Duke University School of Medicine State of the School Address
Sponsor(s):
School of Medicine (SOM), Biochemistry, Biostatistics and Bioinformatics, Cell Biology, Department of Anesthesiology, Department of Dermatology, Division of Community Health, Department of Medicine, Department of Neurology, Department of Neurosurgery, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Department of Ophthalmology, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Department of Pediatrics, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Department of Radiation Oncology, Department of Radiology, Department of Surgery, Division of Community Health, Division of Emergency Medicine, Division of Urology, Duke Integrative Immunobiology, Molecular Genetics and Microbiology (MGM), Neurobiology, Pathology, Pharmacology and Cancer Biology, and Population Health Sciences
Thursday, June 26, 2025
12:00 pm - 12:45 pm
Mary E. Klotman, MD Executive Vice President for Health Affairs, Duke University Dean, Duke University School of Medicine Chief Academic Officer, Duke Health
2025 Summer Research Showcase
Sponsor(s):
Duke-Margolis Institute for Health Policy, Graduate School, OUE - Experiential Education, Pratt School of Engineering, Psychology and Neuroscience, and Undergraduate Research Support Office
Friday, July 25, 2025
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Women’s Health Symposium
Sponsor(s):
School of Medicine (SOM), Building Interdisciplinary Research Careers in Women's Health (BIRCWH), Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Pharmacology and Cancer Biology, and Research Career Development Programs
Tuesday, September 02, 2025
8:00 am - 1:30 pm
Duke Department of Neurology 2025 Research Symposium
Sponsor(s):
Department of Neurology
Tuesday, September 09, 2025
5:30 pm - 8:00 pm
Duke Center for Brain and Spine Metastasis Research Retreat
Sponsor(s):
Duke Center for Brain and Spine Metastasis, Department of Medicine, Department of Neurosurgery, Department of Radiation Oncology, and Duke Cancer Institute
Friday, September 12, 2025
7:30 am - 5:30 pm
Honoring Innovation, Advocacy, and Excellence in Latiné/Hispanic Research
Sponsor(s):
DALHE - Duke Advancing Latine-Hispanic Excellence, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, and School of Medicine (SOM)
Monday, September 22, 2025
11:00 am - 1:00 pm
Christian Péan, MD, MS; Angeles Alvarez Secord, MD, MHSc; Leonor Corsino, MD, MHS
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What's Best for Breasts? A Conversation with Clinicians
Sponsor(s):
Department of Surgery
Saturday, October 11, 2025
8:00 am - 3:00 pm
2025 Global Health Research Showcase
Sponsor(s):
Duke Global Health Institute (DGHI), Graduate School, School of Medicine (SOM), and Trinity College
Monday, October 27, 2025
12:00 pm - 1:30 pm
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Annual Eugene A. Stead Jr., MD, Medicine Grand Rounds: Leading Through Crisis and Change: A Fireside Chat with Dr. Mandy Cohen
Friday, November 07, 2025
8:00 am - 9:00 am
Mandy Cohen, MD, PhD
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3rd Annual Department of Medicine Research Day Medicine Grand Rounds - Notch Signaling in Immune Health and Disease: Chapters of a Personal and Scientific Journey
Friday, November 21, 2025
8:00 am - 9:00 am
Ivan Maillard, MD, PhD
Clinical and Translational Research Town Hall – Demystifying Clinical Research Administration
Sponsor(s):
School of Medicine (SOM)
Monday, November 24, 2025
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
2025 DCI Scientific Retreat
Sponsor(s):
Duke Cancer Institute
Thursday, December 04, 2025
8:30 am - 5:30 pm
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Annual Phillips-Winn Memorial Medicine Grand Rounds: Redefining Nephrology for the Next Generation: Translating Discovery, Building Community, Inspiring Hope
Friday, December 05, 2025
8:00 am - 9:00 am
Opeyemi Olabisi, MD, PhD
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Pratt Design Expo
Sponsor(s):
Pratt School of Engineering
Monday, December 08, 2025
1:00 pm - 6:30 pm
Maixner Pain Research Symposium 2025
Sponsor(s):
Department of Anesthesiology
Tuesday, December 09, 2025
9:30 am - 6:00 pm
5th Annual Genomics Scientific Retreat
