The Dean's Video Messages

Mary E. Klotman, MD, speaks with Damon Tweedy, MD about how the medical profession can address ongoing concerns about our nation’s mental health.

Dr. Klotman shares news about new funding, Match Day, Distinguished Professorships and more.

Mary Klotman speaks with Michael Cohen-Wolkoweiz, MD, PhD, about iCubed, a new center launched by the Duke Clinical Research Institute that works with clinical research innovators to nurture their ideas to become products, initiatives or even companies.

Dean Mary Klotman, MD, marks the beginning of Women's History Month and encourages viewers to check out resources about some of the extraordinary women who have helped to shape Duke. She also highlights an important Duke study about tumor biology, and tells of the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative that unites Duke, UNC, and NC State to develop tools to map and manipulate kinases - enzymes that play a key role in many diseases.

Mary E. Klotman, MD, speaks with Debra Clark Jones about a new partnership between Duke Health, Durham Public Schools, and Durham Technical Community College to create a health sciences early college. The new initiative is funded by Bloomberg Philanthropies.

This week's message focuses on the recent activities of Duke University School of Medicine faculty, staff, students and trainees.

In this message, Dr. Klotman revisit some of the fascinating guests she interviewed during her Friday Messages of 2023. Their work attests to our commitment to education, research, patient care and community partnership. We have much to look forward to in 2024 and beyond.

Mary Klotman, MD, speaks with Dr. Southwell about medical information and misinformation, and tools to improve communication between doctors and their patients.

In observance of World AIDS Day, Dean Mary Klotman, MD, talks with pioneering Duke AIDS researcher Barton Haynes, MD, Director of the Duke Human Vaccine Institute.