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We Get Things Done

Grand ambitions are just hopes until people take action to bring them about, and our commitment to action drives us to deliver results. From pioneering medical advancements to improving patient care and making a tangible difference in the lives of those we serve, we are all in.

And our work doesn’t end at the cure. In health care, you’re never solving just one problem. Every solution leads to new questions, and new questions mean new opportunities. We fight for the right policies, empower our students and trainees, and scale our discoveries for the greatest benefit. At Duke Health, we don’t just dream great things: we live to do the work it takes to achieve them.

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Operating Room with Black Box Camera
‘Black Box’ Enhances Surgical Safety
The OR Black Box system records virtually everything that happens from beginning to end during surgical procedures— all in the interest of making sure every patient at Duke has the safest and most positive possible outcome.
Sarahn Wheeler, MD, with couple
A New Lens to Eliminate Health Care Disparities
Duke Health’s Collaborative to Advance Clinical Health Equity (CACHE) is a community-driven initiative that leverages the power of data science to identify and eliminate health care disparities.
Steve Smith and Kaitlin Gingue, BSN, RN, CNII
Alzheimer’s Clinic Provides Time and Hope
Last year, Duke became the first institution in North Carolina to offer lecanemab, the first drug targeting the underlying processes of Alzheimer’s disease that has shown a clinical benefit. Duke now conducts the largest lecanemab clinic in the state, giving early-stage Alzheimer’s patients the gift of time and raising awareness about the need for more research.

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Duke School of Medicine students outside of Trent Semans Center for Medical Education.