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The School of Medicine Office for Faculty Development is now accepting applications and nominations for the 2017 faculty awards. Keep reading for information on the awards and nomination process.

The following faculty received funding awards in November 2016.

Courtney Van Houtven, PhD, was the senior author on a recent publication in Annals of Internal Medicine entitled, "Dual Health Care System Use and High-Risk Prescribing in Patients With Dementia: A National Cohort Study."

From the Director

Aparna Swaminathan, MD, is the 2016-17 chief resident for ambulatory medicine and Duke Regional Hospital. Dr. Swaminathan oversees the ambulatory medicine rotations for the Duke Internal Medicine Residency Program. This year, she says, the number of ambulatory rotations have increased and with that Swaminathan has worked to expand clinic opportunities and create various curriculums to enhance learning opportunities. 

Learn more about her goals for her chief resident year and her approach to teaching and learning from residents.

Dr. Peter Ubel, a Duke physician and behavioral scientist, has recently authored four Forbes (Health Information and Health News) online articles. The articles discuss popular topics for this time of the year like healthcare and holiday eating.

The DGIM holiday celebration is this Thursday, December 8th from 4-6 pm at The Cotton Room. (For Duke General Internal Medicine faculty and staff only)

Vincent Price, PhD, provost of the University of Pennsylvania since 2009, has been elected Duke University’s 10th president, announced David Rubenstein, chair of the university’s Board of Trustees, on Friday.

Dr. (John) Patrick Hemming explains his recent narrative essay that was recently published in the Journal of General Internal Medicine (JGIM), entitled “A Gay Couple meets their Mormon Doctor.”

Update: Rodger Liddle, MD, won Duke GI's competition to raise money for pancreatic research at Duke. The competition raised $1,070.