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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.  

Each year, nearly one million people in the United States experience heart attacks that leave permanent damage to cardiac muscle. Once the heart forms scar tissue in response to injury, there are few options to reverse the loss of function. But what if that scar tissue could be transformed back into healthy, contractile heart muscle? 

Congratulations to the following faculty members for receiving these sponsored research awards

Gerald Bloomfield, MD, MPH, associate professor of Medicine, is a leader in cardiovascular global health research dedicated to combatting heart disease in under-served areas of the United States and in low to middle-income countries.

Children and families visiting the Marbles Kids Food Fest in downtown Raleigh recently had the opportunity to experience the digestive system in a whole new way—by becoming food themselves.

^{The following message was sent to members of the Department of Medicine from Dr. Kathleen Cooney, MD, MACP, chair of the Department of Medicine.}

The Duke Department of Medicine has announced the creation of the Emerging Physician Researcher Fund, a philanthropic initiative dedicated to supporting early-career physician investigators at a pi

Duke Department of Medicine fellowship programs offer outstanding medical training for physicians interested in focusing their skills in several subspecialties w

The Duke Department of Medicine Faculty Development Academy (FDA) provides individual faculty development needs, supplements on-going mentorship, and helps develop faculty in multiple career tracks. To highlight the outstanding work of its cohort members this year, Vice Chair for Faculty Development Dr. Carla Brady invited participants to showcase their work for the year.

Hospitals increasingly rely on performance metrics like length of stay and readmission rates to inform their operations, metrics that also play a vital role in patient care and directly impact reimbursement and patient outcomes. Many medical trainees, however, receive limited formal education on how their daily actions influence such outcomes. This is where Duke Internal Medicine residents are making a difference.