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Catch up with the Duke Internal Medicine Residency Program by reading the weekly newsletter for July 24, 2017.

The Duke-UNC Immunotherapy Training Grant (DUNC-IMTG) is a NCI-funded T32 training program at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Duke University that trains postdoctoral fellows in pre-clinical and/or clinical research focusing on tumor immunotherapy and/or stem cell transplantation immunology. Applications for 2017-18 are due at 5 p.m. on Aug. 11, 2017.

Step by step, Gowthami Arepally has decrypted the molecular biology that produces heparin-induced thrombocytopenia (HIT), a sometimes fatal immune reaction to the  prescribed blood thinner.

The division of General Internal Medicine is conducting its annual faculty updates. All GIM faculty members should update their Duke CV, demographic information, and professional photo. 

Last month, Judy Darnell joined the Medicine Chair’s office as the new administrative coordinator.    Darnell has worked for Duke Health for seven years, working in Duke Respiratory Care Services as an administrative assistant for five years. Darnell also brings experience in business management to the office.

Philip Barr, MD, Integrative Medicine Physician, Consulting Associate (General Internal Medicine), was recently interviewed for an NPR story, “Forest Bathing: A Retreat to Nature Can Boost Immunity and Mood.” The news story discussed the mental and physical benefits of a meditative practice called forest bathing, which encourage participants to practice mindfulness through nature. 

Catch up with the Duke Internal Medicine Residency Program by reading the weekly newsletter for July 17, 2017.

We are proud to announce Virginia Wang, PhD, has been promoted to Associate Professor!

MEDx is hosting a town hall from 5-7 p.m. on Mon., July 24 to answer researcher questions about the Kaganov Research Initiative in Pulmonary Medicine and Engineering.

Catch up with the Duke Internal Medicine Residency Program by reading the weekly newsletter for July 10, 2017.