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Faculty Development Academy End of Year Showcase Highlights Career Achievements

The Duke Department of Medicine Faculty Development Academy (FDA) provides individual faculty development needs, supplements on-going mentorship, and helps develop faculty in multiple career tracks. To highlight the outstanding work of its cohort members this year, Vice Chair for Faculty Development Dr. Carla Brady invited participants to showcase their work for the year.
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Duke IM Residents Implement New Performance Metrics to Improve Patient Care

Hospitals increasingly rely on performance metrics like length of stay and readmission rates to inform their operations, metrics that also play a vital role in patient care and directly impact reimbursement and patient outcomes. Many medical trainees, however, receive limited formal education on how their daily actions influence such outcomes. This is where Duke Internal Medicine residents are making a difference.
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Physical Diagnosis Interest Group Brings Bedside Learning to First-Year Medical Students

The Physical Diagnosis Interest Group (PDIG) is an informal, student-driven initiative designed to deepen physical exam skills through hands-on experience at the bedside. Although not an official Davison Council group, PDIG has been operating at Duke for about a decade. It continues to grow in popularity among students eager to translate their classroom learning into clinical practice.