D'Alessio and Palmer Awarded Distinguished Professorships
Three faculty members from the Department of Medicine have been awarded distinguished professorships, the highest honor the university can bestow upon a member of the faculty. The appointments are effective on July 1, 2022.
David D'Alessio, MD: James B. Wyngaarden Distinguished Professor of Medicine
2022 Chair's Research Award Recipients Announced
The Department of Medicine is delighted to announce the winning Chair’s Research Awards proposals for 2022.
“We have been very delighted with the work and outcomes of the prior recipients of this award and anticipate an equally successful and productive course for this year’s winners,” said Kathleen Cooney, MD, MCAP, chair, Department of Medicine. “Congratulations to each award recipient!”
Fellow Research Academy: Building a DOM Culture of Career Development
By Liz Switzer
As the Department of Medicine (DOM) Fellow Research Academy (FRA) wraps up its inaugural year, participants say they are coming away better positioned as competitive candidates for research awards and with a sense of camaraderie that is fostered by a departmental culture of career development.
New Funding Awards - March 2022
Sponsored Research
Gerald Bloomfield of Cardiology has received a sub-award through the Aga Khan University for a project entitled "Chronic, Non-Communicable Diseases and Disorders Across the Lifespan: Fogarty International Research Training Award (NCD-LIFESPAN)." Total funding will be $23,180.
Ann Brown Will Deliver 2022 Clipp-Speer Lecture
The Program for Women in Internal Medicine (PWIM) will host Ann Brown, MD, MHS, vice dean for faculty, for the annual Clipp-Speer Women in Medicine Visiting Professor Grand Rounds presentation on Fri., April 29 12 p.m. in The Great Hall. The event will be hybrid in-person and virtual.
Five in Medicine Receive School of Medicine Faculty Awards
Four Department of Medicine faculty members have been named recipients of the 2022 Duke University School of Medicine (SOM) faculty awards.
AGS Honors Heflin with Jahnigen Award for Geriatrics Education
The American Geriatrics Society (AGS) today announced that Professor of Medicine Mitchell T. Heflin, MD, MHS, vice chief for education (Geriatrics) will be honored with the 2022 Dennis W. Jahnigen Award for his dedication to advancing health professions education that enables health care providers in a variety of settings to care effectively for older adults.
Dept. of Medicine Diversity & Inclusion Loan Repayment Program Announced
The Duke Department of Medicine (DOM) is pleased to announce the Loan Repayment Program to Promote Diversity and Inclusion in Medicine (LRPDIM Award).
This award is part of a series of mentored career development opportunities offered by the DOM and is designed to fund underrepresented minorities in medicine who, as a group, are disproportionately impacted by student loans. This financial burden impedes retention, recruitment, and diversification of research faculty in the DOM.
Duke School of Medicine Ranks Fifth in Nation for Internal Medicine
The Duke University Internal Medicine program ranks No. 5 among 124 medical schools nationally in the 2023 U.S. News & World Report graduate program rankings released on March 30. The Duke University School of Medicine ranked No. 6 for research programs and many other departments at Duke were also ranked very highly.
Kimberly Johnson: Earning Her Own Place in the Hallowed Halls of Duke
By Liz Switzer
One of Dr. Kimberly Johnson’s earliest memories of arriving at Duke for her residency in 1997 is the long hallways lined with portraits of white men. Johnson, professor of medicine (Geriatrics) and director of the Duke Center for Research to Advance Health Equity, also called the REACH Equity Center, has since earned her own place in the hallowed halls of Duke—and beyond.