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