MedicineNews
January 10, 2020
Creating Communities to Address Health Disparities
Community has always been central in the life of Kimberly S. Johnson, MD, associate professor of medicine (Geriatrics) and director of the Duke Center for Research to Advance Healthcare Equity—also known as the REACH Equity Center.
Dr. Johnson grew up in tiny Winstonville, Mississippi, just outside Mound Bayou, a town founded by former slaves in 1887. She was aware that barriers to her success existed in the larger world, yet inside her all-black community, surrounded by grandparents, aunts, uncles, and cousins, the sky was the limit.
“Probably more than anything else, I’m a product of my community,” she says.Continue Reading
Featured Articles
January 14, 2020
Supporting data science in the Department of Medicine
Armando Bedoya, MD , will serve as associate chair for data science, a new role to assist faculty and trainees as they seek access to health care data and support from the various teams across Duke University.Continue Reading
January 3, 2020
Sullivan named 2020 recipient of the ASTCT Lifetime Achievement Award
Keith Sullivan, MD , the James B. Wyngaarden Distinguished Professor of Medicine (Hematologic Malignancies and Cellular Therapy), is the recipient of the American Society for Transplantation and Cellular Therapy's 2020 Lifetime Achievement Award .Continue Reading
December 19, 2019
Bartlett receives 2020 ASH Scholar Award
David Bartlett, PhD , assistant professor of medicine (Medical Oncology), has been selected to receive a $150,000 clinical-junior-faculty-level 2020 ASH Scholar Award by the American Society of HematologyContinue Reading
Health Data Science and AI Series starts Friday
Resources You Need Now
Events
February 7, 2020
MGR - Bystander Intervention: Addressing Harassment and Bias at Work
Speaker
Ada Gregory
Series
Medicine Grand Rounds
January 31, 2020
MGR - Group Interventions in Obesity and Diabetes: Applying the Chronic Care Model in Health Services Research
Speaker
Nia Mitchell, MD, and David Edelman, MD
Series
Medicine Grand Rounds
January 24, 2020
MGR - Health Data Science and AI Series: Can a Machine Write a New Yorker Article, or Clinical Notes?
Speaker
Lawrence Carin, BS, MS, PhD
Series
Medicine Grand Rounds
Funding
Funding opp: Duke AHEAD and Duke IPEC education funding
Deadline
Monday, February 10, 2020
Funding Amount
Up to $10,000
Funding opp: SOM Core Facility Voucher Program
Deadline
Friday, October 25, 2019
Funding Amount
$500-$10,000
Funding opp: DIHI accepting applications for 2020 Innovation Projects
Deadline
Friday, October 4, 2019
Funding Amount
$25,000 to $70,000
Funding opp: Duke REACH Equity Career Development Award
Deadline
Monday, December 16, 2019
Funding Amount
Up to $75,000
Opportunities
Save the date 5/21/20: Spring Faculty Celebration
Deadline
Thursday, May 21, 2020
SoM is accepting nominations for Research Staff Appreciation Awards
Deadline
Thursday, October 24, 2019
Save the date 9/20/19: Duke AHEAD Health Professions Education Day
Deadline
Friday, September 20, 2019
Registration is open for 'School of Medicine Finances: A Primer' seminar
Deadline
Friday, January 10, 2020
Call for applications for the SoM's 2020 ADVANCE-UP Program
Deadline
Sunday, September 1, 2019
Save the date 9/19/19: School of Medicine New Faculty Orientation
Deadline
Thursday, September 19, 2019
Highlights and Successes
Awards - honors
Sullivan named 2020 recipient of the ASTCT Lifetime Achievement Award
January 3, 2020
Keith Sullivan, MD , the James B. Wyngaarden Distinguished Professor of Medicine (Hematologic Malignancies and Cellular Therapy), is the recipient of the American Society for Transplantation and Cellular Therapy's 2020 Lifetime Achievement Award .
