MD (pictured right)

Rubin receives ambulatory teaching award

Dr. Sharon Rubin, assistant professor of medicine in Duke GIM, received the 2016 Ambulatory Teaching Award at Duke Medicine Grand Rounds on June 10. The Internal Medicine House Staff presents this award to a faculty member who best exemplifies commitment and excellence to teaching in ambulatory medicine.

 

Zayd Razouki, MD – 5 reasons I valued attending SGIM16

Post submitted by Zayd Razouki, MD

As the highlight of the academic year for many of us, SGIM’s annual meeting took place May 11-14 in the beautiful Hollywood, Florida. I attended and presented at the SGIM annual meeting this year and it was great as always. Here are my 5 reasons I’m glad I attended the meeting:

GIM Faculty Spotlight: Nilesh Patel, MD, MS

Meet Nilesh Patel, MD, MS, a DUH hospitalist since finishing his residency in 2013 and chief residency just last year. Get to know Dr. Patel through our interview below. 

How long have you been at Duke?

I am starting in my sixth year at Duke. I did both my residency and Chief Residency here at Duke, and liked it so much that I’ve stuck around since then (or rather, GIM and hospital medicine let me stay).