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Omar Mohiuddin, OTR/L, MS, MPH, CLVT, is an occupational therapist at the Duke Eye Center specializing in low-vision rehabilitation. He also teaches in the Occupational Therapy Doctorate (OTD) Low-Vision Certificate program.

Over the years as an occupational therapist, Omar Mohiuddin, OTR/L, MS, MPH, CLVT, came to realize that many accessibility issues often go unaddressed, even in spaces originally designed with older adults and persons with visual impairment in mind. That realization fueled his passion for accessibility and drives his devotion to improving the day-to-day lives of persons with blindness and low vision.

Duke University School of Medicine’s BOOST Program recently celebrated 20 years of inspiring young people to pursue careers in science, technology, engineering, and medicine (STEM).

The Duke School of Medicine Precision Genomics Collaboratory (PGC) held the fourth annual Genomics Scientific Retreat on December 13 in the Trent Semans Center Great Hall.

The Duke Interdisciplinary Rehabilitation Research Group completed the fall 2024 dates of its Seminar Series with three insightful lectures that highlighted cross-institution collaboration and knowledge sharing.

Faculty members can be tempted to deprioritize writing due to other responsibilities. Sarah Barton, ThD, MS, OTR/L, BCP, assistant professor in Orthopaedic Surgery, has faced this challenge.

David Anderson Population Health Sciences Sudha Raman and Gillian Schmidler 7/8/2024 "Analyzing the Impact of State Policy Discretion on Risk, Enrollment, and Plan&nbsp

DARE Application An important mission of the Office of Biomedical Graduate Education (OBGE) is to recognize the accomplishments of our PhD trainees, particularly those who have been especially successful in the research mission. To that end, we are writing to announce the 2024-2025 School of Medicine Dean’s Award for Research Excellence (DARE) Program.

It has been a busy Fall semester! In addition to welcoming our new 1st year students who have been taking BIOTRAIN 701 and disciplinary courses while doing rotations, OBGE managed the largest enrollment in BIOTRAIN 720 (Scientific Grant Writing). This fall was the 14th year for the course, originally started by Doug Marchuk years ago as a small class for UPGG and MGM students.

1st year cohort seminar – "Choosing a Lab"                For all 1st year students on February 11 in MSRB III, 1125 from 2pm-3pm.    Preparing to Graduate seminar for students who are planning to defend in the next year:                  January 21 at 3:00pm:https://duke.zoom.us/j/95718296578