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Leonor Corsino, MD, MHS, associate professor of Medicine and Population Health Sciences in the Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism, and Nutrition, has received a one-year pilot grant from the Duke Global Health Institute (DGHI). The study, initiated earlier this year, aims to evaluate an advanced artificial intelligence system, called DeepDKD Plus, designed to predict diabetic kidney disease (DKD) progression using retinal imaging in people with diabetes in the Dominican Republic.

Wendy Prudhomme-O’Meara, PhD — a widely-recognized expert in malaria epidemiology — has dedicated the last two decades to researching community-based approaches for malaria treatment and prevention in Kenya where malaria deaths have fallen by an estimated 50% in the last 15 years due to public health measures. She has been on the frontlines.

“Historically, some features of lupus have not been appreciated and women often feel unheard in the health care system. I was drawn to that, and I felt it was an area where I was needed and could make a difference,” Jennifer Rogers, MD, said. She is the director of the Duke Lupus Clinic (DLC), one of the largest of its kind in the southeastern United States.  

Niharika Mettu, MD, PhD, reflects on her past 25 years in medicine at Duke University. “I wouldn't choose any other field or line of work. Every step, in some way, has helped point me in the right direction in my career."

The Duke Internal Medicine Residency Program in the Duke Department of Medicine is welcoming a new class of residents. Match Day, typically held the third week of March, is when fourth-year medical students across the country learn where they will complete their residency and continue their medical training.

As the alarming trend of health misinformation continues to grow, more clinicians are increasingly called to address this public health threat. In response, Duke Human Vaccine Institute Training and Mentoring Program Co-directors Maria Blasi, PhD, and Dr. Wilton Williams are inviting Department of Medicine faculty and trainees to take part in their popular interactive series, "Taking Science to the Streets," sessions of one-hour, bi-weekly virtual gatherings dedicated to discussion of the science behind the politics of managing infectious diseases, public and debunking science from myth.

Duke Department of Medicine is honored to recognize March as Women’s History Month, celebrating the many women who have made significant contributions to move medicine forward.

Crystal Tyson, MD, MHS, is empowering patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) to take charge of their health. She’s studying how the right diet can slow disease progression.