In this month’s EDI Spotlight, Anakwenze shares how he’s trying to make the experience of finding mentors a bit easier for today’s underrepresented in medicine students, both in his role as shoulder section head in the Duke Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and as diversity committee chair for the American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons.

The two-day forum was jointly hosted by nonprofit research organization RTI International, Duke University School of Medicine, the Duke Clinical and Translational Science Institute, and the Coalition for Trust in Health and Science.

Mary Klotman, MD, speaks with Dr. Southwell about medical information and misinformation, and tools to improve communication between doctors and their patients.

Saunders, a professor of surgery, microbiology, and immunology at Duke University School of Medicine, has been an integral part of DHVI since 2014. His focus sharpened during the tumultuous years of the COVID-19 pandemic, pondering whether a single vaccine could provide protection from the undulating waves of viral variants. 

Duke Health is among a leading group of health systems and payers from across the U.S. to sign a pledge advancing ethical and responsible use of Artificial Intelligence technology in health care.

Tatiana Segura, Professor of Biomedical Engineering, Neurology, and Dermatology is studying the empty spaces between cells to advance wound-healing research.

Faculty and residents in the Department of Surgery are exploring what matters most to surgeons-in-training, and establishing a new curriculum that seeks to redefine what it means to be a ‘good’ surgeon.

Blake Wilson, adjunct professor in the Department of Head and Neck Surgery & Communication Sciences, was named a co-recipient of the 2024 IEEE Medal for Innovations in Healthcare Technology, honored for his contributions to the development of the modern cochlear implant.

While previous studies suggest Parkinson’s disease begins in the gut and spreads to the brain, how the process occurs has been elusive. Now, a pre-clinical study led by Duke Health researchers provides new evidence that bolsters the gut-brain connection.

Nestled in the quiet reading room, among the serious tomes on pancreatic enzymes and brain anatomy, is a collection of comic books that illustrate child loss, chronic illness, addiction, anxiety, autism, epilepsy, COVID, cancer, heart disease, reproductive health, and other health care issues.