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Barbara Sheline, MD, MPH, who has directed the Primary Care Leadership Track (PCLT) program in the Duke University School of Medicine since its establishment in 2011, retired on June 30, 2022.

George R. Parkerson, Jr., MD, MPH, Chair Emeritus of the Department of Family Medicine and Community Health (FMCH), passed away in May 2022. He was 94 years old.

MHS in Clinical Leadership Summer 2022 (Term 2) Course: Community Engaged Health Improvement

The 3-day program will engage preceptors in acquiring knowledge and skill in the areas of curriculum design and teaching, conducting QI projects, population health, cultural humility, inclusion, equity, and interprofessional teamwork.

Effective January 1, 2022, in addition to her role as director of the

Dr. Viviana Martinez-Bianchi, associate professor in Duke’s Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, has been named North Carolina's 2021 Family Physician of the Year by the North Carolina Academy of Family Physicians (NCAFP). The honor is the most prestigious award from the NCAFP, the state's largest specialty medical association, comprised of more than 4,300 members.

Growing up in a small town in the heart of South Carolina, Anthony Viera, MD, MPH, knew from an early age exactly what he wanted to be when he grew up: a country doctor. Bamberg, South Carolina, has a population just a little over 3,000, and those who aren’t related are at least acquainted.

The Department of Family Medicine and Community Health is now accepting applications to fill the third cohort of its two-year Primary Care Transformation Fellowship.

Tiarney Ritchwood, PhD, Assistant Professor in Family Medicine and Community Health, received a NIH Directo