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The Duke University School of Medicine has announced the 2026 Michelle P. Winn Inclusive Excellence Awards honoring individuals and teams who have made significant contributions to inclusive excellence over the past year. 

They may lead different employee resource groups (ERGs), but Magaly Guerrero and Antonio Jones share a similar vision for what belonging at Duke can look like. It’s a vision that will guide them as the newly named leaders of Duke University School of Medicine’s two ERGs.

Lauren Brinkley-Rubinstein, PhD, an associate professor in the Department of Population Health Sciences at Duke, focuses on how the trauma of incarceration — whether from flooded cells during climate disasters or the “extreme deprivation” of solitary confinement — shapes people’s health long after release.

In 2021, Tiffany Adams, PT, DPT, MBA, PhD, and Tomeico Faison, OTD, OTR/L, FAOTA, partnered to create an initiative to empower future health professionals with skills to make informed financial decisions.

Student’s journey highlights a transformative year for BOOST, a program designed to excite young people about science and inspire careers in medicine and related fields.

For most of rural America, access to clinical research addressing rural health is extremely limited. As a leader of a program designed to develop future researchers through hands-on experience and mentorship, Danny Benjamin, MD, PhD, MPH, is working to address this shortage.

The Durham community came together to celebrate “Pride: Durham, NC,” a three-day festival hosted by the LGBTQ Center of Durham. The event brought together several groups from Duke, local residents, and others for a celebration of identity and community.

Stories of resilience, innovation, and advocacy took center stage at Duke during the third annual ¡DALHE! Hispanic Heritage Month Celebration held on September 22.

As a provider who primarily cares for patients living with dementia at the Duke Geriatrics Evaluation and Treatment Clinic, Liza Genao, MD, understands how important it is for patients to feel understood and seen. That understanding motivates her to teach medical Spanish to future doctors.

As director of educational programs in the School of Medicine’s Office for Faculty, Jessica Schonberg, M.Ed., designs seminars that give faculty a chance to come together with their peers and discover new ways to make a meaningful impact at work.