Study Finds Patient’s Race Affects Ovarian Cancer Care
Non-Hispanic Black patients are less likely to receive guideline-appropriate treatment for ovarian cancer than non-Hispanic White patients, significantly affecting their treatment quality and survival chances.
Anti-Ableist Advocacy: Christopher Lunsford Aims to Change the Conversation Around Disability
Many people incorrectly assume that having a disability lowers a person’s quality of life. Christopher Lunsford, MD, assistant professor of orthopaedic surgery, wants to change that misconception. Lunsford works to increase the conversation around disability as a facet of diversity, emphasizing that disability advocacy can and should be a focus of institutional excellence. Building a stronger disability consciousness, he says, can help improve treatment for patients and teaching for students and trainees.
Celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month: Dr. López Finds Community in Pathology
Giselle Y. López, MD, PhD, was a keynote speaker, along with Gabriela Maradiaga Panayotti, MD, for the inaugural Duke Latino Medical Student Association (LMSA) Hispanic Heritage Month Gala on Sept. 15th at Duke’s Trent Semans Center for Health Education. She has Puerto Rican and Cuban heritage, and spoke about her experiences as a Latina medical professional, emphasizing the importance of community in Latin American cultures.
Duke Health Community Comes Together to Celebrate Durham Pride
The city of Durham held Pride: Durham, NC, on Sept. 24, with many from Duke Health coming together as a community to celebrate inclusion, community, family, pride, and activism.
Lead Exposure, Segregation Combine to Widen Achievement Gap
Study links lower test scores among Black North Carolina fourth graders to environmental exposure in racially segregated neighborhoods.
School of Medicine Welcomes 2022 Incoming Classes
The Duke University School of Medicine welcomes incoming students from across the country and around the world as they start their health professions careers at the School of Medicine this month.
Brain Tumor Study Highlights Differences Among Hispanics
Although typically classified as a single ethnic group, people of Hispanic heritage have markedly different risks for brain tumors based on their geographic origins, suggesting greater diversity that warrants attention in the health care setting.
Abdelaal and Dzirasa Awarded Gilliam Fellowship from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute
The fellowship program aims to build a community committed to advancing science through diversity and inclusion.
Summer Scholars Leave Duke with a Once-in-a-lifetime Research Experience
This summer, eight scholars from across the country were paired with a faculty research mentor to learn laboratory skills, designing a research project, and effectively presenting future research.
School of Medicine Establishes Onyekwere E. Akwari Endowed Professorship; Lisa McElroy Named Inaugural Recipient
Mary E. Klotman, MD, dean of the Duke University School of Medicine, announced today the creation of the Onyekwere E. Akwari, MD, Endowed Professorship, and named Lisa McElroy, MD, MS, assistant professor of surgery and population health sciences, the inaugural recipient of this new professorship.