Recap: First Annual Proud To Be GIM Celebration
The division of General Internal Medicine held their first annual Proud To Be GIM Celebration on Thursday, October 26, at the GIM offices in downtown Durham. This was our first in-person division-wide event held since the pandemic.
Announcing the 2023 GIM Excellence Award Winners
We are proud to announce the winners of the 8th annual GIM Excellence Awards! The recipients listed below were nominated by a division member(s) and voted on by our awards committee. The winners were announced by Duke GIM Interim Division Chief, Dr. Will Yancy, during our first annual Proud To Be GIM Celebration on Thursday, October 26.
Meet the New Chief Residents
The beginning of each new academic year is exciting and unique in its own way. One of the highlights for the Department of Medicine is welcoming our new Chief Residents as they assume their roles. This year is no exception with a talented, new team of emerging leaders that includes Ann Cameron Barr, MD, Michael Cosiano, MD, Courtney Dominguez, MD, and Nathan Hirshman, MD. Learn more about them in our special Meet the New Chiefs Spotlight.
Wahid and Team Present at EPIC XGM Conference
Lana Wahid, MD, along with research analysts John Stover, MSN, and Earl Schwark III, were invited to guest speak at EPIC’s XGM Conference 2023 on May 09, 2023 in Verona, Wisconsin. This annual conference is focused on advancing the science of software build, training, performance, and workflow.
SGIM 2023 Recap
The Society of General Internal Medicine's (SGIM) annual meeting just wrapped up in Aurora, Colorado What an amazing submersion it was into what matters in general internal medicine! The theme for the annual meeting was General Internal Medicine: Meeting the Promise of Tomorrow.
DOM Research Quality Virtual Town Hall
This Research Quality Townhall will deconstruct the internal review process for research proposals submitted to DOM Research Administration (DOMRA) and the Office of Research Administration (ORA).
Former CDC Director Cohen Advises Doctors on Leadership, Consensus Building of Public Trust in Medicine
Renowned public health policy expert Mandy Cohen, MD, MPH, called on physicians to embrace consensus building around public trust in health care as confidence in federal agencies has fallen significantly this year — reaching a record low for the Centers for Disease Prevention and Control (CDC) in some recent polls — in delivering the 2025 Eugene A. Stead Jr. Memorial Medicine Grand Rounds Lecture, “Leading Through Crisis and Change."
Dr. Kimberly Johnson Receives State of Science in Palliative Care Research Mentoring Award
Kimberly S. Johnson, MD, MHS, Brenda E. Armstrong, MD Distinguished Professor of Medicine, has been selected by the American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine to receive the 2026 State of the Science in Palliative Care Research Mentoring Award for her groundbreaking contributions to palliative care research and mentorship.
Duke Awarded Funding to Raise Standard of Care for Pain Management
Chronic pain is one of the most burdensome conditions in the United States, with lower back pain comprising the largest subset of those conditions, and veterans bearing a disproportionate amount of this societal burden. Two Duke researchers plan to change that reality and raise the standard of pain care management.
Landmark Study Gives Lung Cancer Patients Better Biopsy Options
Duke lung cancer patients and their doctors now have better diagnoses options thanks to a new landmark study that fills a critical gap in clinical decision about which of two main biopsy modalities is better for the diagnosis of lung nodules in patients at moderate to high risk for cancer.
Dr. Cara McDermott: Taking NEXT STEPs to Move Patient Care, Geriatric Research Forward
Cara McDermott, PharmD, is taking big steps to impact care for all patients while advancing geriatric research with her work in building the continuum of care for people with COPD — a leading cause of death in the United States after cancer, cardiovascular disease, and stroke.
Thirteen Medicine Faculty Members Receive 2025 Excellence in Education Awards
The Department of Medicine recognizes 13 faculty members with 2025 Excellence in Education Awards in recognition of their outstanding work and dedication to the education of its fellows, residents and students.
Transforming Cancer Care: Duke Health to Implement Electronic Symptom Self-Monitoring for Patients with Cancer
Duke University Health System (DUHS) has been awarded funding from the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) to implement electronic monitoring of patients’ self-reported symptoms during cancer treatment — potentially transforming cancer care at Duke.
Dr. Loretta Que Selected as 2025 American Thoracic Society Award Recipient
Professor Loretta G. Que, MD, chief of the Division of Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care Medicine, has been selected as the recipient of the 2025 Elizabeth A. Rich, MD, Award from the American Thoracic Society (ATS).
Dr. Kamran Mahmood Leads Promising New Treatment for Lung Cancer Patients
Duke Health interventional pulmonologist Dr. Kamran Mahmood, MD, MPH and the Duke Interventional Pulmonology Team are offering a ground-breaking, promising new treatment procedure for advanced lung cancer patients— pulsed electric field (PEF) ablation.
Dr. Deepshikha Ashana: Research at the Intersection of Science and Advocacy
Born in a small town in India to physician parents, Deepshikha Ashana, MD, MBA, MS, naturally developed a love for medicine as a child. She also watched her mother — an obstetrician — walk a professional path that was fraught with gender-based discrimination; an experience that instilled in her the core personal value of equity.