Woodhall "Sandy" Stopford, M.D., MSPH, Founder of Duke Toxicology Program, Dies
Woodhall “Sandy” Stopford, M.D., MSPH, assistant professor of family medicine and community health, passed away on March 23 at the age of 77.
Department Matches Six Interns for Family Medicine Residency
The Department of Family Medicine and Community Health announced today the six medical students who will be joining the Family Medicine Residency Program in July as interns. All medical students in the country learned today — Match Day — which residency program they would be joining in the 2020-21 academic year.
Meet Rachel Porter, Ph.D.
Rachel Porter, Ph.D., was recently promoted to a faculty position in the Duke Physician Assistant Program and will serve as the senior education strategist. Previously, Porter held a staff position at the PA program as educational technology specialist, and prior to that worked as director of adult programs for the Triangle Literacy Council. Porter earned a Master of Education in curriculum and instruction in 2009 from N.C. State, and a doctorate in education research and policy analysis in 2013, also from N.C. State. She also earned a post-graduate certificate in nonprofit management in 2014 from UNC Greensboro.
Bull City Community Garden, a Duke-Durham Partnership, Addresses Food Insecurity for Durham’s Senior Citizens
Last weekend, over 30 volunteers gathered at the Morris Street parking deck in downtown Durham to launch the first phase of the Bull City Community Garden project.
Duke-Johnson & Johnson Nurse Leadership Program Accepting Applications
The Duke-Johnson & Johnson Nurse Leadership Program is now accepting applications for the 2020-21 program year. The application period will close May 11.
George R. Parkerson, M.D., MPH, Named Professor Emeritus
One of George Parkerson’s famous creeds is that he doesn’t believe in retirement. However, after working full-time at Duke University School of Medicine for 45 years, he has now transitioned to professor emeritus.
Duke University School of Medicine Awarded $1.4 Million to Train Physician-Scientists to Address Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has awarded Duke University $1.4 million over four years to train physician-scientists to address Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias (ADRDs).
Hunter Spotts, M.D., Named Medical Director of Student Health
Effective Dec. 5, 2019, Hunter Spotts, M.D., assumed the role of medical director of student health. He has been a provider at Duke Student Health since 2015 and served as Interim Medical Director beginning July 1, 2019. He succeeds Brian Halstater, M.D., who left the Student Health medical director role in 2019.
Meet Gregory Sawin, M.D., MPH
Welcome Gregory Sawin, M.D., MPH, as vice chair for education and faculty development in the Department of Family Medicine and Community Health. He joined the department on Jan. 1. Sawin earned his medical degree at the Morehouse School of Medicine in Atlanta, Ga., and he completed family medicine residency at the University of Virginia Medical Center in Charlottesville, Va. He later completed the Faculty Development Fellowship in the Department of Family Medicine at UVA and the National Institute for Program Director Development Fellowship. While at UVA, he also received a Master of Public Health with a focus in health care policy, law and ethics.