From the Director
Let’s go Duke! What a game ! And the first week of Funbruary was also fun. If you have time, stop by the med res and make some valentines for Meals on Wheels Seniors! Blood drive is next week so sign up if you can. Look to the HYPE calendar for more activities!
Kudos
Kudos this week to Priyanka Reddy for an outstanding Cohen Conference, to Alex Antonia from Jo Cavalier for great work on a busy 9100 nights week.
Pubmed from the Program
This weeks pubmed from the program goes to Allison Taylor for her article published earlier this academic year! Doucette, K, Percival, M-E, Williams, L, Kandahari, A, Taylor, A, Wang, S, Ahn, J, Karp, J and Lai, C. Hypoalbuminemia as a prognostic biomarker for higher mortality and treatment complications in acute myeloid leukemia. Hematol Oncol. 2021;39 (5): 697-706.
Have a great (and fun) week!
Aimee
Med Res Team Office Calendar
From the Chief Residents
| Date | Topic | Lecturer | Time | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02/08/22 |
Female Incontinence |
Dr. Nazema Siddiqui | 7:15 a.m. | Zoom |
| 02/09/22 | Breaking Bad News | Katie Young | 7:15 a.m. | Zoom |
| 02/10/22 | Vaginal Discharge and STIs | Clayton Alfonso | 7:15 a.m. | Zoom |
Academic Half Day: February 11, 2022
| Thread | Topic | Lecturer | Time | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rheum/Renal/Endo/ID/GI/GIM |
Glomerulonephritis |
Isaac Smith |
9 a.m. 10:30 a.m. |
VA Surgery Conference Room C5010-- ZOOM SESSION ONLY |
| Card/Heme/Pulm/Onc |
Hematology-Sickle Cell Cardiovascular Prevention |
Regina Crawford Nishant Shah |
9 a.m. 10:30 a.m. |
VA Medicine Conference Room C8016 -- ZOOM SESSION ONLY |
| Date | Inpatient Topic on Zoom | Lecturer | Time | Location | Lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02/07/22 | Pain and Implicit Bias | Dr. Patel-Nguyen and Dr. Bernal | 12 p.m. |
Zoom |
Guasaca |
| 02/08/22 | LEADS:Perspectives on Health Disparities Research |
|
12 p.m. |
Zoom |
Secrets & Pho |
| 02/09/22 |
SAR Talk: Preoperative Medicine |
Dr. Tingrui Zhao |
12 p.m. |
Zoom |
Chick-fil-A |
| 02/10/22 |
SAR Talk: Imposter Syndrome |
Dr. Hope Glowacki |
12 p.m. |
Zoom |
Happy & Hale |
| 02/11/22 | GRAND ROUNDS: ------ |
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12 p.m. |
Zoom |
Piper's In the Park |
Report Conference Schedule: February 7-10, 2022
| Date | Topic | Lecturer | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 02/07/22 |
VA JAR CAT Duke SAR Report - held in 2253 MS2 Report - held in 8262 |
Dr. Chen-Andrews w/ Dr. Simel Dr. Kussin and Dr. Navuluri Teaching w/ ACR |
11 a.m. 1:15 p.m. 2:30 p.m. |
| 02/08/22 |
VA JAR Case Report Duke SAR Report - held in 2253 VA Intern Case Report Duke Intern Case Report - held in 2253 |
Dr. Barrett w/ Dr. Zaas Dr. Morgan w/ Dr. Govert Dr. Miller w/ Dr. Carlson Dr. Travis w/ Dr. Lyles |
11 a.m. 1:15 p.m. 1:30 p.m. 2:30 p.m. |
| 02/09/22 |
VA JAR CAT Duke SAR Report - held in 8262 |
Dr. Infield w/ Dr. Voora Dr. Obeid w/ Dr. Zaas |
11 a.m. 1:15 p.m. |
| 02/10/22 |
VA JAR Case Report Duke SAR Report - held in 2253 VA Intern Case Report Duke Intern Case Report |
Leadership Conference Dr. Ike Dr. Richman w/ Dr. Huang Intern Teaching w/ Dr. Milne |
11 a.m. 1:15 p.m. 1:30 p.m. 2:30 p.m. |
From the Residency Office
Our Wellbeing
The Department of Medicine is keeping an updated list of wellbeing resources during this extraordinary time. Click here for more information.
Employee Health has Expanded Hours!
Based on feedback from team members who are seeking COVID testing so they can safely return to work with EOHW approval, the COVID hotline has expanded hours for employees: 5:30 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. 7 days per week.
Feeling down? Need to talk to someone? Opportunities for Wellness
All trainees at Duke have FREE access to Personal Assistance Services (PAS), which is the faculty/employee assistance program of Duke University. The staff of licensed professionals offer confidential assessment, short-term counseling, and referrals to help resolve a range of personal, work, and family problems. PAS services are available free of charge to Duke faculty and staff, and their immediate family members. An appointment to meet with a PAS counselor may be arranged by calling the PAS office at 919-416-1PAS (919-416-1727), Monday through Friday between 8:00 A.M. and 5:00 P.M. For assistance after hours, residents and fellows can call the Blood and Body Fluid Hotline (115 inside DUH, 919-684-1115 outside) for referral to behavioral health resources. Another resource is Duke Outpatient Psychiatry Referrals at (919) 684-0100 or 1-888-ASK-DUKE. https://www.hr.duke.edu/pas/
Opportunities
Useful links
- ACR Teach Blog
- GME Mistreatment Reporting Site
- Duke Health Influenza Policy
- http://duke.exitcareoncall.com/
- Main Internal Medicine Residency website
- Main Curriculum website
- Department of Medicine
- Confidential Comment Line Note (All submissions are strictly confidential unless you chose to complete the optional section requesting a response.)
- Updates from the Division of Hematology
- The Scope