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May 05, 2008 Volume 17 No. 5

Putting Learning in Its Place
Duke Medicine’s largest-ever gift—$50 million from Duke Endowment—will help build a collaborative space to transform medical education

Cold sodas in the admissions office.

You wouldn’t think that would stand out as a perk to being a medical student at Duke University, but a stop to the little white fridge in the corner of the Admissions office waiting area is an integral part to many students’ daily routine.

That refreshment brings students together and helps steel them against one of the most demanding medical school programs in the country. Duke’s unique...

First-year medical students in Pathology Lab

	Listening to Osler As a byproduct of putting together this issue of Inside Duke Medicine, I’ve learned something...
	May Your insider's guide to what's happening at Duke Medicine 1 5 pm--8 pm Annual Faculty Meeting Doris Duke Center at Duke Gardens 3 9 am--1:30 pm 8th...
	Duke Family Week Duke Appreciation 2008 features a number of activities and opportunities for the Duke community...11 and 18 9 am Duke Family Night at Durham Bulls Athletic Park. Duke families can present a...
	Managing the unmanageable Mary Abrams has worked at the Duke Comprehensive Sickle Cell Center as a social worker almost...
	The Outbreak Narrative In her latest book, Duke English professor Priscilla Wald, Ph.D., explores the big picture of...
	Rapid Response Duke’s swift action insures safety amid Heparin recall In January, when the Food and Drug Administration issued the first of several product recalls...
	Let your voice be heard Make sure you get your ‘Insights.’ May is an important month. During it, Duke University...
	Patterns Within Patterns A statistical analyst finds beauty in geometry There’s something about the human mind that likes order, that loves patterns -- loves seeing...