News

Jennifer St Clair-Russell, PhD, joined our division in September. To get to know her a little more, we asked her the following questions:

MedBlue Incubator Inc. (MBI) is seeking project proposals for its next funding cycle. Deadline is Nov. 15.

Paula Tanabe, PhD, MSN, MPH, RN, FAEN, FAAN, associate professor of nursing and medicine, and Nirmish Shah, MD, assistant professor of medicine (Hematology), are co-principle investigators on a $4.6 million grant entitled “Improving SCD Care using Web-based Guidelines, Nurse Care Managers and Peer Mentors in Primary Care and Emergency Departments in Central NC.”

Four Department of Medicine faculty are among the recipients of the Duke School of Medicine interdisciplinary colloquia awards.

Don't forget: Duke Institute for Health Innovation will hold its second Innovation Jam on Oct. 4, 2016.

Duke Division of General Internal Medicine honors recipients of GIM Excellence Awards.

Matthew Maciejewski, PhD, professor of medicine (Duke General Internal Medicine) is the recipient of a $2.2 million funding award from the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA). This research project will assess long-term mental health outcomes of veterans who have undergone bariatric surgery between 2000-2016.

Internal Medicine Residency News: We are getting closer to DOCTOBERFEST! Keep sending your ridiculous selfies to Erin Payne as she helps get us ready for next month.

Duke Division of Gastroenterology will host the Crohn's & Colitis Foundation of America Triangle Area Patient Education Program 2016 from 8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. on Sat., Oct. 1.

Tom LeBlanc, MD, MA, assistant professor of medicine (Hematological Malignancies and Cellular Therapy) and member of Duke Cancer Institute, has been invited to present at the National Comprehensive Cancer Network's 11th Annual Congress: Hematological Malignancies on Oct. 1.