Duke student examines what drives bystander CPR after her father’s sudden cardiac arrest
For CPR Awareness Month, the Department of Family Medicine and Community Health is spotlighting research on bystander intervention and sudden cardiac arrest. Maddie Morrison, a senior cultural anthropology major at Duke University, is exploring how everyday people understand and perform CPR — and what holds them back from acting in emergencies. During a bike ride last July, Morrison’s father collapsed in a park in Portland, Oregon. Two bystanders immediately stepped in, performed CPR, and called 911. After emergency responders shocked him four times with an AED, he was transported to the hospital, where he received a life-saving stent.
Kenneth Ferrell, a Pioneer of Duke’s Physician Assistant Program, Passes Away
Read the full article on the PA program's news page.
A new kind of house call: First-of-its-kind telehealth program transforms care for homebound patients
Duke University medical students launched a first-of-its-kind telehealth program that transformed the way primary care was delivered to low-income older, homebound adults, and those with disabilities in Durham.
Meeting Patients Where They Are: Devdutta Sangvai on Leadership, Trust, and Clinical Research
North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Devdutta Sangvai, MD, joined Adrian Hernandez, MD, executive director of the Duke Clinical Research Institute (DCRI), and Manesh Patel, MD, chief of Duke’s Divisions of Cardiology and Clinical Pharmacology, for a fireside conversation about leadership, the state of public health, and the future of clinical research.
Duke Family Medicine & Community Health Residencies Welcome 10 Interns on Match Day
It's Match Day, and fourth-year medical students across the country have just learned where they'll be heading for specialized training during Match Day.
Duke seminar prepares PA students for AI’s future in health care
Read the full story of how Nicholas Hudak, PhD, PA-C, is teaching students how to responsibly use AI on the School of Medicine's
Andolsek, Professor of Family Medicine & Community Health, wins 2025-26 Presidential Award
Organized by the Office of the President in partnership with Duke Human Resources, the Presidential Awards are among Duke’s highest honors for staff and faculty, honoring those who demonstrate Duke’s core values of respect, trust, inclusion, discovery and excellence.
Department Awards Scholarships to Medical Students Advancing Community Health
The Department of Family Medicine and Community Health has awarded scholarships to three Duke University School of Medicine students for projects aimed at addressing unmet health
Division of Community Health Ends its Journey, Division Chief Retires
The Division of Community Health is ending its journey, and Division Chief Michelle Lyn, MBA, MHA, retired at the end of 2025.