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Faculty Spotlight: Ryan Schulteis, MD
Ryan Schulteis, MD, will soon be presenting two abstracts at the annual SGIM meeting in Toronto. In this Faculty Spotlight, Schuletis talks about each of those abstracts, using technology and innovation to improve the delivery of care, and his terrifying but rewarding experiences as Chief Resident of quality improvement and patient safety at the Durham VA. …
NIMHND Offering Translational Health Disparities Course this Summer
The National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD) will again host a two-week course on the science of health disparities this summer. The course will take place on the campus of the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Maryland, from August 3-14, 2015. This course will provide specialized instruction on the concepts, principles, …
ISHIB Abstract Deadline Extended to April 21
The International Society on Hypertension in Blacks (ISHIB) has extended its deadline for abstract submission for its 2015 conference to April 21. This year’s conference, which will be held May 14-15, 2015, will have the theme of “Medical and Social Determinants of Cardiovascular health: From Concept to Focus on Constructive Actions.” Abstracts may be submitted …
Tulsky to Lead Psychosocial Oncology and Palliative Care Department at Dana Farber Cancer Institute
James A. Tulsky, MD, Chief of Duke Palliative Care and Professor of Medicine and Nursing, has accepted a position as Chair of the Department of Psychosocial Oncology and Palliative Care at Dana Farber Cancer Institute. He will continue to work at Duke until July 3, before assuming the new position on Sept. 1. “I leave …
NIH Funding Translational Research to Improve Diabetes and Obesity Outcomes (R01) (due June 5)
The NIH is funding R01 research project grants (R01) to test practical, sustainable, and cost-efficient adaptations of strategies to prevent and treat diabetes and/or obesity. Research focused on the prevention or reversal of obesity, prevention of type 2 diabetes, improved care of type 1 and type 2 diabetes, or the prevention or delay of the …
NIMHND Offering Translational Health Disparities Course this Summer
The National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD) will again host a two-week course on the science of health disparities this summer. The course will take place on the campus of the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Maryland, from August 3-14, 2015. This course will provide specialized instruction on the concepts, principles, …
PHA, NHLBI Offering Supplemental Funding for Research and Clinical Mentoring Award (due June 12)
The Pulmonary Hypertension Association (PHA) and the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) are providing supplemental funding to individuals who receive a NHLBI Mentored Clinical Scientist Development Award (K08) or a Mentored Patient-Oriented Research Career Development Award (K23) for research on pulmonary hypertension. Read the full announcement.
NIH Funding Research to Understand and Promote Health Literacy (R01, R03, R21) (due June 5)
The NIH has issued a funding opportunity announcement for methodological, intervention and dissemination research for understanding and promoting health literacy. Although this funding opportunity uses the R01 grant mechanism, it runs in parallel with two program announcements of identical scientific scope, PAR-13-131, for Small Grants (R03), and PAR-13-132, which uses the exploratory/developmental (R21) grant mechanism. …
SGIM 2015 Sneak Preview: DGIM Workshop Presentations
There are now less than three weeks to go until the SGIM 2015 Annual Meeting. This year’s meeting will feature the four following workshop presentations involving faculty from the division of General Internal Medicine–each of which features our own Daniella Zipkin, MD! Getting promoted as an educator – D.A. Zipkin; R. Levine; S. Wright; A. …
AHRQ Gives Nod of Thanks to Dolor, Matchar
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) has thanked for Rowena Dolor, MD, and David Matchar, MD, for acting as peer reviewers for their 2014 Effective Care Program. David S. Meyers, acting director of the AHRQ’s Center for Evidence and Practice Improvement, praised the peer reviewers for their “insightful and rigorous critiques of lengthy scientific …
NIH Announcements
- Notice to Clarify the Disciplinary Scope and Increase Maximum Training Related Expenses for the Trans-Departmental Basic Biomedical Sciences (TBB) Program Area of the NIGMS Predoctoral Basic Biomedical Sciences Research Training Program
- Notice of Participation in PAR-25-331 (R21) and PAR-25-332 (R01), Research on Current Topics in Alzheimer's Disease and Its Related Dementias (Clinical Trial Optional)
- Notice of Participation in PAR-24-258, "Research Resource for Human Organs and Tissues (U42 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)"
