Meet your chief resident: Aparna Swaminathan, MD
Aparna Swaminathan, MD, is the 2016-17 chief resident for ambulatory medicine and Duke Regional Hospital. Dr. Swaminathan oversees the ambulatory medicine rotations for the Duke Internal Medicine Residency Program. This year, she says, the number of ambulatory rotations have increased and with that Swaminathan has worked to expand clinic opportunities and create various curriculums to enhance learning opportunities.
Learn more about her goals for her chief resident year and her approach to teaching and learning from residents.
Ubel authors 4 in Forbes Health
Dr. Peter Ubel, a Duke physician and behavioral scientist, has recently authored four Forbes (Health Information and Health News) online articles. The articles discuss popular topics for this time of the year like healthcare and holiday eating.
DGIM holiday celebration 2016
The DGIM holiday celebration is this Thursday, December 8th from 4-6 pm at The Cotton Room. (For Duke General Internal Medicine faculty and staff only)
New president named for Duke University: Penn's Vincent Price
Vincent Price, PhD, provost of the University of Pennsylvania since 2009, has been elected Duke University’s 10th president, announced David Rubenstein, chair of the university’s Board of Trustees, on Friday.
Hemming provides narrative essay for JGIM
Dr. (John) Patrick Hemming explains his recent narrative essay that was recently published in the Journal of General Internal Medicine (JGIM), entitled “A Gay Couple meets their Mormon Doctor.”
Update: Liddle wins Duke GI competition to raise money for pancreatic research
Update: Rodger Liddle, MD, won Duke GI's competition to raise money for pancreatic research at Duke. The competition raised $1,070.
Weinberg named Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science
Brice Weinberg, MD, professor of medicine (Hematology) and immunology, is one of three Duke University faculty named Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS).
Van Houtven named associate editor of REHO journal
Associate Professor of Medicine, Courtney Van Houtven, PhD, has been invited to serve as an associate editor of Review of Economics of the Household (REHO) journal.
Medicine staff raise awareness for childhood cancer in Triangle Christmas Tree Challenge
Every year, an event called the Triangle Christmas Tree Challenge reminds local residents what the holidays are all about: giving back and helping others. During the challenge, local groups compete to raise funds to support nonprofit organizations by decorating a Christmas tree in a theme that represents the cause they are supporting.
This is the Department of Medicine Research Administration (DOMRA) staff’s second year entering the Triangle Christmas Tree Challenge representing the childhood cancer foundation, Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation (ALSF).