1. Department of Community and
Family Medicine Newsletter
DECEMBER 1, 2006 VOLUME 2, ISSUE 4
The Department of Community and Family Medicine is a diverse collection of patient care, education and
research programs focused on the common goal of improving the health of people in their communities.
Through this newsletter, we hope to celebrate our diversity by sharing the accomplishments, innovations
and goals of the faculty and staff of CFM.
Clinical Translational Science Award
Duke is one of 12 institutes that will receive a combined total of $699.5 million in funding from the NIH over
five years to advance translational medicine through the creation of the Duke Translational Science Institute
(DTSI). Rob Califf, MD, DUMC Vice Chancellor for Clinical Research is the center’s new director. The virtual
institute will work to accelerate the adaptation of clinical discoveries into applicable medicine and to explore
and combat health inequalities. One of the 3 components or “pillars” of the DTSI is the Duke Center for
Community Research (DCCR). Lloyd Michener, MD, Chairman of the Department of Community and Family
Medicine has been appointed director of the center.
By involving the Durham community in the research process, the DCCR will create a climate where the goal
of improving the health of Durham citizens becomes a shared agenda between the University and local
citizens. The DCCR is designed with a major commitment to teaching the community and to facilitating
access to the research process, from design through the reporting of results.
In order to most effectively interact with the community, the DCCR outreach program will have two major
components, The Community Health Research Training Center and the Community Research Liaison Center.
The Community Health Research Training Institute will provide education for physicians and investigative
staff about the art and science of performing research in community settings and will assist in improving the
research process. The Community Research Liaison Center will provide data and support to local community
groups and facilitate the development of collaborative projects between community groups and Duke
researchers. A Community Health Advisory Board will be created as a means to involve local leaders in the
community research process. For more information, please visit this site: http://www.dtmi.duke.edu/the-
dtmi
Physician Assistant Faculty Member Named to N.C. Medical Board
Gov. Michael Easley has named Peggy Riley Robinson, MS, MHS, PA-C, a faculty member in Duke
University’s physician assistant program, to serve on the North Carolina Medical Board.
Robinson began her three-year term on November 1, 2006. The Medical Board is responsible
for licensing, monitoring and disciplining physicians statewide in order to ensure a high level of
patient safety. The board comprises 12 appointed members: seven physicians, one doctor of
osteopathy, one physician assistant or nurse practitioner, and three members of the public with no medical
background.
Robinson is the first physician assistant to serve on the board who also holds a faculty position. At Duke, she
focuses on teaching students about clinical medicine and how to physically assess patients, and she also
conducts a primary care practice, treating patients of all ages. Robinson holds a master's of health science
from Duke and a master's of science in microbiology from the Medical College of Virginia at Virginia
Commonwealth University.

2. Robert Richardson Receives Lifetime Achievement Award
Robert Richardson, PT, Med, FAPTA, has been awarded the Association of Rheumatology Health
Professionals’ (ARHP) 2006 Lifetime Achievement Award. ARHP, a division of the American College of
Rheumatology (ACR), recognizes its members’ outstanding contributions to the field of rheumatology
through its annual awards program. The Lifetime Achievement Award is considered its highest honor.
Richardson is only the fifth individual to be so honored by ARHP in its history.
Garry Silvey Receives AMIA Distinguished Poster Award
Garry Silvey, senior software engineer in the Division of
Clinical Informatics, received an American Medical
Informatics Association (AMIA) Distinguished Post
Award at the AMIA Annual Symposium in November,
2006. Eight posters were selected for the award from
the more than 200 posters presented at the meeting.
Posters are judged for this competition based on many
elements including Readability, Layout, Information Flow,
Color, Content and Verbal Presentation.
Silvey's poster, "User Interface Considerations for
Collecting Data at the Point of Care in the Tablet PC
Computing Environment," presented the software that was developed as part of an NEI Grant titled "Improving
the Quality of Diabetes Eye Care". It is a prototype patient data entry application for the Diabetes Eye Care clinic
environment.
Please Welcome Our Newest Members:
Faculty
Lori Carter-Edwards, PhD, MPH, Assistant Professor, Community Health
Amy Pastva, PhD, PT, CCS, Medical Instructor, Doctor of Physical Therapy
Staff
Kay Blackwelder, RN, Occupational Health Nurse, Sr., Occupational and Environmental Medicine
Michelle Bradsher, RN, Occupational Health Nurse, Sr., Occupational and Environmental Medicine
Rebecca N. Brouwer, MS, Clinical Research Coordinator II, Research
Jennifer Cook, Research Analyst, CFM Administration
Ricardo Correa, Community Health Worker, Community Health
Josephine Gaston, RN, Staff Nurse – AC, Employee Health & Wellness
Mary Jacobs, Clinic Interviewer, Student Health Clinic
Andréa McMillon, Health Education Specialist, Community Health
Steve Neve, Administrative Secretary, Physician Assistant
Teresa Parham, NP, Physician Extender, Student Health
Cari Saldin, MPH, RD, Health Education Specialist, Community Health
Jenna Staples, Staff Specialist, Physician Assistant
Publications
A full list of faculty publications for July 1, 2005 through June 30, 2006 is available on the web at
http://cfm.mc.duke.edu/wysiwyg/downloads/CFMpubs2005-2006.pdf

