Internal Medicine Residents hold 5th annual Stead Tread 5K Run/Walk
Congratulations to everyone who participated in the 5th annual Stead Tread 5K Run/Walk, which was held on Sat., Oct. 22, on the American Tobacco Trail. The Stead Tread is organized by the Duke Internal Medicine Residency Program. All proceeds benefit the Lincoln Community Health Center, a clinic dedicated to meeting the health care needs of medically underserved patients in Durham.
Voils named consulting editor of APA journal
Corinne Voils, PhD, professor of medicine (General Internal Medicine), has been appointed as a Consulting Editor for Health Psychology. Her term begins January 1, 2017 and extends for two years.
Perlman to serve on National Advisory Council
Adam Perlman, MD, Executive Director of Duke Integrative Medicine and Associate Professor of Medicine, has been invited to serve on the National Advisory Council for Complementary and Integrative Health.
Califf named to the National Academy of Medicine
Robert Califf, MD, is one of three members of the Duke University School of Medicine faculty to be named to the prestigious National Academy of Medicine, an independent advisory organization made up of leading professionals in health, medicine and the natural, social, and behavioral sciences.
Apply for Chair's Research Award 2017
The Department of Medicine Chair's Office is now accepting applications for the 2017 Chair’s Research Award, which funds junior investigators who are making the transition to becoming independent scientists and planning for their first extramural funding. Deadline to apply is Jan. 4, 2017.
Sadler gives second annual William H. Kane Hematology Lecture
Evan Sadler, MD, PhD, director of the Division of Hematology and Ira M. Lang Professor of Medicine at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, visited the Division of Hematology earlier this month to deliver the second annual William H. Kane Hematology Lecture.
In case you missed it: Ob/Gyn Grand Rounds on Racism in Medical Education
If you missed the presentation by Andrea Vashti Jackson, MD, MAS at Ob/Gyn Grand Rounds, you can view the presentation on your
Funding opp: Joseph and Kathleen Bryan Alzheimer's Disease Research Center Program Project Grant RFA
The Joseph and Kathleen Bryan Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center (Bryan ADRC) in the Department of Neurology invites the submission of investigator-initiated projects for inclusion in a Program Project Grant (P01) submission. Initial one-page project descriptions are due Oct. 24.
Internal Medicine Residency News, October 17, 2016
Read the Internal Medicine Residency Program director's report, with resident kudos and program reminders, and see this week's Morning Report and Noon Conference schedules.
Dr. Ubel in Annals: copay assistance raises costs
Copay assistance now = higher health care costs in the future.