“Bloom Where You’re Planted”: Duke Administrative Career Advancement Program (DACAP) Expands Opportunities for Administrative Professionals
The Duke Department of Medicine (DOM) has launched a new initiative designed to promote inclusive opportunities for career advancement for administrative professionals. The Duke Administrative Career Advancement Program (DACAP), spearheaded by Pamela Keels, administrative director for Hematologic Malignancies & Cellular Therapy and Medical Oncology and Beth Lassiter, director of Human Resources, provides clear pathways for professional development, focusing on creating opportunities for administrative support staff within the Duke School of Medicine and Duke Health Integrated Practice (DHIP).
Personalized Deprescribing: Advancing AI Research to Manage Older Adult Polypharmacy
Dr. Juliessa Pavon is the principal investigator on a new $2.8 million, five-year National Institutes of Health Research Grant (R01) to help clinicians and older adults make safer, data-driven decisions about stopping medications.
Dr. Chelsea Perfect Receives George Maddox Aspiring Investigator Award for Geriatrics and Dementia Research
Chelsea Perfect, MD, MPH, a dedicated researcher and geriatrician at Duke, has been named a recipient of the prestigious George Maddox Aspiring Investigator Award for the 2024-2025 academic year. The award, given by the Duke Center for the Study of Aging and Human Development, recognizes early-career investigators who have demonstrated a strong commitment to aging research and possess outstanding academic potential.
COMET Team Examines Clinical Language Use Toward Patients with Opioid Use Disorder
Hospitalists and social workers with Duke’s COMET (Caring for Patients with Opioid Misuse through Evidence-Based Treatment) consulting service teamed on a recent interdisciplinary study that encompasses social work and inpatient medicine to understand providers' use of stigmatizing and affirming language in the electronic health records of patients with opioid use disorder (OUD) hospitalized at Duke.
DOM Quality Initiative Improves Care for Patients with Hepatitis C
Dr. Jackie Henson, who just began her first year as a Duke gastroenterology faculty member, knows sometimes it’s the little things that matter most.
Department of Medicine Faculty Development Academy Kicks Off the Year with New Cohort
A new cohort of 17 Faculty Development Academy (FDA) members kicked off the academic year on September 26 under the director of Department of Medicine Vice Chair for Faculty Development, Dr. Carla Brady.
R38 Research Pathway Program Open for Internal Medicine Residents with a Research Focus
Internal Medicine residents are invited to apply to the R38 Research Pathway program. It's a two-year program for trainees who want to focus on research during residency.
Advancing Research and Care: Duke Infectious Diseases Division’s Impact
Under the leadership of Dr. John Perfect, division chief for 14 years, the faculty has demonstrated a sustained commitment to research that spans basic science, clinical studies, and translational medicine.
New Funding Awards August 2024
Congratulations to the following faculty members for receiving these sponsored research awards.
Leadership in Action: Duke’s Influential Pulmonary Rehabilitation Program Enters a New Era
Pulmonary rehabilitation has come a long way as a treatment modality for patients with chronic lung diseases. Duke’s Pulmonary Rehabilitation program—one of the oldest, largest, and most influential in the country—has been at the forefront of this progress since its inception in 1985 by longtime Duke Pulmonary Rehabilitation Medical Director Dr. Neil R. MacIntyre, who has played a pioneering role in the development of pulmonary rehabilitation as a one of the most effective treatments for patients with chronic lung diseases.