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Duke University School of Medicine has received an award of $2.5 million to continue and extend the work of Duke Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI) to center equity in clinical and translational science by expanding a workforce development program and enhancing an online community engagement tool.

Mary E. Klotman, MD, dean of the Duke University School of Medicine, announced today that Susanna Naggie, MD, MHS, has been named director of the Duke Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI), effective immediately.

Duke CTSI Equity and Learning Health Communities Pillar Co-Director Raquel Ruiz, MBA, MA Ed, co-authored two special communications in the Journal of Clinical and Translational Science.

Three new scholars have been accepted to the Duke CTSA TL1 Pre-Doctoral Training Program. The program is a two-year scholarship that offers clinical and translational research experience and training for pre-doctoral students in medicine. 

The scholars selected this year are:

Duke CTSI is committed to accelerating scientific discoveries to help build healthier communities. One of the ways the CTSI works to achieve this mission is by focusing on improving health equity locally.

Kafui Dzirasa, MD, PhD, has joined the Duke CTSI as a Co-Director for the Workforce Development Core. Dr. Dzirasa will lead this core with fellow Co-Director Dr.

Rebecca Previs, MD, MS, Assistant Professor of Ob/Gyn; and Jonas Swartz, MD, MPH, Assistant Professor of Ob/Gyn, are the first Duke Women's Reproductive Health Research (WRHR) Scholars. Through the WRHR program, the Dr. Previs and Dr.

The Duke CTSA TL1 Pre-Doctoral Scholarship program offers clinical and translational research experience and training for predoctoral students in medicine. This year, seven new scholars were selected to join the program. Four of them are Sammy Halpern, Sabrena Myers, Anna Paschall, and Irene Song.

Sammy Halpern

The Duke CTSA TL1 program has welcomed five new scholars into its Physician Research Fellowship and Pre-Doctoral Scholarship programs.

In April 2019, the Duke School of Medicine and Office of Research Mentoring sponsored a Theater Delta workshop for school faculty and staff. Theater Delta is an interactive theater program, and April’s workshops focused on establishing healthy and effective mentoring relationships.