Duke Medical Student Symposium Showcases 3rd Year Research Experience
The symposium showcases the unique curriculum at Duke University School of Medicine, where students gain invaluable research experience while pursuing their medical degrees.
Easing the Way for Refugee Patients
Through internship with a Durham health clinic, students learn the challenges immigrants face in navigating the U.S. health system – and help patients solve them
Two School of Medicine Students Named Tillman Scholars
Elle Hepburn Reason, a third-year MD student, and James White, a first-year MD student, were named to this year’s class of Tillman Scholars.
Graduation 2024: Congratulations to School of Medicine Graduates!
Congratulations to the 433 students from the Duke University School of Medicine who graduated on Sunday, May 12, 2024, marking the successful culmination of their hard work and dedication. Students received degrees in the following programs:
Duke MD Program's 3rd-Year Experience: Virginie Marchand Goes to Tanzania
Duke medical student Virginie Marchand spent her entire 3rd year at Duke in Tanzania, where she joined a team focused on HIV stigma during labor and delivery.
Duke Medical Students Celebrate Match Day 2024
Each year, fourth-year medical students across the country view the third week of March as the beginning of their careers in medicine. Match Day, created in 1952, is a event organized by the National Resident Match Program during which students in the United States are "matched" with residency and fellowship training programs throughout the country.
Residents Teach Medical Students the Art of the Psychiatric Interview
A new workshop recently designed and implemented by three senior residents in Duke Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences teaches second-year medical students in their psychiatry clerkship how to conduct a psychiatric interview.
Duke MD Program's 3rd-Year Experience: Kwabena "Kobi" Adu-Kwarteng
While doing a surgery rotation during his second year of medical school at Duke, Kwabena "Kobi" Adu-Kwarteng, found a passion for orthopedic surgery. For his third-year research project, Kobi is working with Duke orthopedic surgeon Christopher Klifto, MD, studying shoulder injury recovery in older patients.
Supporting Native and Indigenous Students on Their Medical Path
Created by two medical students in fall 2022, the Native and Indigenous Medical Student Association offers students support, a sense of community, and much-needed mentors.
Pain Drives Dual Tobacco and Cannabis Use, Study Shows
Duke Psychiatry and Behavioral Health researchers delve into the interplay of pain and substance use.