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Barbara Sheline, MD, MPH, who has directed the Primary Care Leadership Track (PCLT) program in the Duke University School of Medicine since its establishment in 2011, retired on June 30, 2022.

Congratulations to the 2022 LEADER program graduates! 

A single gene that was previously found to be the driving force in a rare syndrome linked to epilepsy, autism and developmental disability has been identified as a linchpin in the formation of healthy neurons.

Dr. Ash Barve earned her Bachelor of Dental Medicine and Surgery in 1999, and her MMCi degree in 2019.

AMIA and HL7 are partnering again to bring an exciting application competition to the AMIA 2022 Annual Symposium, November 5 – November 9, in Washington, DC. AMIA 2022 is the place for you if you have to offer or are interested in innovative and practical software applications that use FHIR®! The application process is now open. Deadline: August 2, 2022

Mara L. Becker, MD, MSCE, Professor of Pediatrics, has been named Vice Dean for Faculty for the Duke University School of Medicine, effective July 15, 2022.

Duke Physician Assistant (PA) Program students Emily Campbell, Sami Moyer, Austin Graydon and Kay Burrows recently completed the 2022 Future Clinician Leaders College (FCLC) offered by the North Carolina Medical Society (NCMS).  

After losing a close friend to an aggressive form of leukemia, acute myeloid leukemia (AML), Kris Wood devoted his research to helping find better treatment options for people with leukemias and lymphomas. He and his colleagues have discovered a potential new drug therapy that is preparing to enter clinical trials.

For 20 years, students from the Duke Physician Assistant Program have visited Burton Elementary School in Durham for an annual health education presentation.

GCB and the Center for Precision Medicine has partnered once again with North Carolina Central University (NCCU) for the Summer Scholars Program in Genome Sciences and Medicine, welcoming students to Durham, North Carolina