Research Faculty, Tiarney Richwood, receives NIH New Innovator Award
Tiarney Ritchwood, PhD, Assistant Professor in Family Medicine and Community Health, received a NIH Di
John Vaughn Named Assistant Vice President for Student Affairs
John Vaughn, M.D., was named Assistant Vice President for Student Affairs, Duke University.
Meet Janelle Bludorn, MS, PA-C
Janelle Bludorn, MS, PA-C, joined the faculty of the Duke Physician Assistant Program on September 7, 2021. She earned her Master of Science in Physician Assistant Studies from Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine in 2010.
Nick Hudak Selected as a PAEA/AAPA Research Fellow
Duke Physician Assistant Program Associate Professor, Nick Hudak, MSE, MPAS, PA-C, has been selected as a Research Fellow by the Physician Assistant Association (PAEA) and the American Academy of Physician Assistants (AAPA).
Six N.C. Clinicians Complete Primary Care Training and Enhancement Mini-Fellowship at Duke Physician Assistant Program
Six North Carolina clinicians — also preceptors to Duke University medical, nursing and PA students — recently completed a three-day Primary Care Training and Enhancement Program Faculty Development Mini-Fellowship at the Duke Physician Assistant Program.
Hanzhang Xu, Ph.D.: Focused on Improved Health for Older Adults
Hanzhang Xu, Ph.D., RN, assistant professor of family
Meet Raman Norhia, M.D.
Raman Norhia, M.D., joined the clinical faculty of the Department of Family Medicine & Community Health on August 1, 2021. Norhia earned his Doctor of Medicine degree from Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University in 2015, and completed the Lawrence Family Medicine Residency Program in 2019. He completed the Duke Hospital Medicine Fellowship at Duke Regional Hospital in 2021. Norhia will care for patients at Duke Family Medicine Center.
Meet Jacquetta Woods Melvin, MPH, PA-C
Jacquetta Woods Melvin, MPH, PA-C, joined the faculty of the Duke Physician Assistant Program on July 19, 2021.
Division of Family Medicine Faculty First in School of Medicine to Move Into New Duke Health Clinical Practice Model
Faculty in the Division of Family Medicine in the Department of Family Medicine & Community Health have become the first to officially move into Duke Health’s new clinical practice model.
First Cohort of Primary Care Transformation Fellowship Finishes Program
The first cohort of fellows in the Duke Primary Care Transformation Fellowship have wrapped up their time in the program. The fellows participated in the program from July 2019 to June 2021 and took courses from Duke University School of Medicine’s MHS in Clinical Leadership, participated in QI training, seminar series, small group discussions, and worked with a mentor on a transformation project.