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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.

Krissi Hewitt, PhD In August 2024, OBGE welcomed Dr. Krissi Hewitt as the new Director of the office.

With generous support from the Duke Endowment, Le Well is working to provide identification and intervention with appropriate resources to facilitate thriving of students in SOM HPE programs. We welcome Jeanine Bandini, LCSW, to serve as Le Well’s Well-Being Navigator for the remainder of the project.

Bruce Donald, PhD, the James B. Duke Distinguished Professor of Computer Science, plays a significant role in the narrative of AI development at Duke University. Donald has been involved in AI research since the late 1970s and has witnessed the evolution of the field.

As a third-year student, I was curious about what insights I would gain as I walked into the AOTA Education Summit held in Charlotte, NC, in early November. As it turns out, I found it helpful in preparing me for my education-based capstone, as the summit showcased innovations that were as inspiring as they were transformative.

The most recent recipient of the Joyce Nichols Memorial Community Grant (JNMCG) was the Duke University PA program, requested by PA student, Adriana Da Costa. It was upon reading an article from the New England Journal of Medicine, which highlighted the disparities of minority groups receiving bystander CPR, that motivated Da Costa to take action.

Enabling Occupation Skills IV, or OTD 603, is a pivotal course within Duke University's Occupational Therapy Doctorate (OTD) program. It is designed to enhance students' theoretical understanding and foster hands-on experience with real-world applications.

I’m an occupational therapist in the Wake County Public School System, serving elementary and middle school students. I’m also an assistant instructor in the Duke Occupational Therapy Doctorate (OTD) program, teaching alongside our wonderful Capstone Coordinator Cambey Mikush, OTD, OTR/L.

Scenes from the Town Hall on Well-Being