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The Duke University Health System and School of Medicine are launching OneDukeGen, a precision medicine study that will advance healthcare through cutting-edge research and collaboration.

Raphael Valdivia lead a team at Duke University School of Medicine who are the first to decode the genetic makeup of Akkermansia, a gut bacterium that could help manage cholesterol levels and be used as a next-generation probiotic.

On August 4th, the Duke Physician Assistant (PA) Program held a ceremony for its 56th

The Duke University School of Medicine Office of Biomedical and Graduate Education (OBGE) and Precision Genomics Collaboratory awarded 12 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 into diseases like osteoarthritis, cancer, end-stage renal disease, genetic cardiomyopathies and more.

Join us for the Mid-Career Women Faculty Leadership Development Seminar to expand your network, employ strategies for career and leadership development, and brainstorm ways to advance women in academic medicine and science!

The Office for Faculty Advancement (OFA) and the Office for Institutional Equity (OIE) are offering two in-person and one virtual workshop this fall for faculty serving on search committees and staff who support faculty searches.

This webinar will focus on the impact the Dobbs decision has had on learners’ curricular experience, as well as medical education leaders and program directors, and discuss how institutions are addressing training requirements in the context of reproductive health restrictions.

Dr. Chad Cook is one of the most prolific researchers in the PT profession. Featured in media around the world, he's spoken to groups in 39 countries. He recently hit a new milestone by publishing his 350th paper, a groundbreaking piece that defines an often-used term that's been shrouded in gray matter. 

Chad Cook, PT, PhD, MBA, FAPTA, is the lead author of a groundbreaking paper that aims to clarify the gray area associated with “contextual factors,” the internal and external factors that influence the patient experience and outcomes.  

Joshua Johnson, DPT, PhD, assistant professor of medicine and director of Outcomes Research for the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at the Cleveland Clinic, will soon join the faculty of the Doctor of Physical Therapy division.  He begins on January 1, 2024, and will be an assistant professor of Orthopaedic Surgery and Clinical Research Lead for the Department of Rehabilitation Services for Duke University Health System.