Duke University School of Medicine welcomes more than 630 students from across the country and around the world as they start their health professions careers at the School of Medicine this month. The MD program held its White Coat Ceremony on Friday, August 2, and the Occupational Therapy Doctorate program welcomed its incoming students with a convocation ceremony on Friday, August 9. The Doctor of Physical Therapy program held a White Coat Ceremony in June to mark the transition of its students from the classroom to their clinical experience.
MD Program
119 Students
78 Women; 40 Men, and 1 Other
32 States/1 other Country
MD/PhD Program
8 Students
2 Women, 6 Men
8 States
Doctor of Physical Therapy Program
104 Students
83 Women, 21 Men
30 States and 1 other Country
Occupational Therapy Doctorate Program
44 Students
39 Women, 5 Men
16 States
Physician Assistant Program
91 Students
74 Women, 17 Men
21 States, 1 Other Country
Master of Biomedical Sciences
37 Students
30 Women, 7 Men
14 States
Master of Biostatistics
48 Students
36 Women, 12 Men
8 States, 2 Countries
Master of Management in Clinical Informatics
29 Students
20 Women, 9 Men
8 States
Master of Medical Physics
17 Students
9 Women, 8 Men
13 States, 4 International
Master of Population Health Sciences
16 Students
13 Women, 3 Men
6 States and 6 Countries
Pathologists' Assistant Program
8 Students
7 Women, 1 Men
6 States
Biomedical PhD Programs
Biochemistry
4 Students
4 Women, 0 Men
1 US States and Territories, 3 International
Biostatistics
9 Students
5 Women, 4 Men
2 US States and Territories, 7 International
Cell and Molecular Biology
12 Students
4 Women, 8 Men
9 US States and Territories, 3 International
Cognitive Neuroscience
4 Students
3 Women, 1 Men
3 US States and Territories, 1 International
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
9 Students
4 Women, 5 Men
4 US States and Territories, 5 International
Developmental and Stem Cell Biology
14 Students
8 Women, 6 Men
13 US States and Territories, 1 International
Genetics and Genomics
9 Students
6 Women, 3 Men
8 US States and Territories, 1 International
Immunology
5 Students
4 Women, 1 Men
5 US States and Territories, 0 International
Integrated Toxicology and Environmental Health
4 Students
3 Women, 1 Men
4 US States and Territories, 0 International
Medical Physics
7 Students
4 Women, 3 Men
6 US States and Territories, 1 International
Molecular Cancer Biology
4 Students
4 Women, 0 Men
3 US States and Territories, 1 International
Molecular Genetics and Microbiology
19 Students
14 Women, 5 Men
14 US States and Territories, 5 International
Neurobiology
13 Students
7 Women, 6 Men
9 US States and Territories/ 3 International
Pathology
6 Students
4 Women, 2 Men
5 US States and Territories, 1 International
Pharmacology
8 Students
5 Women, 3 Men
5 US States and Territories, 3 International
Population Health Sciences
7 Students
5 Women, 2 Men
4 US States and Territories, 3 International