Duke’s CFAR Takes E2P Program on the Road to HBCU Students
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).
Fellow Research Academy: Building a DOM Culture of Career Development
By Liz Switzer
As the Department of Medicine (DOM) Fellow Research Academy (FRA) wraps up its inaugural year, participants say they are coming away better positioned as competitive candidates for research awards and with a sense of camaraderie that is fostered by a departmental culture of career development.
New Funding Awards - March 2022
Sponsored Research
Gerald Bloomfield of Cardiology has received a sub-award through the Aga Khan University for a project entitled "Chronic, Non-Communicable Diseases and Disorders Across the Lifespan: Fogarty International Research Training Award (NCD-LIFESPAN)." Total funding will be $23,180.
Ann Brown Will Deliver 2022 Clipp-Speer Lecture
The Program for Women in Internal Medicine (PWIM) will host Ann Brown, MD, MHS, vice dean for faculty, for the annual Clipp-Speer Women in Medicine Visiting Professor Grand Rounds presentation on Fri., April 29 12 p.m. in The Great Hall. The event will be hybrid in-person and virtual.
Five in Medicine Receive School of Medicine Faculty Awards
Four Department of Medicine faculty members have been named recipients of the 2022 Duke University School of Medicine (SOM) faculty awards.
Dept. of Medicine Diversity & Inclusion Loan Repayment Program Announced
The Duke Department of Medicine (DOM) is pleased to announce the Loan Repayment Program to Promote Diversity and Inclusion in Medicine (LRPDIM Award).
This award is part of a series of mentored career development opportunities offered by the DOM and is designed to fund underrepresented minorities in medicine who, as a group, are disproportionately impacted by student loans. This financial burden impedes retention, recruitment, and diversification of research faculty in the DOM.
Duke School of Medicine Ranks Fifth in Nation for Internal Medicine
The Duke University Internal Medicine program ranks No. 5 among 124 medical schools nationally in the 2023 U.S. News & World Report graduate program rankings released on March 30. The Duke University School of Medicine ranked No. 6 for research programs and many other departments at Duke were also ranked very highly.
Task Force Looks at New Second-Year PIONEER Program
The Department of Medicine (DOM) is creating a taskforce charged with developing the internal medicine component of a new program called outPatient Integrated lONgitudinal ExpERience, or PIONEER, for second-year medical students.
The goal of PIONEER is to increase their experience with the outpatient practice of general internal medicine and its subspecialties, as well as increase opportunities for faculty to teach medical students in the clinic setting.
Residency Match Day 2022 Results Announced
The Duke Internal Medicine Residency Program and the Duke Department of Medicine congratulate newly matched medical students who participated in the 2022 National Resident Matching Program. We are especially excited to welcome our newest intern class! We cannot wait for you to join us here in Durham.
The Mystery of Long COVID: Brain Fog, Fatigue, Even Sexual Dysfunction
By Steve Hartsoe
Thousands of COVID-19 survivors continue to grapple with symptoms many months after they were first infected. Brain fog, fatigue, even sexual dysfunction are among the symptoms people endure weeks and months after their acute COVID symptoms fade.
On some occasions, the virus reveals a pre-existing disease or causes another to inflict the patient.
But there is still much unknown about so-called long COVID, which ongoing research at Duke University and elsewhere aims to clarify.