Meet Medical & Nursing Students

Lindsay Salisbury and Shelby Strockbine, along with other DUSON students, traveled to the western highlands of Guatemala to work with community health workers, visiting pregnant mothers, and providing trainings.

Duke Nursing Students Make a Difference in Guatemala

As students at Duke University School of Nursing, Lindsay Salisbury and Shelby Strockbine entered their third semester with a new perspective on the...

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How Do Whales Fight Off Cancer?

Oxford University epidemiologist Richard Peto was puzzled by a paradox: If cancer is a function of individual cells going haywire, wouldn’t an...

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Duke students Rafeal Baker (left) and Nathaniel Neptune (right) listen as family nurse practitioner Virgil Mosu discusses a patient’s diagnosis

Bursting the Bubble

A new clinical program gets Duke medical students off campus and into the community to serve.

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Shree Bose in Duke University Hospital newborn nursery

Rising Star

Shree Bose, MS, who has been in the national spotlight since she was 17, stays true to her missions of cancer research and science outreach.

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Priceless Moments of Human Interaction

It was another hectic day at the Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit at Duke University Hospital. Chris Fry, RN, BSN, was taking care of a 65-year-old...

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Unlocking the Genetic Secrets of Colon Cancer

When Brian Sullivan, MD was in college, his grandmother was diagnosed with colon cancer. Despite undergoing colonoscopy screenings every three years...

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Melanie Rogers

With a Little Help

At a young age, Melanie Rogers was placed in a foster care home in Virginia. She was raised by a foster mother and a Peruvian nanny alongside 27...

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