As the alarming trend of health misinformation continues to grow, more clinicians are increasingly called to address this public health threat. In response, Duke Human Vaccine Institute Training and Mentoring Program Co-directors Maria Blasi, PhD, and Dr. Wilton Williams are inviting Department of Medicine faculty and trainees to take part in their popular interactive series, "Taking Science to the Streets," sessions of one-hour, bi-weekly virtual gatherings dedicated to discussion of the science behind the politics of managing infectious diseases, public and debunking science from myth.

Gastroenterology fellow Zachary S. Lorsch, and Katherine Zhao, a hematology-oncology fellow in the Duke Department of Medicine (DOM) are recipients of the American Society for Clinical Investigation (ASCI) 2025 Early-Career Awards.

Dr. Susan “Nicki” Hastings, MD, MHS, will assume the role of chief for the Division of General Internal Medicine, effective December 16, 2024.

When senior resident Kate E. Lee, MD, MS, picked up a flute for the first time in third grade, she never imagined that one day as a physician she would use it as a therapeutic tool to soothe critically-ill ICU patients waiting for heart transplants.

As the 2024-2025 academic year gets underway and a new cohort of chief residents comes onboard, Department of Medicine (DOM) clinicians and faculty members may notice an extra fresh face among the team members as the Duke Internal Medicine Residency programs expands its number of chief residents from four to five.  

Julius M. Wilder, MD, PhD, associate professor in the division of Gastroenterology and chair of the Department of Medicine Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Anti-Racism (DEIAR) Committee, has been named as the next vice chair of Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion effective July 1.

Drs. James Abbruzzese, Pamela Douglas, Neil MacIntyre, and Diana McNeill have received the 2024 Department of Medicine Career Achievement Award in recognition of the extraordinary impact that their careers have had in one of the department’s three core missions: education, research, and clinical medicine. 

Drs. Lisa Criscione-Schreiber, Aimee Zaas, and Mitch Heflin have been selected as the inaugural winners of the Department of Medicine (DOM) Education Achievement Award in recognition for their exceptional dedication to the art and practice of teaching.

The Department of Medicine’s 2024 Resident Research Day, held Friday, May 10, featured presentations from this year’s Califf Resident Research Award winners: Drs. Isabelle Byers, PGY-2, Noah Hellermann, PGY-2, and Jay Lusk, PGY-1.

As a national leader in driving high-impact discoveries in medicine, the Department of Medicine (DOM) has built a research infrastructure that enhances faculty development, mentoring, and funding programs that strengthen the next generation of outstanding investigators.