Faculty promotions from January through June 2018
Congratulations to the following Department of Medicine faculty who received promotions in the first half of 2018.
Divisions select faculty recipients for 2018 Excellence in Education Awards
The recipients of the Department of Medicine faculty Excellence in Education Awards have been announced.
Webb + LeBlanc present at Duke PC grand rounds
Webb and LeBlanc present at the Duke Palliative Care Grand Rounds on Tuesday, June 26.
Strong Start award gives Phuong Doan the chance to ask high-risk, high-reward questions
Phuong Doan, MD, assistant professor of medicine (Hematalogic Malignancies and Cellular Therapy), is not one of those physicians who always knew she wanted to do research. “I consider myself more of a late bloomer,” she says. “What shaped my decision to go into research is a combination of my interactions with patients and mentors--both accidental and intentional--that I met along the way.”
Duke research on patient-related outcomes in cancer care is honored by Springer Nature journals
A journal article by Thomas LeBlanc, MD, associate professor of medicine (Hematologic Malignancies and Cellular Therapy), and Amy Abernethy, MD, adjunct professor of medicine (Medical Oncology), has been recognized as a paper that could "Change the World, One Article At A Time" by Springer Nature journals.
4 from Medicine honored at SoM Spring Faculty Meeting
Four Department of Medicine faculty were recognized with awards at the School of Medicine's annual Spring Faculty Meeting on May 9.
Two from Medicine honored with Duke University Meritorious Service Awards
Janet Reagan, director of finance for the Department of Medicine, and Jennifer Frith, nurse manager in the Adult Blood and Marrow Transplant Program, were among 23 Duke employees to be honored Thur., April 26, with 2017 Meritorious Service Awards for contributions to Duke University and Duke University Health System.
4/27/18: Dorothy Sipkins to present at Medicine Research Seminar Series
Dorothy Sipkins, MD, PhD, will present her research at the Department's Medicine Research Seminar Series on Friday, April 27, 2018 in Duke Hospital Room 2002.
7 from Medicine receive 2018 DIHI Innovation Awards
Department of Medicine faculty, trainees and staff received seven of 10 2018 DIHI Innovation Awards, which support high-potential care delivery innovation projects in the areas of population health and analytics, novel patient interactions, new and team-based models of care, and optimization of patient flow.
3/23/18: NCI director to present at Medicine Grand Rounds
Ned Sharpless, MD, director of the National Cancer Institute, will present at Medicine Grand Rounds on Fri., March 23 at 8 a.m. in Duke North Room 2002.