Internal Medicine Residency News, Feb. 1, 2021
Catch up with the Duke Internal Medicine Residency Program by reading the weekly newsletter for Feb. 1, 2021.
Faculty promotions approved by Board of Trustees
Congratulations to the following faculty members for their recent promotion in the Department of Medicine.
Choksi selected as 2021-2022 DUHS chief resident for quality improvement and patient safety
Vinay Choksi, MD, senior assistant resident in the Duke Internal Medicine Residency Program, has been selected as the 2021-2022 Duke University Health System chief resident for quality improvement and patient safety.
Pearls from 1/26/21 Medicine LEADS
The Jan. 26, 2021 session of Duke Medicine LEADS featured J. Bryan Sexton, PhD, presenting "Bite-Sized Coping During Times of Uncertainty."
Chudgar to serve as assistant dean for clinical education in School of Medicine
The Duke University School of Medicine has announced that Saumil Chudgar, MD, MS, associate professor of medicine (General Internal Medicine) has been selected as the new Assistant Dean for Clinical Education for the School of Medicine. He will be responsible for overseeing the clinical education program, while working closely with the rest of our medical education team.
Save the date Feb. 3: Juanita Merchant to present inaugural Joanne A. P. Wilson Lecture
The Duke Division of Gastroenterology is proud to present the inaugural Joanne A. P. Wilson Lecture. The newly established annual lecture honors Joanne A. P. Wilson, MD, professor of medicine (Gastroenterology).
The inaugural lecture will be given by Juanita Merchant, MD, PhD, professor of medicine and Chief of Division of Gastroenterology at the University Of Arizona College Of Medicine on Wed., Feb. 3 at 5 p.m.
Internal Medicine Residency News, Jan. 25, 2021
Catch up with the Duke Internal Medicine Residency Program by reading the weekly newsletter for Jan. 25, 2021.
Lunyera's publication shows racial differences in AKI incidence after PCI
Joseph Lunyera lead a newly published study showing black patients at an increased risk of developing AKI after PCI.
COVID-19 hospital medicine update
The Duke hospital medicine team continues to play a key role in helping treat patients with COVID-19 infection and develop hospital-based processes and policies to keep staff safe.
Pearls from 1/19/21 Medicine LEADS
The Jan. 19, 2021 session of Duke Medicine LEADS featured a discussion led by Jonathan Fischer, MD, "The Art and Science of Effective Family Meetings."
Palliative Care experts, Kristen Lakis, MDiv, MSW, LCSW; Rev. Artie Hendricks, MDiv, ThM, BCC; Tara Coleman, PA-C; and Delani Mann-Johnson, MD, weighed in for the diagnostic reasoning and discussion.