Division News

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

Medical Alumni Weekend runs November 3 through November 6, 2022

Faculty New to the Department of Medicine - October 1, 2021, through October 1, 2022

Medicine Faculty, Adrian Hernandez, MD, and Susanna Naggie, MD, are leading the trial being facilitated through the Duke Clinical Research Institute (DCRI)

See recently awarded research funding.

Eight Department of Medicine faculty members have completed the Leadership Development for Researchers (LEADER) Program, which is designed for junior faculty who are leading a research group and driving their own research agenda.

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

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!”

By Liz Switzer

Health disparities and community engagement are two hot topics in medicine today, and the Duke Center for AIDS Research (CFAR) is meeting both challenges head on with the Evidence2Practice (E2P) program. E2P is designed to increase interest in HIV science careers for students at Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) and Institutions of Higher Education that Serve Minority Populations (MSI).