Wake Forest Department of Internal Medicine
@WakeForestIM
Representing the 12 academic sections and 9 fellowships of Internal Medicine at the Wake Forest School of Medicine
Top Ten Papers (10/10): Grand finale of our department's top papers this year is Dr. Kevin Gibbs @WakePCCM publication in @NEJM !
Top Papers (9/10): Metin Gurcan, PhD made the list for his publication on gene identification in breast cancer! mdpi.com/1422-0067/25/1…
Top Papers (8/10): Swapan K. Das, PhD, MSc was recognized for his publication of his work on aging and glucose response in @Aging_Cell doi.org/10.1111/acel.1…
Top Papers (7/10): Dr. Nilanjan Ghosh, MD, PhD of @LevineCancer made the list of top papers of 2024 in the Department of Internal Medicine with his paper on treatment of CLL! onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/aj…
Top Papers (6/10): Another publication from @WakeGeriatrics making the top ten list this year!
Top Papers (5/10): James Bateman, MD, MPH and MD/PhD student Sudarshan Krishnamurthy published a study on cardiometabolic health and cognition in community dwelling adults. doi.org/10.1002/dad2.7…
Top Ten Papers (4/10): Dr. Glenn Lesser @WakeCancer published his Phase III Clinical Trial in @JCO_ASCO
Top Papers (3/10): Deepak Palakshappa, MD MSHP published a longitudinal study of the temporarily enacted Expanded Child Tax Credit and its effects on food insecurity rates. jamanetwork.com/journals/jamai…
Top Papers (2/10): Molecular Medicine PhD candidate Mackenzie Fitzpatrick and Dr. Leah Solberg Woods, PhD published their findings on a possible genetic and biologic link between obesity and mental health disease. doi.org/10.1002/oby.24…
Top Ten Papers (1/10): Hunyoung Kim and Dr. Bumsoo Ahn published their findings on unacylated grehlin in @AgingCell
As Grand Rounds takes a summer break, we will spend the next 10 days recognizing the department's top research papers in 2024. All winners were recognized at Grand Rounds earlier this year, and its time to share them with everyone! #CelebrateResearch
We welcome all the new interns to Internal Medicine! The department is happy to have you!
Happy First Day of Intern Year to our new class! (June 24th doesn’t have quite the same ~aura~ as July 1st but it does mean you graduate a week earlier too 😉. You’ll thank us in 3 years)
Speaking of trailblazers, watch out for Dr. Jess Valente who earned the Emerging Faculty Leader Award this year! We can't wait to see where your dedication, compassion, and creativity take you!
Several faculty in the department have been recognized from across the health system with educational career development awards! These faculty are blazing the trail in academic practice!
Department of Internal Medicine APPs are doing great things! These are just a handful of their accomplishments in the past year:
GIM Attending Dr. Luisa Paredes Acosta was published recenlty in SGIM Forum: Unexpected Bonds: How Non-Medical Staff Shaped My Residency and Made Me a Better Doctor – SGIM sgim.org/article/unexpe…
Earlier this year, @wakehealthHM was recognized during Grand Rounds for its implementation of two innovative care models - Hospitalist at Home and Virtual Hospitalist have both been incredibly successful projects!
Did you know? In 2024, Internal Medicine faculty across the department received over $110 Million in research funding! #CelebrateResearch
Shoutout to our Internal Medicine clerkship teams! Both our inpatient and ambulatory clerkships received impressive quality ratings from our graduating @wakeforestmed students !
Dr. Rupali Bhave MD @WakeCancer presented “Updates in Myelofibrosis” for Grand Rounds !
