News

Thomas Ortel, MD, PhD, has received a funding award from the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI). Dr. Ortel will receive $15 million over five years for the project "Warfarin versus Direct Oral Anticoagulants for Secondary Prevention of Recurrent Venous Thromboembolism: A Randomized Comparative Effectiveness Trial."

Paula Tanabe, PhD, MSN, MPH, RN, FAEN, FAAN, associate professor of nursing and medicine, and Nirmish Shah, MD, assistant professor of medicine (Hematology), are co-principle investigators on a $4.6 million grant entitled “Improving SCD Care using Web-based Guidelines, Nurse Care Managers and Peer Mentors in Primary Care and Emergency Departments in Central NC.”

Four Department of Medicine faculty are among the recipients of the Duke School of Medicine interdisciplinary colloquia awards.

Kevin Thomas, MD, associate professor of medicine (Cardiology), has been named Assistant Dean for Underrepresented Faculty Development for the School of Medicine.

Don't forget: Duke Institute for Health Innovation will hold its second Innovation Jam on Oct. 4, 2016.

Five from GIM receive awards at division poster session.

Matthew Maciejewski, PhD, professor of medicine (Duke General Internal Medicine) is the recipient of a $2.2 million funding award from the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA). This research project will assess long-term mental health outcomes of veterans who have undergone bariatric surgery between 2000-2016.

Duke Division of General Internal Medicine honors recipients of GIM Excellence Awards.

Internal Medicine Residency News: We are getting closer to DOCTOBERFEST! Keep sending your ridiculous selfies to Erin Payne as she helps get us ready for next month.

Tom LeBlanc, MD, MA, assistant professor of medicine (Hematological Malignancies and Cellular Therapy) and member of Duke Cancer Institute, has been invited to present at the National Comprehensive Cancer Network's 11th Annual Congress: Hematological Malignancies on Oct. 1.