Students receiving their white coats at the SoM MD program white coat ceremony.
First year medical students received their white coats in a ceremony to mark the beginning of their medical school journey. (Kevin Seifert/RTP.Studio for Duke University School of Medicine)

 

Duke University School of Medicine welcomes more than 630 students from across the country and around the world as they start their health professions careers at the School of Medicine this month. The MD program held its White Coat Ceremony on Friday, August 2, and the Occupational Therapy Doctorate program welcomed its incoming students with a convocation ceremony on Friday, August 9. The Doctor of Physical Therapy program held a White Coat Ceremony in June to mark the transition of its students from the classroom to their clinical experience.

MD Program
119 Students
78 Women; 40 Men, and 1 Other
36 Underrepresented Minority Students
32 States/1 other Country

MD/PhD Program
8 Students
2 Women, 6 Men
2 Underrepresented Minority Students
8 States

Doctor of Physical Therapy Program
104 Students
83 Women, 21 Men
22 Underrepresented Minority Students
30 States and 1 other Country

Occupational Therapy Doctorate Program
44 Students
39 Women, 5 Men
17 Underrepresented Minority Students
16 States

Physician Assistant Program
91 Students
74 Women, 17 Men
30 Underrepresented Minority Students
21 States and 1 Other Country

Master of Biomedical Sciences 
37 Students
30 Women, 7 Men
8 Underrepresented Minority Students
14 States

Master of Biostatistics 
48 Students
36 Women, 12 Men
2 Underrepresented Minority Students
8 States, 2 Countries

Master of Management in Clinical Informatics 
29 Students
20 Women, 9 Men
8 States

Master of Population Health Sciences
16 Students
13 Women, 3 Men
6 States and 6 Countries

Pathologists’ Assistant Program 
8 Students
7 Women, 1 Men
6 States

Biomedical PhD Programs

Biochemistry
4 Students
4 Women, 0 Men
1 US States and Territories, 3 International

Biostatistics
9 Students
5 Women, 4 Men
2 US States and Territories, 7 International

Cell and Molecular Biology
12 Students
4 Women, 8 Men
2 Underrepresented Minority Students
9 US States and Territories, 3 International

Cognitive Neuroscience
4 Students
3 Women, 1 Men
3 Underrepresented Minority Students
3 US States and Territories, 1 International

Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
9 Students
4 Women, 5 Men
4 US States and Territories, 5 International

Developmental and Stem Cell Biology
14 Students
8 Women, 6 Men
2 Underrepresented Minority Students
13 US States and Territories, 1 International

Genetics and Genomics
9 Students
6 Women, 3 Men
3 Underrepresented Minority Students
8 US States and Territories, 1 International

Immunology
5 Students
4 Women, 1 Men
3 Underrepresented Minority Students
5 US States and Territories, 0 International

Integrated Toxicology and Environmental Health
4 Students
3 Women, 1 Men
1 Underrepresented Minority Students
4 US States and Territories, 0 International

Medical Physics
7 Students
6 Women, 4 Men
3 Underrepresented Minority Students
9 US States and Territories, 1 International

Molecular Cancer Biology
4 Students
4 Women, 0 Men
1 Underrepresented Minority Students
3 US States and Territories, 1 International

Molecular Genetics and Microbiology
19 Students
14 Women, 5 Men
5 Underrepresented Minority Students
14 US States and Territories, 5 International

Neurobiology
13 Students
7 Women, 6 Men
9 US States and Territories/ 3 International

Pathology
6 Students
4 Women, 2 Men
1 Underrepresented Minority Students
5 US States and Territories, 1 International

Pharmacology
8 Students
5 Women, 3 Men
1 Underrepresented Minority Students
5 US States and Territories, 3 International

Population Health Sciences
7 Students
5 Women, 2 Men
2 Underrepresented Minority Students
4 US States and Territories, 3 International