News

It was announced back in February of 2016 that Duke would be launching a new Department of Population Health Sciences. Since then a lot has taken place! We sat down with Interim Chair, Lesley Curtis, PhD, to hear more about what has been happening in the new department since its official launch date of July 1, 2017. 

The Department of Medicine will host several special events this fall. Be sure to add them to your calendar and plan to attend. 

Catch up with the Duke Internal Medicine Residency Program by reading the weekly newsletter for Oct. 2, 2017.

The Department of Medicine invites faculty to a practical, how-to discussion of the Appointments, Promotions and Tenure (APT) process at Duke, to be held Wed., Oct. 11 from 5:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. in Duke University Hospital, Room 2002.

 This year DGIM put together a walking team for the Triangle Heart Walk!

We are proud to announce GIM Assistant Professor of Medicine, Keisha Bentley-Edwards, PhD, has received a $2,713,229 grant from the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to support a five-year study aimed at investigating the relationship between religion, spirituality and cardiovascular disease risks in African Americans and serve as a catalyst for evidence-based interventions to support positive health outcomes for African Americans.

Hear Duke Internal Medicine Residents talk about why they chose to train at Duke - and what makes it such a welcoming and supportive program.

The School of Medicine is accepting nominations for its Research Staff Appreciation Awards, which recognize staff members who provide exemplary support in the conduct of basic, clinical and translational research projects. Applications are due Oct. 19, 2017.

Catch up with the Duke Internal Medicine Residency Program by reading the weekly newsletter for Sept. 25, 2017.

The internal application process is now open for the Hedwig van Ameringen Executive Leadership in Academic Medicine® (ELAM®) Program for Women, the nation's only in-depth program focused on preparing senior women faculty at schools of medicine, dentistry and public health for institutional leadership positions where they can effect positive change. Application deadline is Oct. 9, 2017.