Established in 1930, Duke is a young school compared to its peers. We have an adolescent spirit – our school is bold, energetic, idealistic and nimble.  We take pride in being an inclusive community of outstanding learners, investigators and clinicians where traditional barriers are low, interdisciplinary collaboration is embraced, and great ideas accelerate translation of fundamental scientific discoveries to improve human health around the globe. 

21st Century medicine and medical education are evolving rapidly. Medicine is becoming “personalized” – focused on understanding and promoting the health of individual patients, rather than formulaic treatment of a list of diagnoses. Duke is proud to be at the forefront of this transformation.

We hope you’ll take advantage of this website to learn more about us. Or, visit us in Durham, “The City of Medicine,” located in the beautiful research triangle area of North Carolina.

Nancy Andrews, M.D., Ph.D.
Dean and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs
 

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Duke responds to the disaster in Haiti: See http://www.duke.edu/haiti/ to learn how members of the Duke community are supporting relief to Haiti after that country's devastating earthquake.

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Kimberly L. Blackwell, M.D., associate professor of medicine and director of the Clinical Trials Program in Breast Cancer, led a large, Phase III clinical trial that showed combination-targeted therapy (Lapatinib plus trastuzumab) prolongs life in patients with HER2-positive breast cancer.

She talks about the study in this December 2009 interview by the American Association for Cancer Research:


Read more about the study.