Chief Residents for 2019-2020 announced
Joseph Rogers, MD, interim chair of the department, Aimee Zaas, MD, MHS, program director of the Internal Medicine Residency Program, and David Simel, MD, vice chair for Veterans Affairs, have announced the Chief Residents for the 2019-2020 academic year.
Duke study shows stem cell transplant is better than drug therapy for scleroderma
Duke study, led by Keith Sullivan, MD, shows stem cell transplant is better than drug therapy for scleroderma. The research was published in the New England Journal of Medicine on Jan. 4.
1/26/18: Special guest lecture with Dr. Joan Y. Reede
The School of Medicine Office for Faculty and Office of Diversity and Inclusion will host a special lecture with Joan Y. Reede, MD, MS, MPH, MBA, Dean for Diversity and Community Partnership at Harvard Medical School, from 12-1 p.m. on Fri., Jan. 26.
Probing how diet may affect chronic kidney disease complications
Chronic kidney disease takes a dreadful toll. Some 13 percent of adult Americans live with the condition. Despite that high prevalence, multitudes of mysteries persist about how chronic kidney disease progresses and how to stop or slow it.
Julia Scialla, MD, MHS, is eager to help change that with studies exploring the physiology of chronic kidney disease complications.
Leaders grounded first in GIM
Ever wonder why many health leaders have a strong foundation in general internal medicine?
7 from Medicine selected for LEADER program
7 faculty from the Department of Medicine will participate in the School of Medicine's LEADER program.
POSH study finds cross-disciplinary approach improves surgical outcomes for older patients
The Duke Perioperative Optimization of Senior Health, led by Mitchell Heflin, MD, associate professor of medicine (Geriatrics), and Sandhya Lagoo-Deenadayalan, MD, associate professor of surgery, published a study in JAMA Surgery on Jan. 3 that found with older patients, assessing risk and intervening before surgery leads to shorter hospital stays.
Don't forget: Special event January 12, 2018 will honor Rev. Martin Luther King, highlight health disparities research at Duke
The Department of Medicine Chair’s Office and Minority Recruitment and Retention Committee, School of Medicine Office for Diversity and Inclusion, and School of Nursing are co-sponsoring a special event on Friday, January 12, 2018, to highlight health disparities research at Duke University. Kimberly Johnson, MD, associate professor of medicine (Geriatrics), will present "REACH Equity: Responding to the 'Fierce urgency of now.'"
Internal Medicine Residency News, Jan. 8, 2018
Catch up with the Duke Internal Medicine Residency Program by reading the weekly newsletter for Jan. 8, 2018.