Shah Promoted to Associate Professor and Named Interim CMO for Duke Primary Care
We are pleased to announce that Kevin Shah, MD, MBA, has been promoted to Associate Professor of Medicine in the division of General Internal Medicine (GIM), effective September 1, 2022.
Dr. Shah was also recently named interim Chief Medical Officer of Duke Primary Care, overseeing the continuum of work after John Anderson, MD, left this role in July.
Haga and Wu Plan Study to Evaluate Best Practices for Implementing Pharmacogenetics in Clinical Settings
The study will look at the use of pharmacogenetic testing in clinical settings, which has not been widely implemented at this point, to identify driving factors of higher and lower utilization.
Cary Ward, MD, Appointed Associate Dean for Faculty Development
In this role Ward will serve as the faculty lead for current and future School of Medicine (SoM) faculty development programs including Leadership Development for Researchers (LEADER); Academic Leadership, Innovation, and Collaborative Engagement (ALICE); and the Duke Clinical Leadership Program (DCLP).
GIM Launches Newly Reorganized Precision Medicine Program
The Duke Precision Medicine Program will bring proven precision medicine technologies from the basic science portfolio to the clinical setting through both research and clinical programs
David J. Skorton, MD, AAMC CEO to Present at Medicine Grand Rounds on September 9
Skorton will visit Duke to present, "Advancing DEI in Academic Medicine: Its Critical Importance and the Role We All Must Play."
Internal Medicine Residency News, August 29, 2022
From the Director
Closing in on the month of September! Lots of fun at the intern retreat (thanks Dr.
3 GIM faculty promoted to Assistant Professor
Congratulations to three General Internal Medicine faculty who received promotions to Asissiatnt Professor effective August 1, 2022.
GIM Faculty Spotlight: Dr. Genevieve Embree
Genevieve Embree, MD, MPH, works at the Durham VA Medical Center and is the Deputy Chief for the Office of
SOM to hold Academic New Faculty Orientation series in October
The series kicks off October 25, 2:00-4:30pm. Sessions will continue approximately monthly.
CFAR’s John Bartlett Passes the Baton to Drs. Thuy Le and Dorothy Dow
After many years of service as clinical core director at the Duke Center for AIDS Research, John Bartlett, MD, professor in the division of Infectious Diseases and the Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Centre in Moshi, Tanzania, is passing the baton to Thuy Le, MD, D. Phil, associate professor in the division of Infectious Diseases, and Dorothy Dow, MD, MSc, associate professor in Pediatrics. Le and Dow will lead the clinical core as co-directors.