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Peyser Wins Excellence in Teaching Award
Bruce Peyser, MD, is a recipient of the 2014 Faculty Education Award, given to recognize his excellence and leadership in medical education in the ambulatory setting. Previous GIM ambulatory medicine recipients of this award were Drs Lynn Bowlby (2013), Daniella Zipkin, (2012), and Larry Greenblatt (2011). Congratulations, Dr. Peyser!
Holland Wins Excellence in Teaching Award
Tom Holland, MD, is a recipient of a 2014 Faculty Education Award. This award, sponsored by the Department of Medicine, is awarded to one member of the GIM hospital medicine faculty each year for excellence and leadership in medical education in the hospital setting. Previous recipients include Drs. Jon Bae (2013) and Saumil Chudgar (2012). …
FOA: Acute Kidney Injury in Older Adults (R01, R03, R21)
The NIH invites applications for basic, clinical, translational and outcomes research on acute kidney injury (AKI) in older persons. Applications may focus on the 1) epidemiology, etiology and risk factors for AKI in older adults, 2) pathophysiology of AKI in the aging kidney and its impact on chronic kidney disease (CKD) and other organ disease …
FOA: Secondary Analyses in Obesity, Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (R21)
The NIDDK, NIAAA and ODS are encouraging R21 applications involving secondary analysis of existing data sets relevant to diabetes and endocrine and metabolic diseases; digestive diseases and nutrition, including obesity and eating disorders; and kidney, urologic, and hematologic diseases. Read more.
FOA: Pilot and Feasibility Clinical Research Grants in Kidney or Urologic Diseases
The NIH and NIDDK are supporting Exploratory/Developmental Research Grants (R21) proposing small scale or pilot and feasibility clinical and translational research studies, including epidemiological studies or clinical trials related to kidney or urologic disease research. Studies should address important clinical and translational questions. Projects supported by these grants may lead to full-scale clinical studies including …
RFA: Comparative Health System Performance in Accelerating PCOR Dissemination (U19)
The AHRQ invites applications for Centers of Excellence to identify, classify, track, and compare healthcare delivery systems ranging from integrated delivery systems to Accountable Care Organizations to help improve CER-recommended practices. This program will to identify, characterize, and classify types of delivery systems and to compare the performance (quality and resource use) of health care …
Faculty Spotlight: George L. Jackson, PhD, MHA
How long have you been at Duke? How long have you been at the Division? I started as a post-doc with the Division of General Internal Medicine and VA Center for Health Services Research in Primary Care (HSR&D Center) in December of 2003. I am currently a Research Health Scientist with the VA HSR&D Center …
ASN Offering Bennett Clinical Scholars Program
The American Society of Nephrology is accepting applications for the William and Sandra Bennett Clinical Scholars program. This program will support nephrology educators with $50,000 a year for up to two years to conduct a project to advance facets of nephrology education and teaching. Applications are due by Monday, July 7. For more information, visit …
Faculty Spotlight: James A. Tulsky, MD
For this week’s faculty spotlight, we talk to Dr. James A. Tulsky about the history and future of palliative care, patient-provider communication, and fly fishing. How long have you been at Duke? How long have you been at the Division? I have been at Duke since 1993, when the Division was MUCH smaller–maybe fewer than …
NIH Funding Clinical Trials for Interventions for NCCAM High-Priority Research Topics (R34)
The NIH is funding research early phase clinical trials of mind and body approaches for conditions that the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine has identified as high-priority research topics. This funding opportunity will support exploratory clinical trials, which will provide data for a subsequent controlled cohort study, clinical efficacy or effectiveness study, or …
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)"
