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With a busy semester and a timely spring break, first-year students came back to campus energized and ready to crush the annual Duke PA program visit to Burton Elementary School. For more than 20 years, DPAP has visited Burton Elementary, bringing health presentations, educational stations, and an afternoon full of learning. Faculty member Dr. Brittany Macon-Davis, DMSc, PA-C, remarked, “I am still in shock, and I know Drs.

Joanne Farley, Senior Curriculum Coordinator for the Duke Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT) program, has received the Dean’s Professionalism and Integrity Staff Award—an honor that highlights her outstanding dedication, ethical leadership, and unwavering commitment to excellence in health professions education.

The Duke Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT) program celebrated 104 graduates from its Class of 2026 during commencement exercises held Monday at 9:30 a.m. in Cameron Indoor Stadium. The ceremony marked a milestone for the program—its 83rd graduating class—and honored a tradition of excellence that dates to Duke’s distinction as the 18th physical therapy program established in the United States.

The Faculty Awards honor outstanding contributions in teaching, research, clinical care, professionalism, and service.

Tawana Reed, SHRM-CP, Operations Manager for the Duke Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT) Division and Human Resource Support Coordinator in the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, has received the Dean’s Community and Culture Impact Staff Award—an accolade recognizing her outstanding leadership in cultivating an inclusive, supportive, and people-focused workplace.

FRCS awardee Jamila Minga worked with Nana Osaki, an undergraduate and the Duke Blue Devil mascot, to investigate how right hemisphere strokes affect the ability to properly communicate within the context of a conversation.

The Duke Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT) program recently welcomed Megan Donaldson, PT, DPT, PhD, as the Eleanor Branch Lecture Visiting Professor, offering students an engaging and thought-provoking perspective on leadership, professional responsibility, and the evolving future of physical therapy.

After a decade of service, Jeffrey P. Baker, MD, PhD, will step down as director of the Trent Center for Bioethics, Humanities, and History of Medicine, effective June 30, 2026.

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