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Effective immediately, April Stouder, EdD, MHS, PA-C, has been named and appointed as the program director and division chief of the Duke Physician Assistant Program. Stouder previously served as the associate program director and transitioned into the interim director role with the retirement of Jacqueline S. Barnett, DHSc, MSHS, PA-C.

In 1965, Eugene Stead, MD, then chair of the Duke University Department of Medicine, launched what he called “the biggest innovation in medicine in my lifetime”: the physician assistant (PA) profession. With the founding of the Duke University PA Program, he sparked a movement that would change health care delivery across the country.

After a 40-year career in health care and a decade of leadership at Duke, Jacqueline S.

Kristen Said, MD, MPH, has been named co-director of Duke Employee Occupational Health and Wellness (EOHW), which addresses the health of

In June 2025, the Duke Family Medicine Residency Program recognized its eight 2025 graduates.

The Duke Physician Assistant Program held its annual White Coat Ceremony on June 27. During the ceremony, 89 students from the class of 2026 received white coats, marking their transition from classroom learning to clinical training.

Drawing on 10 years of evidence, this project led by Mary Story, PhD, RD, Director of the Healthy Eating Research National Program and a professor in family medicine and community health, is helping parents rethink what’s in their kids’ cups.

After a busy day at Duke Health Lake Norman Hospital, this team from Department of Family Medicine witnessed an accident and delivered swift care on a North Carolina highway.

Kathy Andolsek, MD, discusses her volunteer service with the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education.

The Department of Family Medicine and Community Health has announced the six medical students who will be joining the Family Medicine Residency Program in July as interns.