Ralph Snyderman served as chancellor for Health Affairs and dean of the School of Medicine from 1989 to 2004, leading the development of the Duke University Health System and serving as its first president and CEO.

Growing up in Kenya, Charles Muiruri, PhD, MPH, honed his skills on the soccer pitch before venturing abroad to pursue a career in information technology. His eventual arrival in North Carolina marked a pivotal chapter in his life's story to become a population health professor revolutionizing health care for those living with HIV and chronic health conditions.

In honor of Duke University's centennial, Dean Mary Klotman, MD, highlighted the School of Medicine's past and how it informs the present and fuels the future in her 2024 State of the School Address on June 12. 

The Duke Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT) program held the White Coat Ceremony for the Class of 2025 in Duke Chapel on June 4. The celebration marked the end of didactic work and the transition to third-year clinical experiences for the 96 students.

The Office for Faculty announced the appointment of the new Director of the School of Medicine APT Office. Joan Dupont, PhD, will start on July, 1, 2024.

An anonymous donor who received his melanoma care at Duke has given $1 million to fund a survivorship program.

When Katherine Bullock, Helen Gaynes, and Emily McEnerey from the class of 2023 founded the student-led Point-of-Care Ultrasound Society (POCUS) in 2022, their mission was to provide teaching skills for second-year Duke PA Program students and early exposure to POCUS skills to the first-year students.

Nimmi Ramanujam and her research team created the Pocket Colposcope, and a sister device the Callascope, lightweight, handheld devices which bring improved cervical cancer screening to settings where these capabilities have not been available.

Dr. Ed Miao’s corner of immunology research involves the rather dramatic plot twist that occurs when a cell confronted by an enemy pathogen basically blows itself up to stop the invader from causing more damage to the body.

The National Science Foundation awards $12.5 million grant to Duke researchers and their colleagues to lead pioneering study of polyploidy.