From the Director
Whew! Another busy week as we come crashing into the end of the year! SARs, please make sure to check off all those VA alerts! We had a great rising SAR retreat on Thursday and a super successful Learning Health Systems Training Program end of year presentations to Drs. Owens and Shannon as well as a fantastic Resident Research Grand Rounds moderated by Drs.Cooney and Califf! Our presenters (Ann Cameron Barr, Jo Cavalier and Austin Wesevich) were amazing! Tonight, our Education Subcommittee from the DOM Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Anti-Racism Committee presents to Dr. Cooney. Many thanks to our resident members Hayley Cunningham, Bari Rosenberg, Gregg Robbins-Welty, Lonnie Sullivan, Harsh Patolia, Ceshae Harding, Neesha Nama and Omar Martinez-Uribe.
Congratulations to Nadia Yimer and Charles Han on the birth of Iman!! All are doing well! DukeFam Class 2049.
HUMONGOUS KUDOS TO TAREQ ALJURF for our drone class photos and to Hope Glowacki for the backup regular camera!
Kudos
Kudos this week to Jon Reichstein for a fantastic SAR talk, to Aman Kansal for a timely and superb Cohen Conference, to Omar Martinez-Uribe for presenting at the Compassionate Care Conference, to my amazing Gen Med team (NFs Aaron Hein and Hayley Cunningham, SARs Soo Lim, Ahmad Mourad, Payton Kendsersky and Hannah Robinson, interns Rami Gabriel, John Barber and Sukrit Jain and Med students Emily Alway and Jordan Hildenbrand) - great two weeks, to Jawan Abdulrahim from Steph G for a great intern report, and to Alex Reddy and Priyanka Patel from James Helzberg for helping out, and to Hannah Florian from Hayley Cunningham for superior work on Duke NF!
Pubmed from the Program
This weeks pubmed from the program goes to our LHSTP presenters– Jo Cavalier, Amber Meservey, Sunny Chung, Sukrit Jain, and Aaron Hein!
We are excited for a great class next year so don’t forget to apply here.
Have a great week!
Aimee
Clinic Corner: VA PRIME
Contributed by Leigh Wynkoop and Sonal Patel
Thanks to recent PRIME LEAD residents who scrubbed our list of patients who were listed as overdue for cervical cancer screening due to the pandemic. We’ve been getting those scheduled at the appropriate time interval.
We got the news that during the pandemic, if your VA Video Connect appointment fails for technical reasons, you CAN use Doximity Video as an alternative. Super easy to use if you get in a pinch – we’d prefer you do this than drop back to a phone visit.
We’re starting our season of farewells while also looking ahead. Seniors, some of you might have taken off by our next Clinic Corner, but please know how much you will be missed – gone but not forgotten! We wish you the best on your next chapters.
Leigh and Sonal
From the Chief Residents
| Date | Topic | Lecturer | Time | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05/25/21 |
SSTI |
Dr. Zaas | 7:15 a.m. | Zoom |
| 05/26/21 | Obesity | Dr. Syed | 7:15 a.m. | Zoom |
| 05/27/21 | Jeopardy | -- | 7:15 a.m. | Zoom |
Academic Half Day: May 28, 2021 TBD via Zoom
| Thread | Topic | Lecturer | Time | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rheum/Renal/Endo |
TBD |
-- -- |
9 a.m. 10:30 a.m. |
-- |
| ID/GI/GIM |
TBD |
-- -- |
9 a.m. 10:30 a.m. |
-- |
| Card/Heme/Pulm/Onc |
TBD |
-- -- |
9 a.m. 10:30 a.m. |
-- |
| Date | Inpatient Topic on Zoom | Lecturer | Time | Location | Lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05/24/21 | SAR Talk: Immunology for the Internist | Dr. Elliott | 12:15 p.m. |
Zoom |
Secrets Pho & Noodles |
| 05/25/21 |
Duke Medicine LEADS: (cancelled) |
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12 p.m. |
Zoom |
Chubby's Tacos |
| 05/26/21 |
QI Conference |
Dr. Boggan and Dr. Krishnan | 12:15 p.m. |
Zoom |
Chick-fil-A |
| 05/27/21 |
Cohen Conference |
Dr. Hwang | 12:15 p.m. |
Zoom |
Namu |
