A Fair Process: Lisa McElroy Strives to Make Transplant Selection More Equitable
The legacy of Black surgeons at Duke is recognized as Lisa McElroy, MD, MS, assistant professor of surgery and population health sciences, serves as the inaugural recipient of the Onyekwere E. Akwari, MD, Endowed Professorship which was created in honor of the first African American surgeon on staff at Duke.
Medical Experts Examine Impact of NC Bills on LGBTQ+ Youth
Duke experts discuss the potential effects of a bill in the North Carolina state legislature that would restrict gender-affirming care for minors.
Dean Klotman's Friday Message & Conversation with Kevin Thomas, MD
In celebration of Black History Month, Dean Klotman interviews Kevin Thomas, MD, the School of Medicine's Vice Dean for Equity, Diversity and Inclusion, about the importance of the month and about Duke's role in combating racism.
Q&A on Context Matters: Kicking off Black History Month with Keisha Bentley-Edwards
Developmental psychologist Keisha Leanne Bentley-Edwards, PhD, MA, is an associate professor in the division of General Internal Medicine, the Associate Director of Research and the Director of the Health Equity Working Group for Duke’s Samuel DuBois Cook Center on Social Equity, a scholarly collaborative that studies the causes and consequences of inequality and develops remedies for these disparities and their adverse effects.
Shaking a Shared Delusion: Andrea Deyrup Combats Race-Based Medicine
Andrea Deyrup, MD, PhD, a professor in the Department of Pathology, challenges a long history of race-based medicine that she says is often based on questionable assumptions and flawed science yet deeply embedded in clinical decision-making.
Black History Month: Legacies Behind the Names on Campus
Learn the stories of places and things named in honor of Black students, faculty and staff
EDI Spotlight: Rebecca Redmond, PhD
In this month’s EDI Spotlight, Redmond shares about her unique role as director of assessment and research in the Office of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion.
Algorithms to Assess Stroke Risk are Markedly Worse for Black Americans
Current medical standards for accessing stroke risk perform worse for Black Americans than they do for white Americans, potentially creating a self-perpetuating driver of health inequities.
Duke Awarded NIH Grant to Prep Students for Graduate and Medical Programs
The Duke University Preparing Research Scholars In bioMEdical Sciences Postbaccalaureate Research Education Program (PRIME-PREP) is an NIH-funded R25 $1.2M grant to develop and implement 1-year postbaccalaureate program.
A Person’s Race Influences Question Asking as Much as Their Stroke History
A new study finds that race is important to consider when evaluating stroke-related communication disorders.