Quest to answer one of healthcare’s biggest questions: What does the “perfect health system” look like?
Dr. Ed Hammond, Director of the Duke Center for Health Informatics, has a captivating conversation and provides his answer to the question here!
Funding Opportunities! ADRC Development Project Awards
ADRC RFP for innovative neurodegeneration-related discovery research in Basic Brain Science
The Duke/UNC Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center is pleased to announce a call for proposals for high risk/high impact, basic, discovery science relevant to neurodegeneration. Priority will be given to faculty in the Duke University School of Medicine researching basic neurobiology that has a plausible link to understanding neurodegeneration, including (but not limited
Game Design at Duke is More Than Meets the Eye
Ernesto Escobar, executive director of Duke’s new Master of Engineering in Game Design, Development & Innovation, attributes learning English to playing video games and forcing himself to figure out what was going on.
Faculty highlight - Making Pregnancy Safer: Inside the Effort to Reduce Maternal Mortality
Associate Dean for Faculty Development Cary Ward, MD works with Duke SOM colleagues; Brenna Hughes, MD, professor of obstetrics and gynecology in the Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Jerome “Jeff” Federspiel, MD, PhD, assistant professor of obstetrics and gynecology in the Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, 
Join Us for the Rehabilitation Science Seminar Series
https://medschool.duke.edu/interdisciplinary-rehabilitation-research-se…
Foundation Mentoring Training - Register now!
The Office for Research Mentoring is offering a multi-session training opportunity adapted from the National Research Mentoring Network’s curriculum to guide both novice and experienced mentors and provide tools and resources to improve the mentor and mentee experience.
New Faculty Orientation - registration open!
Starting a new faculty appointment is an exciting and challenging opportunity, and whether you joined Duke this month or last year, we want to make sure you have the tools and support to hit the ground running and to navigate your career here.
While this series of seminars specifically targets faculty hired in the past three years, all faculty may join and many of the topics addressed are applicable to faculty regardless of career stage.
Orientation features tailored pathways to support the unique needs of clinicians and basic scientists.
OTD Program Helps to Meet Growing Low Vision Needs
The Occupational Therapy Doctorate program is at the center of efforts to make low-vision rehabilitation resources more accessible for the growing number of people who need them.
Laura Pietrosimone, PT, DPT, PhD, Receives NIH K23 Grant
Laura Pietrosimone, PT, DPT, PhD, has received a new National Institutes of Health (NIH), National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS)) K23: Mentored Patient-Oriented Research Career Development Award.
Faculty in Focus: Antoine L. Bailliard, PhD, MS, OTR/L
Dr. Antoine Bailliard is an associate professor in orthopaedic surgery. As a member of the OTD faculty, he teaches Occupational Science and Occupational Transitions and works with OTD students on Customized Learning Projects. He's also a bridge builder and advocates for moving OTs into community health settings to better serve the growing number of individuals with mental health needs. He was recently appointed as a faculty member at the Star Institute for Sensory Processing in Denver.