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Viviana Martinez-Bianchi, MD, FAAFP, director of health equity and assistant professor in the Duke Department of Family Medicine and Community Health and has been selected as President-elect of the World Organization of Family Doctors (WONCA), after a successful campaign.

Angela Sally, DO, consulting associate in the Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, passed away October 14, 2023.

The School of Medicine kicked off a new restorative justice pilot program last week with participants from across School of Medicine departments and units.

Sara Martin, MD, MSc, has been named program director of the Duke Family Medicine Residency Program, effective January 1, 2024.

Physician Assistant (PA) Micaela Marker was looking for somewhere to donate her time when she saw an article in the Denver Post about a nonprofit organization called Global Care Force that was looking for volunteers for medical trips to Ukraine.

On August 4th, the Duke Physician Assistant (PA) Program held a ceremony for its 56th graduating class, celebrating the class of 2023.

Wayne Thomann, DrPH, started out studying microbiology, but realized something was missing. “I liked microbiology, but I didn’t necessarily like just cranking in the lab,” he said.

Anthony Viera, MD, MPH, Chair of the Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, has been named as the new editor-in-chief of The Journal of Family Practice.

All relationships are built on trust, and perhaps none more so than the medical kind. Trust is essential in the doctor-patient relationship, especially when patients participate in medical research.

When George Jackson, MD, was in fourth grade, he had an encounter with a reporter that set him on the path to his future career.