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Allan D. Kirk, MD, PhD, FACS, will join the Duke University School of Medicine as chair of the Department of Surgery, and surgeon-in-chief for the Duke University Health System. He will assume his new roles on May 1, 2014.

Victor J. Dzau, M.D., chancellor for health affairs at Duke University and president and chief executive officer for the Duke University Health System, has been named president of the Institute of Medicine (IOM). Dzau will be leaving Duke on June 30, 2014, and will succeed current IOM president Harvey V. Fineberg, M.D., Ph.D., effective July 1, 2014.

Mark F. Newman, MD, the Merel H. Harmel Professor of Anesthesiology and chair of the Department of Anesthesiology, will step down from his position as chair on April 1, 2014, to become president of the Duke Private Diagnostic Clinic, LLC (PDC). He will succeed Carl Ravin, MD, who has served as the PDC’s first president since October of 2008.

Iain Sanderson, BM, BCh, has been named Vice Dean for Research Informatics for the School of Medicine. This new title reflects Dr. Sanderson’s outstanding contributions to the School of Medicine as well as his expanding responsibilities.

Samuel Katz, M.D., Professor Emeritus of Pediatrics, is the recipient of the 2014 John P. McGovern Compleat Physician Award. The national award is presented annually by the Houston Academy of Medicine to recognize a physician who exemplifies the ideals of Dr. William Osler—medical excellence, humane and ethical care, commitment to medical humanities and writing, research, and harmony between the academic and medical practitioner.

Rebecca Buckley, M.D., the James Buren Sidbury Distinguished Professor of Pediatrics and Professor in the Department of Immunology, has been awarded the 2014 Howland Medal Award. The John Howland Award, considered the highest award of the American Pediatric Society, has been given since 1952 to honor those who, by their contribution to pediatrics, have aided in its advancement.

Sallie Permar, M.D., Ph.D., was named a recipient of the Presidential Early Career Awards for Scientists and Engineers in recognition of innovative research. It is the highest honor bestowed by the United States government. The White House listed Dr. Permar among 102 researchers who will receive the awards. Dr. Permar is an associate professor of pediatrics and an assistant professor in immunology, molecular genetics and microbiology.

In July, the Duke University School of Medicine launched the Duke Molecular Physiology Institute, led by Christopher Newgard, Ph.D., the W. David and Sarah W. Stedman Distinguished Professor. Dr. Newgard is a professor in the Department of Medicine and Pharmacology and Cancer Biology and has served as director of the Sarah W. Stedman Nutrition and Metabolism Center since March 2002. The Duke Molecular Physiology Institute is an exciting new partnership between the Sarah W.

Duke’s health professions schools, including the School of Medicine, School of Nursing, and Physician Assistant and Physical Therapy programs, have partnered to launch a new academy to develop an inter-professional community of educators at Duke.