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At a recent public hearing in Alamance County, Dr. Denise Nepveux, PhD, associate professor of Orthopaedic Surgery in the Duke Occupational Therapy Doctorate (OTD) program, joined a strong community turnout advocating for full funding of the Alamance-Burlington School System (ABSS).

Duke Physician Assistant Program Admissions Blog Here at the Duke PA program, we take pride in our strong history and deep roots. We encourage our students to feed into their personal development, collaborate, and connect to the community through service.

Working with researchers in Spain and Germany, Hickey and his collaborators aim to understand how cytokines, growth factors and other small, soluble molecules, can direct cell behavior and influence how cells organize to form tissues and organs.

A team of Duke researchers led by Svati H. Shah, MD, MS, Ursula Geller Distinguished Professor of Research in Cardiovascular Diseases, and Neha Pagidipati, MD, MPH, associate professor of medicine, have developed a model using the Project Baseline Health Study (PBHS) for how to effectively communicate results to patients and help empower them towards their health and medical choices.

On June 6, 2025, students from the Duke Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT) Class of 2026 gathered at the iconic Duke Chapel for their White Coat Ceremony—a milestone that marks the transition from classroom learning to hands-on clinical training. The event celebrated the students’ dedication and growth as they prepare to apply their academic knowledge in real-world healthcare settings.

Cymfenee Dean-Phifer, a student in the Computational Biology and Bioinformatics program, received a scholarship to attend the Bruce Weir Summer Institute in Statistical Genetics at Georgia Tech.   This summer institute was founded in 1995 and is open to all students, post-docs, instructors, industry, and government employees who wish to learn about aspects of statistical and quantitative genetics from leading researchers. Dean-Phifer will be taking modules on genetics and genomics, quantitative genetics, and epigenetics and gene regulation.

Dr. MaryBeth Gallagher, PhD, OTR/L, BCMH, assistant professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, Occupational Therapy Doctorate program, recently co-presented at UNC’s annual Ethics Event alongside Dr. Nancy Bagatell, Director of UNC’s Division of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy.

Computational biology and bioinformatics faculty member Gregory Crawford, PhD, has been named the Wilburt C Davison Distinguished Professor of Pediatrics.

Returning results to clinical study participants has not historically been the norm, the paradigm is shifting, with return of results becoming not only a scientific responsibility but also an ethical imperative.

Earlier this month, students from the Duke PA Point-of-Care Ultrasound Society (POCUS) held their second annual NC Scan at the Duke Tent Semans Center for Health Education. DPAP faculty member and Professor Janelle Bludorn, MS, PA-C, considered this year’s event “wildly successful,” noting that more than 7 North Carolina universities participated and that well over 100 people attended.