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December 5, 2019
New Faculty - October and November 2019
A warm welcome to new Department of Medicine faculty members who started in October and November!Continue Reading
December 4, 2019
Ross to serve as new chief medical officer for Duke Regional Hospital
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.Continue Reading
November 20, 2019
Duke Medical Alumni Association honors James Wyngaarden, MD
The Duke Medical Alumni Association honored James B. Wyngaarden, MD, professor emeritus and former chair of the Duke Department of Medicine as well as former director of the National Institutes of Health, earlier this month during Medical Alumni Weekend. Dr. Wyngaarden died on June 14 at the age of 94.Continue Reading
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Events
December 6, 2019
MGR - Understanding ANCA Vasculitis
Speaker
Ronald Falk, MD
Series
Medicine Grand Rounds
November 22, 2019
MGR - Alcoholic Liver Disease: From Bench to Bedside
Speaker
Gyongyi Szabo, MD, PhD, FAASLD, AGAF, FACP
Series
Medicine Grand Rounds
Funding
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
Duke CTSA KL2 is accepting applications for its Career Development Award Program
Deadline
Monday, November 25, 2019
Opportunities
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
Apply now: School of Medicine's ADVANCE-UP faculty development program
Deadline
Sunday, September 1, 2019
Highlights and Successes

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.
Awards - honors
Two from Medicine receive awards from the American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine
October 9, 2019
Two faculty from the Department of Medicine have been recognized with awards from the American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine (AAHPM).

Centers & Institutes
For center focused on interprofessional care, Heflin draws on experience in geriatrics
June 19, 2019
As the director of a new center at Duke dedicated to interprofessional education and care, Mitch Heflin, MD, MHS , professor of medicine (Geriatrics), expects to draw on his experience as a geriatrician.
Awards - grants
Bates receives Chair's Research Award for Trainee Projects
June 11, 2019
Christine Bates, MD , pulmonary, allergy and critical care medicine fellow, received Chair's Research Award for Trainee Projects from the Department of Medicine.
More From MedicineNews

December 6, 2019
What a lovely way to celebrate the holiday season!
December 5, 2019
A warm welcome to new Department of Medicine faculty members who started in October and November!

December 4, 2019
The Duke Internal Medicine Residency Program celebrated the 2019-20 fellowship match this week. “The fellowship match represents the culmination of a tremendous amount of work for our senior residents,” said Kathleen Cooney, MD , chair of the Department of Medicine. “I am delighted to see our residents take the next step in their careers – whether they are beginning fellowship or new positions as attending physicians at Duke or across the country.”

December 3, 2019
We are pleased to announce the promotion of one of our faculty members.
December 2, 2019
Catch up with the Duke Internal Medicine Residency Program by reading the weekly newsletter for Dec. 2, 2019.

November 30, 2019
When Dr. Laura Caputo was appointed as the education lead for the Durham VA inpatient rotation, she was eager to come up with a way residents could learn on their own time, given their unpredictable schedules.
November 26, 2019
Recently, the Private Diagnostic Clinic (PDC) Quality and Safety Office acknowledged individuals from the Department of Medicine PDC Ambulatory Clinics, recognized by The Joint Commission for their dedicated excellent contributions to patient care.
November 25, 2019
Catch up with the Duke Internal Medicine Residency Program by reading the weekly newsletter for Nov. 25, 2019.
November 20, 2019
The Duke Medical Alumni Association honored James B. Wyngaarden, MD, professor emeritus and former chair of the Duke Department of Medicine as well as former director of the National Institutes of Health, earlier this month during Medical Alumni Weekend. Dr. Wyngaarden died on June 14 at the age of 94.

November 20, 2019
Here is what happened at the High Value Practice Academic Alliance (HVPAA), as told by Dr. Suchita Sata.
November 20, 2019
This holiday season, the Department of Medicine is asking for your help to support Durham children and families with a donation to Partners for Youth Opportunity (PYO), a local nonprofit organization in our community.
November 18, 2019
The Duke Department of Medicine is seeking candidates for the role of Vice Chair for Education . We will consider applications from any full-time, regular-rank faculty at the rank of associate professor or above, at Duke or another institution.
November 18, 2019
Catch up with the Duke Internal Medicine Residency Program by reading the weekly newsletter for Nov. 18, 2019.

November 12, 2019
Jeannette Stein is an Assistant Professor of Medicine DGIM and a PCP at the Durham VA. Her special interest and expertise is the complex, home based care of veterans. Our interview tells more about this role and about her life outside of her career.
November 12, 2019
The following faculty received funding awards in October 2019.
November 12, 2019
The following faculty received funding awards in September 2019.

November 11, 2019
Catch up with the Duke Internal Medicine Residency Program by reading the weekly newsletter for Nov. 11, 2019.

November 10, 2019
Back in 2017, Dr. Nathan Gray jumped in to help kickstart a novel palliative care house calls program.

November 8, 2019
A new RCT involving group visits for diabetes appeared this week in JAMA Internal Medicine!

November 8, 2019
Fatima Syed, MD, MSc, is an editor and a writer for Annals Fresh Look, a blog that features perspectives and discourse among medical students and early career physicians.