Mission Driven: Education, Research, Patient Care, and Community Partnership
Duke Science and Technology
Why Some Cancers Become Resistant to Therapy
David G. Kirsch, MD, PhD, is leading a Duke Cancer Institute study on cancer biology and radiation response. By understanding how cancers develop, how tumors respond to therapy, and how they become resistant to therapy, his team is working to develop new therapies that save lives
The School's Largest Scholarship Donor
Meet the man behind the single largest commitment for financial aid ever made to the School of Medicine — $30 million to establish an endowment for need-based financial aid for medical students.
Dudley Rauch, an alumnus with deep ties to Duke, established the first all-inclusive scholarship in the School of Medicine in 2013. In early 2018 he began discussions with university and school leaders about opportunities to make an even more transformational gift for financial aid. Those talks were cut short when Rauch unexpectedly died in July of 2018. Now, the Rauch Family Foundation has completed the work he began.
A Conversation with Kevin Thomas, MD, Vice Dean for Equity, Diversity & Inclusion
Duke University School of Medicine is committed to enhancing racial diversity and equity, inclusion, and respect for our faculty, staff, trainees, and students. Vice Dean Kevin Thomas, MD, reflects on the changes the Office of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion has made over the past year and looks ahead at our efforts to develop a culture that fosters a sense of belonging and promotes equity.
