News

Hayden Bosworth, PhD, speaks with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention about medication non-adherence. 

Mark your calendar: Three events held at Duke University this year will honor Robert J. Lefkowitz, MD, professor of medicine (Cardiology) and 2012 Nobel Laureate in Chemistry.

The School of Medicine is seeking applications for its Faculty Flex Voucher Program by Nov. 4, 2016. Deadline for pre-application meetings with service providers is Oct. 28, 2016.

In an online article in The Atlantic, Haider Warraich, MD, cardiovascular disease fellow, discusses the medical debate over the definition of death and questions about exactly how far life can be stretched.

Read the Internal Medicine Residency Program director's report, with resident kudos and program reminders, and see this week's Morning Report and Noon Conference schedules.

Howard Rockman, MD, will present his research at the Department's Research Seminar Series on Friday, Oct. 28, 2016 in Duke Hospital Room 2002. Dr. Rockman will discuss Biased GPCR Signaling in the Heart.

Applications are now open for the School of Medicine's 2017 course on Leadership Development for Researchers (LEADER). This 3-day interactive learning program, held April 18-20, 2017, is designed to equip early career faculty with the professional competencies to effectively lead successful scientific research enterprises. The application deadline is Dec. 5.

Congratulations to everyone who participated in the 5th annual Stead Tread 5K Run/Walk, which was held on Sat., Oct. 22, on the American Tobacco Trail. The Stead Tread is organized by the Duke Internal Medicine Residency Program. All proceeds benefit the Lincoln Community Health Center, a clinic dedicated to meeting the health care needs of medically underserved patients in Durham.

Corinne Voils, PhD, professor of medicine (General Internal Medicine), has been appointed as a Consulting Editor for Health Psychology. Her term begins January 1, 2017 and extends for two years.

Adam Perlman, MD, Executive Director of Duke Integrative Medicine and Associate Professor of Medicine, has been invited to serve on the National Advisory Council for Complementary and Integrative Health.