News

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

Five from GIM receive awards at division poster session.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

The DCRI has been named the coordinating center as part of a $157-million federal initiative involved in studying how environmental factors affect childhood health.

Kevin Thomas, MD, associate professor of medicine (Cardiology), is featured in the video series "Black Men in White Coats." The aim of the video series is to inspire more underrepresented minority students to consider the field of medicine by showing them stories of others who have done so successfully.

Steve Taylor, MD, and Wendy Prudhomme-O’Meara, PhD, have been awarded a $2.9 million grant from the National Institutes of Health's National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute to investigate malaria prevention strategies for children with sickle cell anemia.