| 05/28/21 | Medicine Grand Rounds: A Legacy of Mentorship: Recognizing 2021 Neil L. Spector Art of Medicine Award Recipients |
Kim Huffman, MD, PhD Kimberly Johnson, MD, MHS |
12 p.m. |
Zoom |
Mediterra |
Report Conference Schedule: May 24-27, 2021
| Date | Topic | Lecturer | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 05/24/21 |
VA JAR CAT MS2 Teaching Duke SAR Report
|
Dr. Ali with Dr. Simel Dr. Schub Dr. Grubb with Dr. Labriola
|
11 a.m. 2:30 p.m. 1:15 p.m. |
| 05/25/21 |
VA JAR Case Report VA Intern Case Report Duke SAR Report Duke Intern Report |
Dr. Nama with Dr. Garbarino Dr. Corey and Dr. Garbarino Dr. Davy with Dr. Govert Dr. Jew with Dr. Labriola |
11 a.m. 1:30 p.m. 1:15 p.m. 2:30 p.m. |
| 05/26/21 |
VA JAR CAT Duke SAR Report |
Dr. Dziwis with Dr. Batch Dr. Berkowitz with Dr. Zaas |
11 a.m. 1:15 p.m. |
| 05/27/21 |
JAR Check-in VA Intern Report: Alcohol Withdrawal MS2 teaching QI -- |
Dr. Schub and Dr. Garbarino Dr. Pierson Faculty Dr. Boggan and Dr. Krishnan -- |
11 a.m. 1:30 p.m. 2:30 p.m. 1:15 p.m. 2:30 p.m. |
From the Residency Office
Career Transitions Retreat Signup for Graduating Residents/Fellows
This 90 minute session was designed by the DoM Education Team and will include evidence-based ways to thrive during your upcoming work transition, guided exercises to plan for this progression, and breakout sessions tailored to your career plans where you can learn from recent Duke Department of Medicine training program graduates who have just navigated these transitions. Each retreat will present the same content. Please RSVP by choosing one of the three dates/times that work best for you here.
Stanford Fellowship Opportunity
Stanford University has an unexpected opening for a first year fellow to start on July 1. If you are interested in applying for this position, please contact Dr. Neha Shah, nshah@stanford.edu, as soon as possible.
Duke Cardio-Oncology Conference Rounds Invitation
This event functions similarly to a tumor board and is well attended. Cardio-Oncology impacts all disease sites and we are encouraging clinicians in other specialties to join. Details about monthly rounds is below:
Duke Cardio Oncology Rounds are held every third Wednesday at noon:
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1 CME offered for attendance
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2-3 cases presented during each monthly rounds
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Presentations are led by two specialists, ex: cardiology and hematology discuss shared cases related to cardio-oncology
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Introduction – 2-3 minutes, Case description – 15 minutes, Literature review or discussion – 10 minutes, Follow up questions – 5 minutes
For more information on joining the monthly Cardio-Oncology conference rounds, please contact June Weston june.weston@duke.edu.
Mandarin-Speaking Residents needed for Health Fair
APAMSA, the Asian Pacific American Medical Student Association, at the Duke School of Medicine is looking for medical residents who speak Mandarin Chinese to volunteer with our Virtual Chinese Health Fair that is occurring Thursday May 27th from 3-5 pm virtually over Zoom. The Health Fair targets the local Chinese population in Durham and is being advertised via various community leaders.
The fair will start with multiple video lectures on relevant health issues in the Asian community (i.e. depression, COVID, diabetes) and will be followed by short one-on-one consults with doctors. Your responsibility would be to engage in these short 5 to 10 minute discussions with an individual or family to answer any questions about the lecture content or in general. You would be supervised under Dr. Amy Lee (Med-Peds). For more information please reach out to Nicky Chung nicky.chung@duke.edu.
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