Sponsor(s):
Precision Genomics Collaboratory, Biostatistics and Bioinformatics, Center for Advanced Genomic Technologies, Center for Statistical Genetics and Genomics (StatGen), Division of Medical Genetics, Duke Center for Human Genetics, Duke Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI), Duke Molecular Physiology Institute, Molecular Genetics and Microbiology (MGM), and School of Medicine (SOM)
Friday, December 12, 2025
All Day
Melissa Haendel (UNC) & Aravind Asokan (Duke)
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Martin Luther King Jr., Memorial Medicine Grand Rounds: Advancing Pharmacoequity: A Policy Prescription Toward Justice in Health
Friday, January 16, 2026
8:00 am - 9:00 am
Utibe Essien, MD, MPH
Climate & Health “Big Ideas” Symposium
Sponsor(s):
School of Medicine (SOM), Division of Community Health, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Duke Global Health Institute (DGHI), Duke Molecular Physiology Institute, Molecular Genetics and Microbiology (MGM), and Population Health Sciences
Thursday, January 22, 2026
9:00 am - 4:00 pm
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Medicine Grand Rounds: Quality and Safety at Duke: The Integral Role of the Department of Medicine
Friday, January 30, 2026
8:00 am - 9:00 am
Mike Pignone, MD, MPH, MACP and Rich Shannon, MD
The 2026 Robert J. Lefkowitz, MD, Distinguished Lecture "Emerging indications, molecules and mechanisms for GLP-1 medicines"
Sponsor(s):
School of Medicine (SOM), Biochemistry, Biostatistics and Bioinformatics, Cell Biology, Division of Community Health, Department of Medicine, Department of Neurology, Duke Integrative Immunobiology, Duke Molecular Physiology Institute, Molecular Genetics and Microbiology (MGM), Pharmacology and Cancer Biology, and Population Health Sciences
Thursday, February 05, 2026
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Daniel Drucker, MD Professor, Department of Medicine, Temerty Faculty of Medicine Senior Scientist, Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute Mt. Sinai Hospital, University of Toronto
Women’s Health Research Symposium
Sponsor(s):
School of Medicine (SOM), Building Interdisciplinary Research Careers in Women's Health (BIRCWH), Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Pharmacology and Cancer Biology, and Research Career Development Programs
Friday, February 06, 2026
8:00 am - 1:15 pm
Faculty Leadership Foundations Day 1: Managing Self and Others
Monday, February 16, 2026
8:30 am - 4:30 pm
Faculty Leadership Foundations Day 2: Challenging Conversations
Tuesday, February 17, 2026
8:30 am - 4:30 pm
Faculty Leadership Foundations Day 3: Academic Health Center Finances
Wednesday, February 18, 2026
8:30 am - 4:30 pm
The Abnormal Becomes Normal: Facing Human Suffering in Clinical Medicine
Sponsor(s):
Trent Center for Bioethics, Humanities & History of Medicine and School of Medicine (SOM)
Thursday, March 05, 2026
5:30 pm - 6:30 pm
Naomi Rosenberg
Duke Anesthesiology Grand Rounds - Better Together Rounds "The Emergent Case: When Minutes Matter—No Luck Required"
Sponsor(s):
Department of Anesthesiology
Wednesday, March 11, 2026
7:00 am - 8:00 am
**Attendance restricted to DUH Anesthesiology Clinical Faculty, Interns, Residents, Fellows, and CRNAs ONLY**
The Lost Art of Dying Well
Sponsor(s):
Trent Center for Bioethics, Humanities & History of Medicine and School of Medicine (SOM)
Thursday, March 26, 2026
5:30 pm - 6:30 pm
Lydia Dugdale
2026 McGovern Lecture: Susan Magsamen
Sponsor(s):
Trent Center for Bioethics, Humanities & History of Medicine and School of Medicine (SOM)
Wednesday, April 15, 2026
5:30 pm - 6:30 pm
Susan Magsamen
Multidisciplinary Benign Urology Research Symposium
Sponsor(s):
School of Medicine (SOM), Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, and KURe - Multidisciplinary K12 Urologic Research Career Development Program
Friday, April 17, 2026
8:00 am - 4:00 pm
Duke Surgery 10th Annual Research Day
Sponsor(s):
Department of Surgery
Wednesday, April 22, 2026
9:00 am - 2:00 pm
Advancing Excellence in Research Symposium
Sponsor(s):
School of Medicine (SOM)
Tuesday, April 28, 2026
9:00 am - 12:00 pm
Rebekah Layton
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