Rynn Named New Chair of Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Moira Rynn, MD, has been named the new chair of the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, effective July 1, 2017. Dr.
Duke Launches the Duke Clinical and Translational Science Institute
Eugene Washington, MD, chancellor for health affairs at Duke University and president and CEO of the Duke University Health System, and Nancy Andrews, MD, PhD, dean of the Duke University School of
Duke summer program provides STEM experience for minorities
Duke University is in its 16th year offering their Summer Medical and Dental Education Program. Based on their interest in science fields, 80 students, were invited to jump in.
Four Duke Medical Students Named North Carolina Albert Schweitzer Fellows
The Albert Schweitzer Fellowship (ASF) announced the selection of its 2016-2017 class of North Carolina Albert Schweitzer Fellows.
Duke Team Performs First Hand Transplant in NC
A Duke team has performed the first hand transplant in North Carolina, attaching the limb to a 54-year-old patient from Laredo, Texas, whose hand was severed in a childhood accident.
Duke’s Poliovirus Therapy Wins FDA “Breakthrough” Status to Expedite Research
The recombinant poliovirus therapy developed at the Preston Robert Tisch Brain Tumor Center at Duke Health has been granted “breakthrou
New Center for Population Health Sciences Launched; Curtis Named Director
Nancy C. Andrews, MD, PhD, Dean, Duke University School of Medicine, today announced the launch of the new Center for Population Health Sciences in the School of Medicine.
Paul Modrich Receives Nobel Prize in Chemistry
The 2015 Nobel Prize Award Ceremony took place at Stockholm Concert Hall on Thursday, 10 December, 2015
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Duke Physician Assistant Program Celebrates 50 Years of Educating PAs
Students, faculty, staff and alumni of the Duke Physician Assistant Program celebrated the program’s 50th anniversary in October, marking the milestone of being the first phy
Duke Establishes First Hand Transplant Program in North Carolina
Duke Medicine has launched the first hand transplant program in North Carolina, becoming one of a small number of transplant centers in the country to offer the life-altering procedure.