From the Director
Happy FUN-bruary! Adopt-a-Resident is going great (thank you, faculty!), we got milkshakes to DRH (you may be across town, but you are ALWAYS in our hearts), we survived some HVAC and H20 issues at the VA with warm hearts and excellent care of patients, and we have our screening of Dr. Dale Okorodudu’s "Black Men in White Coats" this week! We also have our first “Intro to Fellowship” meeting with Dr. Hargett and me for rising SARs and fellowship-bound ABIM track JARs! Meeting to be repeated next week as well.
Kudos
Kudos this week go to Yuxi Zhang and Bhavik Patel from Vinay Choksi for being DRH rockstars, to Emory Buck, Kurren Mehta, JT Tanaka and Sean Taasan for helping teach MS1s at the Cancer Care elective (from Matt Labs), to Sebastian Estrada for being a great GM VA leader (from Larissa Rodriguez Homs), and also to Kurren, Bari Rosenberg, Ryan Slauer and Felicia Cao from Larissa for being amazing teammates. Also kudos to Ann Cameron Barr for a great Cohen Conference.
SUPER KUDOS TACOS to Ann Cameron Barr (with mentor Suchita Shah Sata) for the first annual Resident Teaching Competition! Congratulations to our winner, Michael Burt, as well as amazing competitors Alex Reddy and Ahmad Mourad. Also thanks to trainers Jenny Van Kirk, Louis Diehl and David Ortiz Melo, as well as judges Dr. Cooney, Dr. Criscione Schrieber and MSII Helen Tang. What a great new tradition!
Pubmed from the Program
This week’s pubmed from the program goes to Joyce Hwang for her review on COVID vaccines and cancer with Dr. Tian Zhang.
Have a great week!
Aimee
Clinic Corner: Pickett
Contributed by Jeff Clough
Pickett attending Dr. Fatima Syed was quoted in the news with excellent advice to help those with post-vaccination guilt.
From the Chief Residents
| Date | Topic | Lecturer | Time | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02/9/21 |
Diabetes |
Dr. McNeill | 7:15 a.m. | Zoom |
| 02/10/21 | Insomnia | Dr. Spector | 7:15 a.m. | Zoom |
| 02/11/21 | Knee Pain/Exam | Dr. Greenblatt | 7:15 a.m. | Zoom |
Academic Half Day: Feb. 12, 2021 via Zoom
| Thread | Topic | Lecturer | Time | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rheum/Renal/Endo |
Diabetes CKD |
Dr. Velez Dr. Smith |
9 a.m. 10:30 a.m. |
-- |
| ID/GI/GIM |
Syphilis Personal Finance |
Dr. Dicks Dr. Reddy |
9 a.m. 10:30 a.m. |
-- |
| Card/Heme/Pulm/Onc |
Pop Health 2 n/a |
Dr. Boggan
|
9 a.m. 10:30 a.m. |
-- |
| Date | Inpatient Topic on Zoom | Lecturer | Time | Location | Lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02/8/21 | SAR Talk: Op-Ed Writing Tutorial | Dr. Salinger | 12:15 p.m. |
Zoom |
Saladelia |
| 02/9/21 |
Duke Medicine LEADS: Case Dissection: Confronting Structural Racism and Implicit Bias |
Dinushika Mohottige, MD, MPH |
12 p.m. |
Zoom |
Namu |
| 02/10/21 |
SAR Talk: Early Warning Scores on Improving Patient Outcomes |
Dr. Foote | 12:15 p.m. |
Zoom |
Chick-fil-A |
| 02/11/21 |
Cohen Conference |
Dr. Duffy | 12:15 p.m. |
Zoom |
Guasaca |
| 02/12/21 |
Medicine Grand Rounds: In Pursuit of Cancer Health Equity: Cancer Disparities and Precision Oncology Research Across the Cancer Continuum |
Steven R. Patierno, PhD |
12 p.m. |
Zoom |
Piper's in the Park |
Report Conference Schedule: Feb. 8-11, 2021
| Date | Topic | Lecturer | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 02/8/21 |
VA JAR CAT MS2 teaching Duke Report |
Dr. Arnold and Dr. Simel Dr. Guzman Dr. Prier |
11 a.m. 2:30 p.m. 1:15 p.m. |
| 02/9/21 |
VA JAR Case Report VA Case Intern Report Duke SAR Report Duke Intern Report |
Dr. Tobin and Dr. Garbarino Dr. Dominguez and Dr. Garbarino Dr. Bagrova and Dr. Govert Dr. Lee and Dr. Labriola |
11 a.m. 1:30 p.m. 1:15 p.m. 2:30 p.m. |
| 02/10/21 |
VA JAR CAT Duke SAR Report |
Dr. Andreae and Dr. Rao Dr. Kendsersky and Dr. Zaas |
11 a.m. 1:15 p.m. |
| 02/11/21 |
VA JAR Check-in VA Intern Report Duke QI Report Duke QI Report |
Dr. Guzman and Dr. Garbarino Dr. Zhang and Dr. Garbarino Dr. Boggan and Dr. Krishnan Dr. Boggan and Dr. Krishnan |
11 a.m. 1:30 p.m. 1:15 p.m. 2:30 p.m. |
From the Residency Office
PWIM Presents Before They Were Stars: Transitioning after training – Thur., Feb. 11, 7-8:30 p.m. via Zoom
This career panel discussion with the theme of transitioning into an attending role from residency or fellowship will be held Thur., Feb. 11 from 7-8:30 p.m. via Zoom. Panelists: Dr. Bonike Sanders, Dr. Sheila Sherzoy, Dr. Liza Genao, Dr. Rebecca Sadun, and Dr. Serena Wong.
Duke Primary Care Transformation Fellowship
The Duke Department of Family Medicine and Community Health is accepting applications to fill the third cohort of its two-year Primary Care Transformation Fellowship. The goal of the fellowship is to train physicians and physician assistants to lead health care transformation and improve health within their communities and community-based practice settings. NEW DEADLINE: Applications are due Feb. 22, 2021. Learn more.
Our Wellbeing
The Department of Medicine is keeping an updated list of wellbeing resources during this extraordinary time. Click here for more information.
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