Duke: A Rich Training Environment

In addition to the National Clinician Scholars Program, Duke University is home to a number of established and cutting-edge training programs, many of which are funded by the National Institutes of Health. Our scholars can expect to enter a rich training environment with abundant opportunities for exploration and discovery.

Below is a sampling of programs currently active on campus. Links to program websites and/or contacts are provided whenever possible.


NIH-Funded Training Programs at Duke

Building Interdisciplinary Research Careers in Women's Health 
Program Type: K12
Program Contact: Cindy Amundsen
Start Date: 9/26/02
End Date: 7/31/22

Duke KURe Program
Program Type: K12
Program Contact: Cindy Amundsen
Start Date: 8/1/13
End Date: 7/31/22

Dissemination and Implementation Science in Cardiovascular Outcomes (DISCO) 
Program Type: K12
Program Contact: Hayden Bosworth
Start Date: 9/1/17
End Date: 8/31/22

Duke - UNC Clinical Hematology and Transfusion Research Career Development Program
Program Type: K12
Program Contact: Marilyn Telen
Start Date: 9/28/06
End Date: 4/30/19

Duke CTSA - KL2
Program Type: KL2
Program Contact: Laura Svetkey
Start Date: 9/26/13
End Date: 4/30/19

Transplant Infectious Diseases Interdisciplinary Research Training Grant (TIDIRTG)
Program Type: T32
Program Contact: Barbara Alexander
Start Date: 9/1/13
End Date: 8/31/18

Duke Research Training Program for Pediatricians
Program Type: T32
Program Contact: Danny Benjamin
Start Date: 7/1/02
End Date: 8/31/18

Behavior and Physiology in Aging
Program Type: T32
Program Contact: Harvey Cohen
Start Date: 7/1/84
End Date: 8/31/20

Endocrinology and Metabolism Research Training Program
Program Type: T32
Program Contact: David D'Alessio
Start Date: 7/1/75
End Date: 6/30/19

Multidisciplinary Heart and Vascular Diseases
Program Type: T32
Program Contact: Neil Freedman
Start Date: 7/1/75
End Date: 3/31/21

Postdoctoral Training in Genomic Medicine Research
Program Type: T32
Program Contact: Geoffrey Ginsburg
Start Date: 6/14/17
End Date: 5/31/22

Postdoctoral Training in Cardiovascular Clinical Research
Program Type: T32
Program Contact: Daniel Mark
Start Date: 7/1/02
End Date: 1/31/19

Duke Training Grant in Digestive Diseases and Nutrition
Program Type: T32
Program Contact: Andrew Muir
Start Date: 7/1/88
End Date: 6/30/21

Interdisciplinary Training Program in Lung Disease
Program Type: T32
Program Contact: Claude Piantadosi
Start Date: 7/1/82
End Date: 3/31/20

Duke Training Grant in Nephrology
Program Type: T32
Program Contact: Robert Spurney
Start Date: 9/20/95
End Date: 6/30/22

Integrated Training in Anesthesiology Research
Program Type: T32
Program Contact: David Warner
Start Date: 7/1/96
End Date: 6/30/21


Other Training Programs at Duke

Transforming Healthcare through Enhanced Clinical Training Teams
Sponsor Name: Health Resources and Service Administration
Program Contact: Karen Hills
Department/School: Physicians' Assistant Program

A Woman's Health Nurse Practitioner (WHNP) Program at Duke University School of Nursing
Sponsor Name: Health Resources and Service Administration
Program Contact: Kathryn Trotter
Department/School: School of Nursing

HIV Nurse Practitioner Training Program
Sponsor Name: Health Resources and Service Administration
Program Contact: James Harmon
Department/School: School of Nursing

J. Kirk Felsman Program on Children in Adversity
Department/School: Sanford School of Public Policy

Margolis Scholars in Health Policy & Management
Department/School: Sanford School of Public Policy

REU Site for Meeting the Grand Challenges in Engineering
Sponsor Name: National Science Foundation
Program Contact: Carmen Rawls
Department/School: Pratt School of Engineering

Samuel L. Phillips Family Foundation Physician Assistant Scholars for Under-served Communities in Mitchell County, NC
Sponsor Name: Samuel L. Phillips Family Foundation
Program Contact: Patricia Dieter
Department/School: Physicians' Assistant Program

Inviting Innovation in Interprofessional Care of Elders with Chronic Illness in a Nurse Run Clinic
Sponsor Name: University of Vermont
Program Contact: Gwendolyn Murphy
Department/School: Division of Community Health

An Ecosystem Approach to Funding & Scaling the Impact of Innovations in Healthcare
Sponsor Name: US Agency for International Development
Program Contact: Krishnakumar Udayakumar
Department/School: Global Health Institute