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"What Should I Eat, Doc?" is a Nutrition Symposium that will be held from 1-5 p.m. on March 28, 2018 in the Great Hall of the Trent Semans Center. Learn evidence of nutrition and health, understand challenges in implementing evidence, identify strategies and resources to overcome challenges.

Catch up with the Duke Internal Medicine Residency Program by reading the weekly newsletter for Feb. 12, 2018.

The Duke University School of Medicine’s Office of Diversity & Inclusion has established the Michelle Winn Inclusive Excellence Award to recognize individuals who have made significant contributions to diversity and inclusion within the Duke University School of Medicine community. Deadline to submit a nomination is Feb. 26, 2018.

Dr. Peter Ubel was the senior author of a paper in JGIM entitled "How Primary Care Providers Talk to Patients about Genome Sequencing Results: Risk, Rationale, and Recommendation."

While Dr. David Matchar was in town from Singapore, he presented a special SYNERGY Population Health Seminar on population segmentation.

All Duke School of Medicine faculty and staff engaged in research are required to complete Responsible Conduct of Research (RCR) training by  June 30, 2018.

We are proud to welcome a new faculty and staff member to the Division of General Internal Medicine!

MEDx is pleased to offer support for interdisciplinary colloquia that bring together physicians, engineers, computer scientists, data analysts, and basic and/or clinical researchers with a common desire to combine the elements of medicine and engineering to solve complex problems and inspire innovation. Deadline for applications is March 5.

The following faculty received funding awards in January 2018.

After taking care of pediatric cancer patients in Tanzania, Kristin Schroeder, MD, MPH, and Nelson Chao, MD, MBA, established the International Cancer Care and Research Excellence Foundation (iCCARE) in 2014, a nonprofit whose mission is to give any child diagnosed with cancer the same chance of a cure regardless of where they live. Funded primarily through individual donations, iCCARE covers treatment costs for BMC pediatric cancer patients and provides other resources and support, including a hostel where they and their families can stay while receiving treatment.