Curlin's JAMA Viewpoint on "Why Physicians Should Oppose Assisted Suicide"
Last week’s issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) has it’s theme as death, dying and th
Duke Health is joining national Open Notes initiative
Duke University Health System has joined a growing national Open Notes initiative to improve patient-physician communication and support our o
Welcome Mark Bettger – GIM Senior Business Manager!
Mark Bettger became part of the Duke community in 2012 and served as the Administrative Manager for the
New translational research: Blood test can tell if antibiotics are needed
A team of infectious disease and genomics faculty in the Department of Medicine has been fine-tuning a test that can determine whether a respiratory illness is caused by infection from a virus or bacteria so that antibiotics can be more precisely prescribed. The research was published in the January 20 issue of Science Translational Medicine.
1/21/16: Can Social Media Become Scholarship?
Matthew Sparks, MD, assistant professor of medicine (Nephrology), will present "Can Social Media Become Scholarship?
Dr. Simel Co-Authors 2 JAMA Rational Clinical Exams
David Simel, MD, Chief of Medicine in the Durham VA, not only edits the Rational
GIM's Dr. Bae named Associate CMO for DUHS
Congratulations to Dr. Jonathan Bae who has assumed a new role in quality as the DUHS Associate Chief Medical Officer (CMO) for Patient Safety and Clinical Quality.
Hospitalists Receive Acceptances for Conference Presentations
Big news about acceptances of submissions by our Duke GIM Hospitalists: