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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

I’m currently working as a contractor for Therapeutic Solutions of NC, Dr. Tomeico Faison’s company, as an OT consultant. I'm based out of Durham with a hybrid schedule, seeing clients in the community and sometimes working from home. I provide OT consultation services to adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities and their care teams.

The Duke University School of Medicine Office of Biomedical and Graduate Education (OBGE) and Precision Genomics Collaboratory awarded 9 pilot grants of $2,000 each to SOM Biomedical PhD students. The goal of these grants is to support our students in scientific and educational efforts to bolster their graduate training experiences. These awards will help further research in a broad array of topics including glioblastomas, multiple sclerosis and pancreatic cancer. They will also help fund sequencing work and professional conferences.

The Web of Science recently released its ranking of the world’s most highly-cited scientists. Charles Gersbach, PhD, the John W. Strohbehn Distinguished Professor of Biomedical Engineering, was included in this prestigious list, recognizing authors whose influential papers are frequently referenced by other researchers in their work.

J. Kyle Covington, PT, DPT, PhD, associate professor of Orthopaedic Surgery and director of Post-Professional Education and Educational Innovation at the Duke Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT) Program, has been elected as the next President of the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA). Dr. Covington’s election is a significant recognition of his leadership, dedication, and contributions to physical therapy.

From the Durham VA daily newsletter: First-year students from the Duke Physician Assistant Program (DPAP) visited with Veterans in the CICU on Veterans Day. The Veterans were very appreciative of their visit and enjoyed the goodies and the time they spent with them. The CICU staff thanks the Duke Physician Assistant Program for their time and generosity.

The Department of Medicine hosted visitors from SingHealth and the Duke-NUS Medical School.