Division News

It’s Time to Talk About Plastic Pollution and Its Impacts on Human Health

Earth Day is a time to raise awareness of the need to protect Earth's natural resources for future generations. It’s also time to have cross-discipline conversations about plastic pollution’s impact on human health, says two School of Medicine researchers with Duke University’s Plastic Pollution Working Group (PPWG). 

Patel to Receive AHA National 2023 Physician of the Year Award

Manesh Patel, MD, will receive the American Heart Association’s (AHA) 2023 Physician of the Year Award, which honors a physician with a longstanding commitment to the highest ideals of patient care and exemplary leadership in the AHA mission.

Dr. Andrew Muir Named Vice Chair of Clinical Affairs

Andrew Muir, MD, MHS, will serve as the next Vice Chair of Clinical Affairs for the Department of Medicine, beginning April 1.  He will continue in his role as the Chief of the Division of Gastroenterology. 

Resident Cohort ACLT Plays a Role in NC Medicaid Expansion

After a decade of debate, North Carolina is poised to expand the state’s Medicaid program.  A cohort of Duke internal medicine residents has been advocating for the expansion for years, playing a small but powerful—perhaps even pivotal—role in moving expansion legislation forward.