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Lavanya Vasudevan, Ph.D., Awarded Two R21s to Research mHealth Effectiveness

August 13, 2018

Lavanya Vasudevan, Ph.D., assistant professor of community and family medicine, was awarded and will be the PI or Co-PI on two NIH Exploratory/Developmental Research Grant Awards (R21), totaling nearly $700,000 in support. Project information is below.

Meet Tiarney Ritchwood, Ph.D.

August 2, 2018

Tiarney Ritchwood, Ph.D., joins the Department of Community & Family Medicine as research faculty, effective Aug. 1. She earned a doctorate in clinical psychology from the University of Alabama.

Meet Katelyn M. Holliday, Ph.D.

August 2, 2018

Katelyn M. Holliday, Ph.D., joins the Department of Community & Family Medicine as research faculty, effective Aug. 1. She earned a doctorate in epidemiology from UNC-Chapel Hill in 2016.

Department of Community and Family Medicine Focused on Rebuilding Research

March 28, 2018

Efforts to bolster research activity in the Department of Community and Family Medicine have been ramping up over the past few months, with the ongoing recruitment of several researchers to join those currently on faculty, and the integration and consolidation of resources across the department.

Duke-UCSF research shows more jobs available for physician assistants in specialty practice than primary care

February 23, 2016

More jobs are available for physician assistants (PAs) in specialty practice than in primary care, according to Duke-UCSF research published this month in the journalMedical Care Research and Review.

Press Releases

Three Duke Scientists Awarded NIH Grants for High-Risk, High-Reward Research
Published Tuesday, October 5, 2021, Duke School of Medicine News Office

Pandemic Response Shows Path For Improved Health Care in the Future
Published September 16, 2021, Duke Health News Office

Study Shows Minimal COVID-19 Infections Among Children at Day Camps
Published February 3, 2021, Duke Health News Office

Duke University's Aggressive COVID Testing and Surveillance Minimized Infections
Published November 17, 2020, Duke Health News Office

Bundled interventions improve bystander CPR, increase out-of-hospital cardiac arrest survival
Published September 3, 2020, Duke-NUS Medical School News Office

New Ingredient in Cocaine Vaccine Shows Promise in Mouse Study
Published February 05, 2020, Duke Health News Office

Spikes in Blood Pressure Among Young Adults Spell Trouble in Mid-Age
Published January 17, 2020, Duke Health News Office

Cardiac Arrests in Hispanic Neighborhoods Less Likely to get CPR from Bystanders
Published January 2, 2020, Duke Health News Office

High Blood Pressure Poses Risk of Heart/Stroke Events for People Under Age 40
Published November 2, 2018, Duke Health News Office

Industry News

Duke Researchers Find Lower Annual Costs for Primary Care Patients of PAs and NPs Compared to Physicians
Published June 13, 2019, AAPA News Central