2023 Transformational Leadership Award LATIN-19 Executive Team
A diverse team of Duke faculty and community advocates created LATIN-19 (Latinx Advocacy Team and Interdisciplinary Network for COVID-19) in March 2020 to advocate for and bring awareness to the needs of the Latinx community in North Carolina during the COVID-19 crisis.
Doctor of Physical Therapy Class of 2024 White Coat Ceremony
The Class of 2024 White Coat Ceremony marked a milestone for the students who have finished the didactic portion of the program and set out to begin a year of clinical experiences before graduating next May.
Pharmaceutical Quality vs. Affordability
MD/PhD student Christopher Behrer's research examines how to regulate pharmaceutical quality.
Congratulations! SOM Faculty accepted into ELAM and ELH
Three faculty selected as members of the 2023-2024 class of fellows for the Hedwig van Ameringen Executive Leadership in Academic Medicine® (ELAM) Program and the parallel Executive Leadership in Health Care Program.
Dean Klotman's Friday Message & Conversation with Eleanora Lad, MD, PhD
A Conversation with Eleanora Lad, MD, PhD, associate professor of ophthalmology, about the recent clinical trials that led to the first drug approved the FDA to treat a devastating eye disease called Geographic Atrophy.
Dean’s Staff Award Winners Named
Four staff members from across the School of Medicine have been named recipients of the inaugural Dean’s Staff Awards.
Black Men with Metastatic Prostate Cancer May Benefit From Drug Combination
A drug combination that shows little overall survival benefit in white men with advanced prostate cancer has a far greater effect in Black men with the disease, according to interim results from a study led by the Duke Cancer Institute.
Jane Gagliardi Named Associate Dean for Learning Environment and Well-being
Jane Gagliardi, MD, MHS, has been named the new Associate Dean for Learning Environment and Well-being, effective July 1.
Grateful Family Honors Physician with Presidential Chair in Endocrinology
An anonymous $5 million gift has established a Presidential Distinguished Chair Professorship in endocrinology in honor of Diana McNeill, MD.
Early Return to Physical Activity After Prolapse Surgery Could be Encouraged
Patients who had prolapse surgery for pelvic floor disorders do just as well when they resume physical activity soon after the procedure compared to patients who restrict activities.