New and competing renewal awards for July 2022
The following is a list of new and competing renewal awards that were made to faculty in the Department of Pediatrics for the month of July 2022.
Medical experts address fears, realities of Monkeypox
While children can contract the monkeypox virus, it is not likely to spread rapidly once schools reopen this fall, a Duke pediatrician cautioned Friday.
Faculty Spotlight: Mary Buckley, MD
Mary Buckley, MD is a pediatric rheumatologist, with a particular affinity for the puzzle-solving aspects of the field and working with fellows and other learners both inside and outside the clinic.
Request for Proposals: Derfner Foundation Faculty Research Awards
The Department of Pediatrics announces a request for proposals for the Derfner Foundation Faculty Awards. The goal of this program is to support investigators in the Duke Children’s community who are conducting basic, clinical, or applied child health research.
DCRI selected as Clinical Trials Data Coordinating Center for NIH RECOVER Long COVID Initiative
The Duke Clinical Research Institute (DCRI) has been named the Clinical Trials Data Coordinating Center for large-scale national research studies aimed at understanding and improving the treatment of long COVID.
If you value life, it's about more than just protecting the unborn
The following op-ed was published in the Raleigh News & Observer, Charlotte Observer, and AOL News. A child’s life should be filled with sleepovers and laughter with friends on playgrounds. Yet the stark reality is that children have a significant chance of being abused by their caregivers
New and competing renewal awards for May - June 2022
The following is a list of new and competing renewal awards that were made to faculty in the Department of Pediatrics for the months of May - June 2022.
Williams selected for Physician Scientist Development Program (PSDP) award
The Physician Scientist Development Program (PSDP) Steering Committee recently announced the eight selected outstanding trainees who will begin their PSDP research in July 2023.
Resident Spotlight: Shivani Shah, DO
Shivani Shah, DO, has been interested in the brain for as long as she can remember. Shah recently joined the Department of Neurology for her Junior Assistant Residency (JAR) year of training with adult patients before completing her child neurology training.
Smith named Chair for Academic Promotion and Tenure Committee
Ann M. Reed, MD, recently announced that P. Brian Smith, MD, MPH, MHS, Samuel L. Katz Distinguished Professor of Pediatrics in the Division of Neonatology, has been named Chair for the Department of Pediatrics’ Academic Promotion and Tenure Committee.