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Duke Physician Assistant (PA) Program faculty, students, and alumni attended the 2024 American Academy of PA (AAPA) conference in Houston, Texas, from May 18 to 22, despite severe storms that tore through the metro area earlier that week. 

Biomedical engineers at Duke University have developed a new technique to better understand and test treatments for a group of extremely rare muscle disorders called dysferlinopathy or limb girdle muscular dystrophies 2B.

After winning their local competition in May, the Duke Physician Assistant Program point-of-care ultrasound teams came home with another trophy from the 2024 American Academy of PAs (AAPA) conference in Houston, Texas.

Called Up to the Big Leagues My journey to the American Academy of Physician Associates (AAPA) House of Delegates started last year, when I was elected to our PA program student government. I served as one of Duke’s representatives for the AAPA Student Academy with my classmate Chris Marshall. The Assembly of Representatives (AOR) mimics AAPA’s House of Delegates (HOD) and introduces student leaders to our profession’s governing structure.

Jesse Herche Neurobiology Prof Jennifer Groh, Ph.D. 6/3/2024 Characterizing Correlates of Eye-Movement Related Eardrum Oscillations in Human Sound Perception and the Macaque

OBGE evaluated 57 courses, 121 instructors, and 23 facilitators with an overall response rate of 63.83%. The successful implementation of the course evaluation process is attributed to the collaborative efforts of OBGE, program administrators, course directors, and the Office of the University Registrar. Student evaluation of courses and instructor effectiveness is one component of an overall curriculum assessment process. The evaluations aim to:

The Office for Faculty is extremely pleased to announce the appointment of the new Director of the School of Medicine APT Office. Joan Dupont, PhD, has accepted this position and will start on July, 1, 2024. Joan comes to the School of Medicine from the Department of Medicine, where she has served as the Senior Program Director for the last two years, overseeing the Office of Faculty Affairs for the Department.

The Duke Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT) program held the White Coat Ceremony for the Class of 2025 in Duke Chapel on June 4. The celebration marked the end of didactic work and the transition to third-year clinical experiences for the 96 students.

Students had just returned from a week-long break and the long holiday weekend, and they were seriously busy studying for an exam the next day.  Nevertheless, the arrival of Locopops and a friendly dog (courtesy of Pet Partners, whose organizer and champion Judi came through with her lovely dog) were met with enthusiastic and gracious students, faculty (and another lovely dog and adorable children!) and staff at the PA Program Building.