School of Medicine Welcomes 2024 Incoming Classes

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

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