Congratulations to Dr. Lawrence (Andy) Mumm on his promotion to Assistant Professor of Medicine in the Division of General Internal Medicine, effective March 1, 2021.
Lawrence And Mumm, MD - Palliative Care
Dr. Mumm completed his residency training in Internal Medicine at Duke University Medical Center in 2016, followed by a fellowship in Hospice and Palliative Medicine, also at Duke, in 2017. He was recruited to the Duke Division of General Internal Medicine as a Medical Instructor in Palliative Care in July, 2017.
Dr. Mumm’s full-time clinical effort has been comprised of hospital-based palliative care, namely as a consulting attending on the palliative care consult services at Duke University Hospital and Duke Raleigh Hospital, and as a primary attending on the solid tumor oncology service at Duke University Hospital. He distinguishes himself in these roles with his collegiality, thoughtfulness, and attention to detail. In the fall of 2019, our division recognized his outstanding clinical performance with the Division of General Internal Medicine’s “Practice Excellence Award.”
Dr. Mumm’s educational efforts have primarily focused on promoting effective and empathetic patient communication. He has led numerous communication training sessions with nurses, residents, and advanced practice providers at Duke, employing a mixture of didactics and skills practice with simulated patients. He completed the VitalTalk Faculty Development Course in September 2018 in order to enhance his own communication and teaching skills. He regularly teaches medical students, residents, and fellows during the course of his clinical day, instructing them on advanced symptom management techniques and communicating serious news. He also occasionally lectures to the Duke Hospice and Palliative Medicine fellows during their academic half days.
Dr. Mumm’s quality improvement and leadership efforts have focused primarily on improving decision support in Maestrocare’s symptom management order sets. He has served as a member of the Hospice and Palliative Medicine Fellowship Program’s Clinical Competency Committee since the fall semester of 2019. He was also recently asked to join the Duke Center for Brain and Spine Metastases as a representative for Palliative Care.