Duke University, Admissions, School of Medicine
College University
Why pick this one
Duke University School of Medicine offers more than 40 health professions and graduate programs and pioneered its Physician Assistant Program in 1965.
Best for
- MD applicants seeking the Patient First curriculum
- Students pursuing MD/PhD training
- Physician assistant education
- Pathologists' assistant education
- Biomedical PhD and graduate study
- Students seeking research-integrated medical education
Look elsewhere if
- Applicants seeking non-medical undergraduate programs
- Students seeking programs outside health professions or biomedical graduate education
Specialties
- Doctor of Medicine (MD) education
- Medical Scientist Training Program (MD/PhD)
- Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT) education
- Physician Assistant Program
- Pathologists' Assistant Training Program
- Biomedical PhD programs
- Master of Biomedical Sciences
- Master of Biostatistics
- Master of Health Sciences programs
Certifications
- NIH Clinical and Translational Science Award (CTSA) site
- National Cancer Institute Comprehensive Cancer Center designation
What makes them different
- Established in 1930
- Offers more than 40 health professions and graduate degree and certificate programs
- Patient First MD curriculum introduces patient care skills immediately and allows students to complete core basic sciences in one year
- Created the nation's first Physician Assistant Program in 1965
- Home to the Duke Clinical Research Institute, described as the world's largest academic clinical research organization
Distilled from this business's own website.
Contact & Location
- Address
- 8 Searle Center Dr, Durham, NC 27701
- Phone
- +19196842985
- Website
- https://medschool.duke.edu/about-us/contact-us
- rebeka.branagan@duke.edu
Services
- Health professions education
- Biomedical graduate education
- Clinical research
- Biomedical research
- Patient care
- Community partnership