Division News

The Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Anti-Racism Committee (DEIAR) announced the individuals selected to become the inaugural Vice Chiefs for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (VCDEI) for each division within the department of medicine. These individuals are all wonderful thoughtful leaders who have shown a commitment to improving DEI within the department.

Sponsored Research 

Jatin Roper of Gastroenterology has received an award from the National Institutes of Health for a project entitled "Ultra-bright fluorescent nanoparticles for colorectal adenoma detection." Total funding will be $461,090.

The Program for Women in Internal Medicine is pleased to announce the revival of the longitudinal PWIM Peer Mentoring Program. Peer mentoring sessions will occur monthly at alternating times, Wednesdays at 5:30 pm and Fridays at 8:00 am, and will include both in person and virtual options for attendance whenever possible. 

Sessions will rotate among three core themes, such that each theme will be discussed quarterly:

Sponsored Research

Sudha Shenoy of Cardiology has received an award from the National Institutes of Health for a project entitled "Regulation of myocardial GPCRs by USP20 in normal and hypertrophied heart." Total funding will be $2,248,260.

Pamela Douglas of Cardiology has received a sub-award through the Massachusetts General Hospital for a project entitled "Randomized Trial to Prevent Vascular Events in HIV (REPRIEVE)." Total funding will be $152,536.

The August 10, 2021 session of Duke Medicine LEADS featured a discussion led by Ryan Duffy, MD; Hannah Florian, MD; and Matthew Abbott, MD, "A Challenging Case of Jaundice and Pancytopenia."

Panelist included, Louis Diehl, MD; Lawrence Mumm, MD; and Endi Wang, MD, PhD, who weighed in for the diagnostic reasoning discussion.

The following faculty received funding awards in June 2021.

A warm welcome to new Department of Medicine faculty members who started in July 2021!

The June 8, 2021 session of Duke Medicine LEADS featured a discussion led by Sara Coles, MD; Micah Schub, MD; and Ruchi Doshi, MD, MPH, "An Uncommon Cause of Syncope."

Panelist included, Cristiana Chase, DO; David Leiman, MD; and Michel Khouri, MD, who weighed in for the diagnostic reasoning discussion.

The Internal Medicine Residency Program has announced the 2021 - 2022 Faculty Resident Research grant recipients.

The following faculty received funding awards in May 2021.