Quarterly E-Newsletter / Department Highlights – Fall 2021 |
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State-of-the-art Duke Fertility Center Opens December 2021 |
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Duke Fertility Center will be relocating next month to a state-of-the-art facility off Page Road in Durham, just a few miles east of its current location. The address is 5601 Arringdon Park Drive, Suite 430, in Morrisville. Providers will begin seeing patients at the new Arringdon location on December 20, 2021. Read more.
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DEPARTMENT HIGHLIGHTS / JUNE - OCTOBER 2021 |
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Duke University Awarded $1.2 Million CISNET Funding
Duke University is one of three sites that have been awarded a total of $4.4 million National Institutes of Health/National Cancer Institute Cancer Intervention and Surveillance Modeling Network (CISNET) comparative modeling funding. Duke will...
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Experts Featured on Importance of Vaccine and Pregnancy
Duke Ob/Gyn experts, including Maternal-Fetal Medicine specialists and an MFM fellow, have been featured in the media on the topic of the COVID-19 vaccine and pregnancy. Included here are highlights of recent media coverage:
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Quality & Safety Fellowship Applications Accepted...
Applications are now being accepted through Jan. 1, 2022 for Duke Ob/Gyn's new one-year fellowship program in Quality and Safety in Women's Health (approved in the fall of 2021). The goal of the fellowship is to train obstetricians/gynecologists...
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Megan Huchko, MD, MPH, Accepted as AGOS Fellow
Women's Community and Population Health Associate Division Chief Megan Huchko, MD, MPH, has been accepted as an Active Fellow of the American Gynecological and Obstetrical Society (AGOS). Dr. Huchko will be officially introduced as a Fellow at...
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19th Annual Gail Parkins Memorial Ovarian Cancer Walk & 5K Run Raises More Than $200K |
The 19th Annual Gail Parkins Memorial Ovarian Cancer Walk & 5K Run — a hybrid of in-person and virtual activities this year — raised more than $200,000 to support the development of new treatments, as well as research into the causes and prevention of ovarian cancer at Duke. Since the first event was held in 2003, more than $5 million has been raised through this event.
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Patient Ed. Resources Shared Through Health System Channels, Community Outreach |
A series of educational videos in English and Spanish on topics relating to the COVID-19 vaccine and infertility concerns, pregnancy and breastfeeding have been produced and shared throughout Duke Health and with community organizations, including the Durham County Department of Public Health.
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Smoking Abstinence Could Lower Effects of Cannabis on Sperm |
New research shows the number of epigenetic changes diminished after 77 days |
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Dr. Murphy said more research is needed to understand the smaller pool of remaining epigenetic changes in the sperm of marijuana users after cannabis abstinence, as these changes could still be significant, but she also said the findings have an immediate, practical application for some.
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Conversations With Our Trainees |
Residency recruitment is underway, and this year, it is once again being held virtually. This Q&A with trainees provides a unique perspective about the number six ranked residency program in the country by Doximity.
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Fellowship Matches Announced |
Duke Ob/Gyn has announced fellowship matches for both the Duke residency Class of 2022, and trainees who will be joining our program as fellows next year. Congratulations to this talented group of young physicians as they continue to train as the next leaders in our field.
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School of Medicine Joins National Effort to Transform Medical Education |
The Duke University School of Medicine has been selected as one of 11 medical schools from across the United States and Canada to participate in the Anti-Racist Transformation in Medical Education (ART in Med Ed) project, a national collaborative to dismantle systemic racism and bias in academic medicine. The School of Medicine’s participation in ART in Med Ed aligns with and supports key elements of its Moments to Movement Dismantling Racism and Advancing Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Strategic Plan. This plan reflects the work of four constituent-based committees. Duke Ob/Gyn Dept. Chair Matthew D. Barber, MD, MHS, and Maternal-Fetal Medicine specialist Maria Small, MD, MPH, serve on committees.
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Carter Society 2021 - Roanoke, VA |
The F. Bayard Carter Society alumni association convened for its 71st annual meeting at the Roanoke Hotel in Roanoke, VA, earlier this month. Duke Ob/Gyn faculty, residents and alumni and their families attended, both in-person and virtually, spanning more than 50 years of Duke Ob/Gyn trainees.
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W. Allen Addison, MD, Professorship Endowed |
The Dept. of Ob/Gyn is proud to announce that the W. Allen Addison, MD, Professorship has been fully funded. This professorship was created to honor Dr. Addison, a consummate physician, teacher, mentor and friend. Dr. Addison was a true giant in the field of women’s healthcare and instrumental in the training of many future ob/gyn physicians during his years at Duke. This fund will support the holder of the professorship by defraying expenses related to his/her teaching and/or research. Like Dr. Addison, the holder will be a true scholar of eminence and excellence in the field of Obstetrics and Gynecology. Dr. Addison passed away in June 2021.
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