Dzirasa Elected Member of the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering
Dr. Dzirasa was elected by members of the College of Fellows “for his pioneering work in understanding the electrical patterns that underlie mental health disorders and his advocacy for inclusive science.”
Black History Month Quiz: We Have a Winner!
Hilmar Lapp, from the Center for Genomic and Computational Biology, is winner of last month’s Duke University School of Medicine Black History Month quiz.
Program Puts High School Students on the Path to Careers in Health Care
HPREP, provides professional development and mentoring to historically underrepresented in medicine high school students interested in pursuing a career in health care.
EDI Spotlight: Anthony Fuller, MD, MScGH
When Anthony Fuller MD, MScGH, came to Duke as a medical student nine years ago, he hit the ground running. He co-founded the first division dedicated to improving global care for neurology and neurosurgery in the United States.
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