Welcome Kenny Herring, M.D., as clinical faculty in the Department of Family Medicine & Community Health. Herring graduated from medical school at UNC-Chapel Hill in 2017, and completed his family medicine residency at University of Colorado in 2020. He will be caring for patients at Duke Family Medicine Center, and will serve as assistant program director of the Duke Family Medicine Residency.
Why did you choose to join the faculty in the Department of Family Medicine & Community Health?
I am both thrilled and honored to be joining such an incredible group at Duke. I am thankful for this unique opportunity to serve as a physician, educator, and advocate within a community that has already made me feel at home. I am excited to join the rest of the department in their advocacy for patients, fostering of trainees, and commitment to the community at large.
Where were you working previous to Duke?
Prior to joining faculty at Duke, I was completing my residency training at the University of Colorado.
What is your approach to mentorship/teaching?
Effective mentorship and teaching is dependent upon leveraging individual's unique strengths in an environment of curiosity, integrity, allyship, candidness, and appreciation.
What is your clinical focus and what types of patients will you be taking care of at Duke?
Within the broad reaches of family medicine, I am particularly interested in preventative medicine, behavioral health, and musculoskeletal issues.
How would you describe your approach to clinical care?
I place a high value on patient understanding and transparency. We have the unique opportunity to foster shared decision-making at the intersection of evidence-based interventions and our patients' lives.
What are your research interests?
I have many research interests within education -- these include curricular design in both residency and medical school training as well as factors that affect specialty choice for residency.
Is there anything else you would like to share about yourself?
Between undergraduate and medical school, I worked as a public school teacher in Charlotte.