DGIM News and Events
New study by Bryant Shuey, MD, MPH, et al suggests women experienced increases in alcohol-related issues during the pandemic
The JAMA Health Forum study found that women experienced higher-than-expected rates of hospital admissions for alcohol-related liver diseases
DOM researchers have developed a new tool to aid patients in decisions regarding sterilization
CONVERGE Faculty from the Division of General Internal Medicine created a simple, web-based decision aid to help pregnant individuals considering tubal sterilization
Department of Medicine faculty honored with Chancellor’s Distinguished Awards
Drs. Mehret Birru Talabi, Marie Norman, and Thuy Bui
were honored for their commitment to research, training,
and public service.
Dr. Jessica Merlin pens NEJM article focused on methadone and cancer treatment
The director of CHAMPP, Dr. Merlin and colleagues argue for health equity for people with opioid use disorder in a recent New England Journal of Medicine perspective.
DGIM’s Dr. Thuy Bui receives 2022 Pearl Birnbaum Hurwitz Humanism in Healthcare Award
The award honors a woman who exemplifies humanism and has advanced the well-being of underserved or vulnerable populations in healthcare through scholarship, advocacy, leadership, or work.
New research finds depressed patients were less likely to follow medical therapies following PCI
Drs. Jared Magnani, Bruce Rollman, Matthew Muldoon found that 10%-20% of individuals with depression were less likely to take their medicine after percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI).
Dr. Esa Davis recipient of the Excellence in Faculty Mentorship Award
Dr. Davis was honored for role as a mentor at the inaugural Dr. Larry E. Davis Black Excellence in the Academy Awards
A new study by Martina Anto-Ocrah, PhD, confirms that pandemic-related stress led to mentrual changes
The study in Obstetrics & Gynecology shows a link between women who reported high COVID-19 stress and changes in menstrual cycle length, period duration, and menstrual flow.
Utibe Essien, MD, MPH, awarded prestigious Harold Amos Faculty Development Award
Dr. Essien, an Assistant Professor in the Division of General Internal Medicine, researches racial/ethnic health disparities and the use of novel therapeutics in the management of chronic diseases.
NIDDK U01 multidisciplinary grant awarded to DOM faculty for an AKI scientific and data research center
This cross-divisional collaboration among Drs. Kaleab Abebe, Linda Fried, and Paul Palevsky will support the Caring for OutPatiEnts after Acute Kidney Injury (COPE-AKI) Consortium, which develops and tests interventions to reduce morbidity among high-risk patients with moderate or severe acute kidney injury.
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