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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, placing it 13th in a tie with the University of Pittsburgh and Yale University. The medical school’s Physician Assistant program was again ranked No. 1, tied with the University of Iowa, among 169 programs evaluated -- a top spot it has held for several years.

C. David Page, PhD, has been named the new chair of the Department of Biostatistics & Bioinformatics, effective June 15, 2019. Dr. Page is currently a Kellett and Vilas Distinguished Achievement Professor in the Department of Biostatistics and Medical Informatics at the University of Wisconsin-Madison's School of Medicine and Public Health.  

Mitchell T. Heflin, MD, MHS, associate professor of medicine, has been named associate dean for Interprofessional Education and Care and director of the new Center for Interprofessional Education and Care, effective July 1, 2019. 

Friday, June 8, 8am-noon Presented by Ann Brown, MD, MHS, and Cathie Siders, PhD The Great Hall of the Trent Semans Center This interactive session starts with the premise that the capacity to engage skillfully in challenging conversations is a vital component of leadership. The goal of this seminar is for participants to gain greater confidence in addressing difficult conversations.

A $50 million grant from The Duke Endowment will accelerate and expand the recruitment of research scientists who specialize in the applied and basic sciences at Duke University, officials announced Monday.

Two faculty from the Department of Medicine have received 2019 ASCI Young Physician-Scientist Awards from the American Society for Clinical Investigation. Gentzon Hall, MD, PhD, assistant professor of medicine (Nephrology), and Brent Hanks, MD, PhD, assistant professor of medicine (Medical Oncology) and pharmacology and cancer biology, are among 35 "outstanding physician-scientists" nationally to be recognized.

Before and after each of our monthly town-halls, ASIST collects questions and topics of interests from the audience. Through the rubric “Dear DOSI”, we offer the research community an opportunity to have their questions answered by trusted experts.

Duke PhD student Marcel Frenkel knows this problem well, as he watched his mom’s pancreatic cancer develop resistance to her therapies and pass away in 2015.