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We know the program administrators help keep track of students’ committees, exams, and coursework and ensure that they get their paychecks every month. We know they help DGSes manage admissions, reporting, and compliance with university requirements and policies. We know they manage events like orientations, recruitment dinners, seminars, and student gatherings. But we also know they do so much more than these day-to-day tasks, so I asked them to share some of the highlights of their roles over the past year.

Ashleigh Rawls Pharmacology Staci Bilbo, Ph.D. 5/2/2024 Microglial MyD88 Dependent Pathways are Regulated in a Sex Specific Manner in the context of HMGB1 induced anxiety

Congratulations to the 2024 LEADER program graduates! 

Conflict is a natural part of any work environment, and it is possible to navigate through conflict while maintaining relationships, preserving your reputation, and ultimately building more trust and achieving better solutions. Join us for the Transforming Conflict into Collaboration Virtual Workshop.

The ability to develop an effective working relationship with the leadership of an academic medical institution is critical to the success of associate deans’ and department chairs’ departments or units as well as their own professional success. 

Equipping occupational therapists to empower low vision patients

Congratulations are in order for our distinguished faculty at the School of Medicine for Securing the esteemed titles of Professor and/or Tenure!

Duke University School of Medicine is proud to acknowledge the faculty members who were selected as recipients of this year’s School of Medicine faculty awards.

Excellence in Professionalism Award Melanie Bonner, PhD Professor in Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences Assistant Dean of Student Services in the School of Medicine   The Excellence in Professionalism Award recognizes a faculty member who exemplifies professionalism and personifies Duke’s guiding principles of respect, trustworthiness, inclusion, teamwork, and learning.

The Class of 2024, a group of 94 remarkable individuals, was formally hooded and awarded their doctorates on Saturday, May 11, in a special ceremony at the Washington Duke Inn. This momentous occasion marked the 80th class to graduate from the esteemed Duke physical therapy program.