Medical Students Enjoy CIMIGro Women in Medicine Panel
Sixty Duke University medical students joined Careers in Internal Medicine Interest Group (CIMIGro) — a student-run organization at Duke University School of Medicine whose purpose is to orient medical students to the field of internal medicine and its sub-specialties — and co-host, the Duke Department of Medicine Chair’s Office, at January’s Women in Medicine Panel at Parizade restaurant.
Drs. Lorsch, Zhou Receive 2025 ASCI Young Physician-Scientist Awards
Gastroenterology fellow Zachary S. Lorsch, and Katherine Zhao, a hematology-oncology fellow in the Duke Department of Medicine (DOM) are recipients of the American Society for Clinical Investigation (ASCI) 2025 Early-Career Awards.
Residency Redesign Underway to Build Team Structures in Ambulatory and Consultative Medicine, Improve Patient Continuity and Learning
The Internal Medicine Residency program in the Duke Department of Medicine aims to implement a “4 plus 4” structure to improve training experiences in ambulatory and consultative medicine.
Dr. Sonya Patel-Nguyen Named Associate Director of UME
Dr. Sonya Patel-Nguyen, assistant professor in the Division of Hospital Medicine and the Department of Pediatrics, has been selected as the Medicine sub-internship course director and associate director of Undergraduate Medical Education (UME) for the Duke Department of Medicine, effective July 1, 2025. She succeeds Dr. Jenny Van Kirk, assistant professor in the Division of Hospital Medicine, who has served in the role since 2019.
New Study: Social Determinants of Health Both Help, Hinder COVID-19 Recovery
Researchers in the Duke Department of Medicine (DOM) are shedding new light on the intersection of social needs and medical care in a study on social determinants of health (SDOH) — disparate socia
Dr. Steinbrink Receives NIH Career Development Award to Advance Diagnostic Methods for Fungal Infections
Julie Steinbrink, MD, MHS, assistant professor of medicine in the Division of Infectious Diseases, has received a more than $900,000 K23 grant from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious
Dr. Sanghee Hong Receives 2025 American Society of Hematology Scholar Award
Dr. Sanghee Hong, assistant professor in the Division of Hematologic Malignancies and Cellular Therapy, is among 35 recipients of the 2025 American Society of Hematology (ASH) Scholar awards.
McDermott Receives the 2025 William B. Abrams Award in Geriatric Clinical Pharmacology
Cara McDermott, PhD, PharmD, MSc, assistant professor of medicine and population health sciences, has been selected as the recipient of the 2025 William B. Abrams Award in Geriatric Clinical Pharmacology.
Dr. Parsons Awarded NIH Grant to Study Antibiotic Resistance in Staphylococcus aureus Bloodstream Infections
Joshua Parsons, MD, PhD, assistant professor of medicine in the Division of Infectious Diseases in Duke’s Department of Medicine, has received a $900,000 NIH K08 award to investig
Dr. Diane Reidy-Lagunes Appointed Chief of Medical Oncology
The Department of Medicine (DOM) is pleased to announce that Dr. Diane Reidy-Lagunes will join DOM as chief of the Division of Medical Oncology, effective April 1, 2025.