Med School Blog
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March 22, 2019
It’s a four-hour drive west across the state of North Carolina from Durham to Bakersville, a small town in Mitchell County. Most of the drive is on...
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March 21, 2019
Christopher Kanakry, MD’07, an investigator at the National Cancer Institute, has been named a 2018 Lasker Clinical Research Scholar. His research at...
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March 18, 2019
In a finding that suggests less is more, researchers led by the Duke Clinical Research Institute (DCRI) found that the drugs apixaban and clopidogrel...
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March 15, 2019
On Friday, March 15th, medical students at Duke opened their envelopes and learned where in the country they will complete their residency programs...
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March 15, 2019
Twice a year the Alpha Omega Alpha (AΩA) Medical Honor Society elects a small number of new members. The criteria include scholastic achievement,...
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March 14, 2019
Scott Soderling, PhD, has been named chair of the Department of Cell Biology, effective immediately. Dr. Soderling was named interim chair in...
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March 12, 2019
U.S. News & World Report assessed 120 medical schools and once again ranked the Duke University School of Medicine among the best in the nation,...
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March 8, 2019
C. David Page, PhD, has been named the new chair of the Department of Biostatistics & Bioinformatics, effective June 15, 2019. Dr. Page is...
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March 6, 2019
Mitchell T. Heflin, MD, MHS , associate professor of medicine, has been named associate dean for Interprofessional Education and Care and director of...
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March 4, 2019
A $50 million grant from The Duke Endowment will accelerate and expand the recruitment of research scientists who specialize in the applied and basic...
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March 1, 2019
Two faculty from the Department of Medicine have received 2019 ASCI Young Physician-Scientist Awards from the American Society for Clinical...
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February 27, 2019
Thought leaders from across the nation converged today in Washington, DC, at the National Academy of Sciences for a roundtable discussion about Open...
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February 20, 2019
In the quest to develop an effective HIV vaccine, researchers have focused attention on identifying and targeting the region of the virus’s outer...
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February 20, 2019
Faculty and a student from the School of Medicine were recognized at the Samuel Dubois Cook Society awards ceremony held Tuesday, February 19, 2019,...
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February 19, 2019
Duke University received $384.6 million last year from the National Institutes of Health to advance medical research, ranking 9th in the country...