COVID-19 Pandemic Alters View that Doctors are Obligated to Provide Care
The unique circumstances arising from the COVID-19 pandemic altered a long-held convention that doctors provide care regardless of personal risk.
Climate Change and Health
Health experts at Duke University School of Medicine are scrutinizing the myriad ways in which shifting environmental conditions, from sweltering temperatures to severe storms, shape our well-being.
EDI Spotlight: Tammara Watts, MD, PhD
Tammara Watts, MD, PhD, is the associate director of the Office of Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion at the Duke Cancer Institute. She is charged with strategic planning and implementation of the DCI’s Plan to Enhance Diversity (PED).
Eroglu Elected to American Academy of Arts & Sciences
Cagla Eroglu, PhD, Chancellor’s Distinguished Professor of Cell Biology and Neurobiology in the School of Medicine, is one of two Duke University faculty elected to the American Academy of Arts & Sciences for 2024.
Gift Gives Sarcoma Care and Research A Big Lift
A family has made a $1 million gift to create two $500,000 endowments to support sarcoma patient care and research at Duke.
2024 Catalyst Fund to Support Innovative Projects in Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion
The Duke University School of Medicine Office of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion has announced the recipients of the Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Catalyst Fund.
Duke Graduate Students Awarded Prestigious NSF Fellowships
Graduate students at Duke University School of Medicine have been honored by the National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program
Duckett, Li Elected to AAAS
Colin S. Duckett, PhD, and Chuan-Yuan Li, DSc, have been elected as 2023 fellows by the American Association for the Advancement of Science, one of the most distinguished lifetime honors in the scientific community.
Devdutta Sangvai Takes on His Next Leadership Challenge at Duke Regional
A love of science, an eagerness to help people, and a propensity for leadership has propelled Devdutta Sangvai, MD, MBA, into the role of President of Duke Regional Hospital. It’s the latest achievement in his 22-year career at Duke.
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.