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

A generous gift from Duke Engineering alumnus Alan L. Kaganov and his wife, Carol, aims to advance the diagnosis, treatment and outcomes of pulmonary diseases by fostering new collaborations across engineering and medicine at Duke University.

Adam Banks, MD, is the chief resident for internal medicine at the Durham VA Medical Center. Dr. Banks helps run the general medicine service at the VA, plans Medicine Grand Rounds and, teaches residents, which he says is his favorite part of the job. Banks earned his undergraduate degree at Vanderbilt University and attended the University of Texas Medical School at Houston. He will resume his fellowship in cardiovascular disease at the end of year. Keep reading to learn more about his teaching philosophy, his love for residency and how he ended up at Duke.

The SGIM Annual Meeting is taking place later this week in Washington DC. Here is what to expect!

The Department of Medicine is accepting applications for The Mario Family Foundation Award to support junior investigators in training to make the transition to become independent scientists. Fellows in the Department of Medicine are encouraged to apply by April 25, 2017. 

Yuval Patel, MD, a third-year fellow in the Division of Gastroenterology, has been awarded the Advanced/Transplant Hepatology Fellowship from the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases.

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

This past week was the 15th year for “Duke Teaching and Leading EBM,” a workshop for educators and champions from across the country to be prepared for the challenges of teaching and practicing Evidence-Based Medicine.

The following faculty received funding awards in March 2017.

Mary Klotman, MD, chair of the Department of Medicine, announced today that Joseph Rogers, MD, professor of medicine in the Division of Cardiology, has agreed to serve as interim chair of the Department of Medicine upon Dr. Klotman's becoming dean of the School of Medicine, effective July 1, 2017.