3. New Grants
Richard Clendaniel, PhD, PT, Doctor of Physical Therapy Program
“Compensatory Mechanisms Following Vestibular Loss”, National Institutes of Health, $155,791; 24 months.
Dennis Darcey, MD, MSPH, MPH, Occupational and Environmental Medicine
“Occupational Medicine Program Area of the NC OSHERC”, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill,
$149,242; 12 months.
Cathrine Hoyo, PhD, MPH, Prevention Research
“In-utero Exposure and Infant Loss of IGF2 Imprinting”, National Institutes of Health, $389,375; 24 months.
Hester Lipscomb, PhD, Occupational and Environmental Medicine
“Effectiveness of Patient Lift Equipment”, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, $76,994; 24
months.
David Lobach, MD, PhD, MS, Clinical Informatics
“Augmenting Healthcare through Patient Participation in a Rural Community-Based Telehealth Network”,
Health Resources and Services Administration, $747,111; 36 months.
Lloyd Michener, MD, Chairman, Community and Family Medicine
Duke Center for Community Research (DCCR), National Institutes of Health, $2,965,729; 60 months.
Patricia Moorman, PhD, Prevention Research
“Ovarian Failure Among Hysterectomized Women”, National Institutes of Health, $169,542; 24 months.
Truls Ostbye, MD, PhD, MPH, MBA, FFPH, Research
“KAN-DO: A Family-Based Intervention to Prevent Childhood Obesity”, National Institutes of Health,
$2,672,447; 60 months.
“Promoting Postpartum Weight Loss in Overweight Women”, National Institutes of Health, $244,548; 24
months.
2006 Service Awards
Congratulations to faculty and staff with special anniversaries this year.
35 Years
Catherine Severns Student Health
Teresa Weddle OEM
Mildred Woody Physician Assistant
30 Years
Donna Davis CFM Administration
25 Years
Edward Hammond CFM Administration
20 Years
Rose Casey CFM Administration
David Coniglio Physician Assistant
Patricia Dieter Physician Assistant
Cynthia McGill CFM Administration
15 Years
Thomas Brock OEM
Alicia Ellison Student Health
Tuwana Garrett Community Health
Karl Kanoy OEM
Michelle McGahan OEM
10 Years

4. Sharon Denny Student Health
Barbara Howerton OEM
Ann Lane OEM
Pamela Phillips Community Health
Caroline Rourk OEM
Mary Wiggins OEM
5 Years
Rita Baur CFM Administration
Blake Boggess Family Medicine
Jeffrey Bytomski Family Medicine
Allison Cain Physician Assistant
Thomas Colletti Physician Assistant
Jayne Forbes Physical Therapy
Kristi Giemza Family Medicine
Karen Hills Physician Assistant
Joan Levitt Community Health
June McDowell OEM
Samatha Moretz OEM
Devdutta Sangvai Student Health
Adam Schwartz Family Medicine
Margaret Stewart Community Health
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Annual Holiday Party - December 16, 2006
Washington Duke Inn & Golf Club
6:30 pm to 10:30 pm
RSVP at http://intra-fam.mc.duke.edu/holiday_rsvp.asp before 5 pm December 12, 2006
Other News: Do you have items you would like included in the next newsletter? Please send them to Rob
Warren at warre005@mc.duke.edu
The Department of Community and Family Medicine
Duke University Medical Center, DUMC 2915, Durham, NC 27710
Phone: (919) 681-3178; Fax: (919) 681-3371
E-mail: warre005@mc.duke.edu; Website: http://cfm.mc.duke.edu