News

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.

Duke AHEAD will host Clinical Teaching: Efficient, Effective & Fun, a two-part, interdisciplinary faculty development program for educators in the Duke community who are beginning to teach or who wish to enhance their teaching skills.

From the Residency Director: It's getting closer to Doctoberfest! Be on the lookout for educational, fun and charitable activities throughout the month. Also mark your calendars for the Stead Tread 5k to benefit Lincoln Community Health Center on October 8th.

The School of Medicine is accepting applications for 2016 Fall Core Facility Voucher Program - deadline is Oct. 21, 2016.