Category: Funding

RFP for The Mandel Center for Hypertension and Atherosclerosis at Duke

Request for Proposals (RFP) OVERVIEW:  On behalf of the Mandel Center, the CVRC is pleased to announce 2016 RFPs to provide support for innovative research into the causes and treatment of hypertension, atherosclerosis and related cardiovascular diseases. The Mandel Center for Hypertension and Atherosclerosis at Duke was established to advance scientific understanding in the areas …

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Maciejewski awarded NIDA grant for $2.2 million

Does bariatric surgery affect mental health? Matthew Maciejewski, PhD, Professor of Medicine (Duke General Internal Medicine) is the new 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. “The outcomes to …

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GIM Funding Opportunities

Duke Internal DIHI Innovation Jam, seeking health innovations; submit ideas by August 12, 2016. (read more) Next cycle of the Bridge Funding Program, application deadline August 15, 2016. (read more) Duke SoM Inaugural Fund to Retain Clinician Scientists – up to $50,000/year and matching from the Dean (read more) MacArthur Foundation, John D. and Catherine T. “100&Change” MacArthur Foundation competition for …

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Second quarter 2016 GIM funding awards

Congratulations to these general medicine faculty members who are recipients of recent research funding! Hayden Bosworth, PhD has received an award from Improved Patient Outcomes, Inc. for a project entitled “Utilization of an innovative intervention to improve medication adherence and clinical outcomes in gout patients.” Total funding will be $135,422. Jeffrey Clough, MD received a 2 year …

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First Quarter 2016 – GIM Funding Awards

Congratulations to these general medicine faculty members who are recipients of research funding for the first quarter of 2016.

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Faculty Spotlight: Poonam Sharma, MD

This week’s faculty spotlight shines on Poonam Sharma, MD. In addition to being a hospitalist at Duke Regional Hospital, Dr. Sharma is involved in a variety of educational roles, especially with the training program for Physician Assistants (PA).

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O’Brien’s multiple recent funding awards!

Cara O’Brien, MD, assistant professor of medicine, is the recipient of two recent funding awards. The first was for a project, “Implementation of a Duke-specific Early Warning System” from the Duke Institute for Health Innovation (DIHI). This was awarded to O’Brien, along with  Armando Bedoya, MD, (GIM Chief Resident) and Meredith Clement, MD (Infectious Disease). The second award, from …

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DOC receives funding for acute illness treatment

The Duke Outpatient Clinic (DOC) has been selected by the Duke Institute for Health Innovation (DIHI) for funding of $91,644 to “Develop On-Site Acute Illness Treatment Capacity in Hospital-Based Primary Care,” a project with leadership by Lynn Bowlby, MD, and Alex Cho, MD, MBA.

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2015 GIM Year in Review

Our Faculty and Staff Spotlights are without a doubt our most viewed stories. But 2015 was an exciting year for Duke GIM news as well! Here are the top 10 news stories — those most viewed this year by our GIM eNews readers:

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DOC Clinic NP Wins National Award

  The Alex & Rita Hillman Foundation, a national organization to improve the lives of patients and their families through nurse-led innovation, recently announced the 2 recipients of the Hillman Innovations in Care Program, a multi-year initiative created to expand leading edge, nursing-driven programs that address the healthcare needs of vulnerable populations. The grantees will each receive …

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