Division News

Christopher J. Hostler, MD, MPH, assistant professor in the division of Infectious Diseases, has been named associate chief of staff, Medicine Specialty Service, at the Durham Veterans Administration Health Care System, effective June 4.   

Academic medicine transformation leader Quinn Capers, IV, MD, the Rody P. Cox Professor of Internal Medicine (Cardiology) and associate dean for faculty diversity at the University of Texas Southwest School of Medicine, will deliver the June 16 Greenfield lecture with a talk entitled “Diversifying the Physician Workforce – Why We Can’t Wait.” 

The event will be held in person only beginning at 8 a.m. in Duke North, 2002. Breakfast will be served outside of the room starting at 7:45am. 

The Department of Medicine is delighted to announce the winners of our 2023 Administrative Awards. Please join us in thanking them for their hard work and for demonstrating Duke's values.

Jane Gagliardi, MD, MHS, has been promoted to associate dean for Learning Environment and Well-being in the School of Medicine.

Former Duke resident and health equity thought leader, Consuelo H. Wilkins, MD, MSCI, returns to campus to deliver the 2023 Clipp-Speer Medical Grand Rounds on Friday, June 9.

The Department of Medicine’s 2023 Resident Research Day, held Friday, May 19, featured presentations from this year’s Califf Research Award winners followed by a poster presentation with 18 entrants.

By William Yancy, MD

Interim Chief, Division of General Internal Medicine

The Division of General Internal Medicine at Duke strives to improve adult patient, family, community, and population health through exemplary patient care, education, and research. Perhaps most importantly, we have maintained core values of excellence, integrity, kindness, and commitment to health and health equity for our patients and our communities.

Congratulations to the following faculty members for their recent promotion in the Department of Medicine.

The Department of Medicine (DOM) is pleased to announce the recipients of the annual Master Clinician Award, Carl Berg, MD, Sangeeta Joshi, MD, MBBS, and Shelley McDonald, DO, PhD. 

Dr. Julius Wilder will lead a three-year investigational health equity patient education study to examine how diverse populations respond to various patient-education tactics such as print, digital, and video, with the goal of identifying the most effective methods and communication infrastructures for communicating relevant and important health information to diverse communities.