Awards - grants
Bartlett receives 2020 ASH Scholar Award
December 19, 2019
David Bartlett, PhD , assistant professor of medicine (Medical Oncology), has been selected to receive a $150,000 clinical-junior-faculty-level 2020 ASH Scholar Award by the American Society of Hematology
Awards - grants
Regan selected as CVRC's Mandel Fellow Award recipient
December 19, 2019
Jessica Regan, MD , has been selected as the Duke Cardiovascular Research Center's 2020 Mandel Fellow.
All things Duke
Ross to serve as new chief medical officer for Duke Regional Hospital
December 4, 2019
Adia K. Ross, MD, MHA , the medical director for Duke Raleigh Hospital Medicine, has been named Duke Regional Hospital’s new chief medical officer. Dr. Ross is an assistant professor of medicine (General Internal Medicine) and graduate of the Duke Internal Medicine Residency Program.
Awards - honors
Two from Department of Medicine elected to the National Academy of Medicine
October 22, 2019
Two faculty from the Department of Medicine, L. Ebony Boulware, MD, MPH , and Peter Ubel, MD , have been elected to the prestigious National Academy of Medicine (NAM). Election to the NAM is considered one of the highest honors in the fields of health and medicine and recognizes individuals who have demonstrated outstanding professional achievement and commitment to service.
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January 22, 2020
Please mark your calendars for the School of Medicine Spring Faculty Celebration, Thur., May 21, from 5-7:30 p.m. in the Doris Duke Center at Duke Gardens.
January 21, 2020
The following faculty received funding awards in December 2019.
January 21, 2020
Catch up with the Duke Internal Medicine Residency Program by reading the weekly newsletter for Jan. 21, 2020.
January 19, 2020
Daniella Zipkin talks about the inaugural DGIM Educator Café, which was held on Monday, January 13th.
January 17, 2020
Nia Mitchell explains what MLK Jr. day means to her
January 14, 2020
Armando Bedoya, MD , will serve as associate chair for data science, a new role to assist faculty and trainees as they seek access to health care data and support from the various teams across Duke University.
January 13, 2020
Catch up with the Duke Internal Medicine Residency Program by reading the weekly newsletter for Jan. 13, 2020.
January 10, 2020
Community has always been central in the life of Kimberly S. Johnson, MD , associate professor of medicine (Geriatrics) and director of the Duke Center for Research to Advance Healthcare Equity —also known as the REACH Equity Center. Dr. Johnson grew up in tiny Winstonville, Mississippi, just outside Mound Bayou, a town founded by former slaves in 1887. She was aware that barriers to her success existed in the larger world, yet inside her all-black community, surrounded by grandparents, aunts, uncles, and cousins, the sky was the limit. “Probably more than anything else, I’m a product of my community,” she says.
January 6, 2020
Catch up with the Duke Internal Medicine Residency Program by reading the weekly newsletter for Jan. 6, 2020.
January 2, 2020
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January 2, 2020
We are pleased to announce the promotion of Dr. Gerardo Alcazar!
December 23, 2019
Meet Manisha Bhattacharya, MD, the Neuro-Oncology Hospitalist at the Preston Robert Tisch Brain Tumor Center.
December 20, 2019
Dr. Suchita Sata's decision to pursue academic hospital medicine as a career was largely influenced by a hospital medicine elective during her residency at U Penn
December 19, 2019
The Duke Cardiovascular Research Center announced that three projects led by CVRC faculty have received Mandel Seed Awards.
December 18, 2019
10 faculty from the Department of Medicine have been selected for the School of Medicine's LEADER program.
December 18, 2019
Three faculty from the Department of Medicine have been selected for the School of Medicine's 2020 class of ADVANCE-UP Scholars.
December 18, 2019
The School of Medicine is launching a new live storytelling series in 2020 to showcase the diverse stories of the people across the Duke Health community. The first show will be on Jan. 27 from 5:30-7 p.m. in the Great Hall. Apply to be a storyteller and learn more.
December 18, 2019
Duke AHEAD and the Duke Health Center for Interprofessional Education and Care (IPEC) are pleased to join forces to offer project funding for innovative new curricula aimed at students from two or more professions to learn “about, from, and with” each other. Letters of intent are due Dec. 20. Full proposals are due Feb. 10, 2020.