MedicineNews
July 12, 2019
Harvey Cohen Says Yes
Harvey Jay Cohen, MD, never planned to go into geriatrics. It wasn’t a word he heard in medical school in the 1960s. In fact, he hadn’t planned to go to medical school either. Once there, he certainly wasn’t planning to become a clinician--he just wanted to do research. Even after deciding to become a clinician-scientist, he chose hematology-oncology as his specialty. He never gave geriatrics a thought.
But life has a way of presenting opportunities, and Dr. Cohen has a way of saying yes.Continue Reading
Featured Articles
August 14, 2019
Kevin Shah joins department's clinical leadership team
Kevin Shah, MD, MBA , has been appointed to serve as Medical Director for Primary Clinical Services in the Department of...Continue Reading
August 7, 2019
Krishnan selected 2020-21 VA chief resident for quality improvement and patient safety
Govind Krishnan, MD , senior assistant resident in the combined Medicine-Pediatrics residency training program, has been selected to serve as the Durham VA Medical Center Chief Resident for Quality and Safety (CRQS) for 2020-21.Continue Reading
August 5, 2019
Call for applications for the SoM's 2020 ADVANCE-UP Program
The School of Medicine Office for Faculty is now accepting applications for the ADVANCE-UP Faculty Development Program. Applications are due Sept. 1, 2019.Continue Reading
Join us on Fridays for Medicine Grand Rounds
Resources You Need Now
Events
September 6, 2019
MGR - What We've Learned: Lightning Talks from the Department of Medicine's Health Data Science Award Recipients
Speaker
Megan Clowse, MD, MPH
Series
Medicine Grand Rounds
August 30, 2019
MGR - Pragmatic Approaches to Addressing Lifestyle in Primary Care using Technology and Team-Based Approaches
Speaker
Molly B. Conroy, MD, MPH, FASCM, FAHA
Series
Medicine Grand Rounds
August 23, 2019
MGR - Updates in Cardiac Transplantation: Strategies for Expanding the Donor Pool
Speaker
Chet Patel, MD
Series
Medicine Grand Rounds
Funding
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
Funding opp: Kaganov Research Initiative in Pulmonary Medicine and Engineering
Deadline
Wednesday, October 30, 2019
Funding Amount
Up to $150,000
Opportunities
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
Save the date 8/3/19: School of Medicine's Underrepresented in Medicine family barbecue
Deadline
Saturday, August 3, 2019
Highlights and Successes
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.
Awards - grants
Mohottige receives the Mario Family Foundation Award
June 11, 2019
Dinushika Mohottige, MD, MPH , a nephrology fellow, will receive The Mario Family Foundation Award , which supports junior investigators in training to make the transition to become independent scientists and planning for their first extra-mural funding.
Awards - honors
7 from Medicine honored at Spring Faculty Meeting
May 13, 2019
Seven Department of Medicine faculty were recognized with awards at the School of Medicine annual Spring Faculty Meeting on May 8.
Awards - honors
Boulware honored with a Distinguished Professorship
May 3, 2019
L. Ebony Boulware, MD, MPH , chief of the Division of General Internal Medicine, is among nine faculty in the School of Medicine recognized with a distinguished professorship.
More From MedicineNews
August 23, 2019
Register Today: The School of Medicine will host a seminar, "School of Medicine Finances: A Primer," on Fri., Jan. 10 from 12-1:30 p.m.
August 23, 2019
The Duke Institute for Health Innovation (DIHI) is excited to announce the next emerging ideas and funding cycle for innovative ideas and projects. Proposed projects should address actual and important problems encountered by care providers, patients and their loved ones and represent urgent health challenges nationally. The deadline for submitting applications is October 4, 2019.
August 22, 2019
Dr. L. Ebony Boulware directs the new Duke Center for Health Outcomes and Innovation Research (CHOIR). Learn more about it here!
August 20, 2019
Neema Sharda, MD , assistant professor of medicine (Geriatrics), will discuss the aging voice as part of a daylong community workshop at the Cary...
August 19, 2019
Catch up with the Duke Internal Medicine Residency Program by reading the weekly newsletter for Aug. 19, 2019.
August 14, 2019
Kevin Shah, MD, MBA , has been appointed to serve as Medical Director for Primary Clinical Services in the Department of Medicine, effective July 1,...
August 12, 2019
Catch up with the Duke Internal Medicine Residency Program by reading the weekly newsletter for Aug. 12, 2019.
August 11, 2019
Palliative Care physician and professional cartoonist Nathan Gray, MD just had his work featured in the LA TImes! This Op-Ed he created was in...
August 9, 2019
The following faculty received funding awards in July 2019.
August 7, 2019
Govind Krishnan, MD , senior assistant resident in the combined Medicine-Pediatrics residency training program, has been selected to serve as the Durham VA Medical Center Chief Resident for Quality and Safety (CRQS) for 2020-21.
August 6, 2019
What stands in the way of cooperation between clinicians and community stakeholders responding to the opioid epidemic, and how can these obstacles be...
August 6, 2019
The Duke Center for Research to Advance Healthcare Equity (REACH Equity) is seeking applications for an internal mentored research career development award . Applications are due Dec. 16, 2019. Letters of intent due by Sept. 30. Potential applications are encouraged to attend an info session on Sept. 5 and to apply for the application preparation program by Aug. 19.
August 5, 2019
The Duke CTSA KL2 is accepting applications for its Career Development Award Program . Applications are due Nov. 25, 2019.
August 5, 2019
MEDx is pleased to announce a call for proposals that focus on, or have relevance to, lung function or diseases of the lung, especially pulmonary fibrosis. Proposals are due Oct. 30, 2019 .
August 5, 2019
The School of Medicine Office for Faculty is now accepting applications for the ADVANCE-UP Faculty Development Program. Applications are due Sept. 1, 2019.
August 5, 2019
Don't forget: New faculty are invited to this year's School of Medicine New Faculty Orientation on Thursday, Sept. 19 in the Great Hall of the Trent Semans Center. Plan on attending if you've joined the faculty in the past several years and haven't attended one yet.
August 5, 2019
Catch up with the Duke Internal Medicine Residency Program by reading the weekly newsletter for Aug. 5, 2019.
July 31, 2019
Dr. Molly Conroy , Chief of the Division of General Internal Medicine at the University of Utah Health, will be visiting Duke at the end of August...
July 31, 2019
A warm welcome to new Department of Medicine faculty members who started in July!
July 30, 2019
The following faculty received funding awards in June 2019.