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SoM New Faculty Orientation on October 9
The School of Medicine will hold its orientation for new faculty on Thursday, October 9, from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. This all-day event will include an introduction to the School of Medicine structure and key policies, information on academic integrity, and information on understanding appointments, promotion and tenure at Duke. To register, click here.
Alzheimer’s Association Offering New Investigators Program
The Alzheimer’s Association is offering research funding for investigators who are less than 10 years past their doctoral degree. The program will allow newly independent investigators to develop preliminary or pilot data, to test procedures and to develop hypotheses. Up to $100,000 per year is available for up to two years. Letters of intent are …
Prevent Cancer Foundation Offering Grants and Fellowships
The Prevent Cancer Foundation is accepting proposals for research grants and fellowships. The Prevent Cancer Foundation expects to grant 3 awards of $80,000 over two years, including both grants and fellowships. Applications are due August 27. Read more.
AHA Funding Research Networks Focusing on CVD Disparities
The American Heart Association is funding research for all disparities in cardiovascular disease to assist the AHA in reaching its 2020 Goals and overall mission of building healthier lives free of cardiovascular disease and stroke. Specifically, the AHA is funding networks comprised of three to four institutions, or centers, working on three projects each that …
Duke Offering $100,000 for Multi-Investigator Research Programs
The Chancellor’s Program Project Accelerator is a new internal funding source intended to accelerate development of large, multi-investigator research programs within the Duke Schools of Medicine or Nursing. The Program Project Accelerator will fund up to three one-year awards of up to $100,000 to promote competitive applications for external funding within one to two years …
American Hospitalist Academy to be Held October 20-23 in Colorado
The sixth annual American Hospitalist Academy will be held from October 20-23 in Englewood, Colorado. This event provides academic hospitalists with scholarly and professional development skills, with a focus on: developing academic hospitalists as teachers and educational leaders enhancing awareness of quality improvement and patient safety work supporting academic promotion of attendees. For more information, …
Zipkin’s Study Published in Annals of Internal Medicine
Daniella Zipkin, MD, was the lead author of a recent systematic review of evidence-based risk communication in the Annals of Internal Medicine. Zipkin’s article, available here, analyzed 84 studies to find the most effective strategies for provider-patient communication about health risks. Congratulations, Dr. Zipkin! Click here to watch Dr. Zipkin discuss the research (journal access …
Secretary of Veterans’ Affairs to Present at August 29th’s Grand Rounds
The Department of Medicine Grand Rounds on Friday, Aug. 29 at 8 a.m., will feature a special presentation by U.S. Secretary of Veterans Affairs Robert A. McDonald. Secretary McDonald will present VA: A Higher Calling in the Great Hall of the Trent Semans Center for Health Education. Nominated by President Obama as the eighth Secretary of …
Staff Spotlight: Pamela Gentry
Our second staff spotlight shines on clinical research nurse Pamela Gentry, who talks to us about crafting successful telephone interventions to lower blood pressure, as well as changes at Duke over the past 30 years. How long have you been at Duke? How long have you been at the Division? I started at Duke in …
Session on Grant Writing for Health Professions Educators on August 28
Duke AHEAD is sponsoring a free session on grant writing for health professions educators on Thursday, August 28, from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m. in the Great Hall of the Trent Semans Center. The event will provide educators with pearls and pointers on successful grant writing. The hour-long interactive session will feature mini-presentations by experts in …
NIH Announcements
- Examining the Impact of Artificial Intelligence (AI) on Healthcare Safety (R18)
- Notice of Need to Expire and Reissue PAR-24-090 "Clinical Coordinating Center for NCCIH Multi-Site Investigator-Initiated Clinical Trials of Mind and Body Interventions (Collaborative UG3/UH3 Clinical Trial Required)"
- Notice of Need to Expire and Reissue PAR-24-087 "Data Coordinating Center for NCCIH Multi-Site Investigator-Initiated Clinical Trials of Mind and Body Interventions (Collaborative U24 Clinical Trial Required)"
