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Duke Internal Medicine Residency Program celebrates Fellowship Match 2019-20

The Duke Internal Medicine Residency Program celebrated the 2019-20 fellowship match this week. 

“The fellowship match represents the culmination of a tremendous amount of work for our senior residents,” said Kathleen Cooney, MD, chair of the Department of Medicine. “I am delighted to see our residents take the next step in their careers – whether they are beginning fellowship or new positions as attending physicians at Duke or across the country.”

Ross to serve as new chief medical officer for Duke Regional Hospital

​Adia K. Ross, MD, MHA, the medical director for Duke Raleigh Hospital Medicine, has been named Duke Regional Hospital’s new chief medical officer. Dr. Ross is an assistant professor of medicine (General Internal Medicine) and graduate of the Duke Internal Medicine Residency Program.

Caputo leads VAcross the Street podcasts

When Dr. Laura Caputo was appointed as the education lead for the Durham VA inpatient rotation, she was eager to come up with a way residents could learn on their own time, given their unpredictable schedules.

Medicine PDC Ambulatory Clinics recognized by Joint Commission

Recently, the Private Diagnostic Clinic (PDC) Quality and Safety Office acknowledged individuals from the Department of Medicine PDC Ambulatory Clinics, recognized by The Joint Commission for their dedicated excellent contributions to patient care. 

Supporting Durham's Partners for Youth Opportunity

This holiday season, the Department of Medicine is asking for your help to support Durham children and families with a donation to Partners for Youth Opportunity (PYO), a local nonprofit organization in our community.

Sata reports on HVPAA

Here is what happened at the High Value Practice Academic Alliance (HVPAA), as told by Dr. Suchita Sata.

Duke Medical Alumni Association honors James Wyngaarden, MD

The Duke Medical Alumni Association honored James B. Wyngaarden, MD, professor emeritus and former chair of the Duke Department of Medicine as well as former director of the National Institutes of Health, earlier this month during Medical Alumni Weekend. Dr. Wyngaarden died on June 14 at the age of 94.