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Second-year DPT students Brenna Hammer, SPT, LAT, ATC, and Noelle Cedeño joined a School of Nursing and School of Medicine trip to Honduras, where the team served individuals living and working in Santa Cruz Lempira and La Laguna.

ELAM and ELH are prestigious year-long fellowships aimed at expanding the national pool of outstanding women candidates for leadership in academic medicine and healthcare respectively.

2023/2024 FAFSA Federal Student Aid – you will need your 2021 federal tax return. School Code 002920 2023/2024 CSS Profile Please complete if you wish to be considered for need based grant funding School Code 5152 Visit the MD Current Student page for  more information:

Using a peer group model, the goal of the PROMISE research study is to enhance scholarly output and academic advancement of participants and identify best mentoring practices for UR biomedical researchers.

David practiced cooking for himself and learned about making healthier food choices.  Noelle worked on her morning “get ready by myself” routine by eating, brushing her teeth, and doing her hair. Derrick used a slide board to transfer from his wheelchair to a bed. 

Are you interested in becoming a physical therapist? The Duke DPT Admissions Office is hosting virtual information sessions on June 21 and July 20. Join us to learn more about our program and hear from our faculty and students. June 21, 2023  6 p.m.  - 7 p.m. EDT July 20, 2023 6 p.m. - 7 p.m. EDT

Karley Whelan is a 3rd year medical student enrolled in the Master of Management in Clinical Informatics program. She is originally from Pennsylvania and has an undergraduate degree from Duke University. She is currently researching endometrial cancer and plans to become an OB/GYN.

Director Svati Shah discusses OneDukeGen with Dean Klotman

The Duke University School of Medicine Office of Biomedical and Graduate Education (OBGE) and Precision Genomics Collaboratory awarded 14 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 and depression, cardiac disease susceptibility, gut bacteria and more. Awards will also help fund expenses related to trainings and conferences.

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.