Duke University School of Medicine
| Established | 1930 |
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| University | Duke University |
| School Type | Private |
| Dean | Nancy Andrews |
| Faculty | 2,000+ |
| Students | 450 |
| Location | Durham, North Carolina, USA |
| Campus | Urban |
| Website | http://medschool.duke.edu |
The Duke University School of Medicine (Duke Med) is Duke University's medical school operating under the auspices of the Duke University Medical Center. Established in 1925 by James B. Duke, Duke Med has earned its reputation as an integral part of one of the world's foremost patient care and biomedical research institutions.
Considered one of the most prestigious medical schools in the world, the school consistently ranks among the top ten U.S. medical schools.[1][2] The School of Medicine's current Dean, Nancy C. Andrews, is the first woman hired to lead a top U.S. medical school.[3]
Clinical rotations by medical students and residents occur within the Duke University Health System, a fully integrated academic health care system encompassing a tertiary-care hospital and specialty clinics on the Medical Center campus, two community hospitals, home health and hospice services, a network of primary care physicians, and other affiliated partners across the SE United States. In particular, Duke University Medical Center is consistently ranked among the top 10 of some 5,700 American hospitals by US News and World Report, with 13 out of 16 specialties ranked among the nation's top 20 in 2007. Furthermore, the School of Medicine is especially noted for its groundbreaking biomedical research, bringing in $407 million in NIH-sponsored projects in 2006.
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In 1925, James B. Duke made a bequest to establish the Duke School of Medicine, Duke School of Nursing, and Duke Hospital, with the goal of improving health care in the Carolinas and nationwide. 3,000 applicants applied to the new medical school in 1929 and 70 first- and third-year students were selected, including four women, for the School's inaugural class. In 1935, just five years after it opened, Duke was ranked among the top 25 percent of medical schools in the country by the AAMC.
In 1966, The Duke Medical Scientist Training Program (MSTP), a joint degree program leading to both the MD and the PhD degrees, was founded. It is one of the first three in the nation. The new $94.5 million, 616-bed Duke Hospital opened in 1980, bringing the total number of patient beds to more than 1000. (Today the renovated original hospital serves as Duke Clinic, an outpatient facility that sees more than 1 million patients annually. Duke Hospital is currently licensed for 1,124 beds.) From then until 1994, the Medical Center embarked on the busiest period of new construction in decades, including the Levine Science Research Center, Medical Sciences Research Building, a complete renovation of Duke Clinic, additions to the Morris Building for cancer care and research, a new Children's Health Center, a new ambulatory care building, and new parking garages. Among its many breakthroughs and discoveries in medicine, the FDA approved lifesaving treatment for Pompe disease, a previously fatal genetic disorder, developed at Duke in 2006. That same year, Duke launched the university-wide Global Health Institute to promote education, research, and service in health care to underserved populations locally, regionally, and around the world.
The School of Medicine has a unique curriculum among American medical schools. All of the basic sciences are learned in the first year instead of the customary two, and clinical rotations start in the second year rather than the third. This allows a year of research or other scholarship during the third year.[4]
| Section Title | Duration | Description |
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| Molecules and Cells | 6.5 weeks | Biochemistry, Genetics, Cell Biology |
| Normal Body | 12.5 weeks | Gross Anatomy, Microanatomy, Physiology |
| Brain and Behavior | 4 weeks | Neurobiology, Human Behavior |
| Body and Disease | 20 weeks | Microbiology, Immunology, Pathology, Pharmacology |
According to US News and World Report, the Duke University School of Medicine typically ranks in the top ten medical schools in the United States. In 2011, Duke Med was ranked 5th. Admissions to Duke Med is competitive, with roughly 4.3% of applicants accepted for the 2009 class (4,966 applied, 1010 interviewed, 216 accepted). Matriculates had an average GPA of 3.72 and average MCAT of 34.2.
Duke recently announced plans to open a medical school in collaboration with the National University of Singapore. The school, called the Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School, enrolled its first class for the Fall of 2007.
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