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NEWS
Dr. Claudia Thomas Presents Keynote Speech at Duke's Martin Luther King Jr. Banquet
The keynote speaker at the 27th Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Banquet, held on Saturday, January 18, 2020, and hosted by the Duke University Chapter of the Student National Medical Association (SNMA), was orthopaedic surgeon Dr. Claudia L. Thomas.
Duke Orthopaedic Surgery sponsored two tables at the dinner and welcomed faculty and medical students to the event.
Dr. Anand Joshi has been chosen to present Moving Beyond Degenerative Disc Disease: A Systematic Review in the ISSLS (The International Society for the Study of the Lumbar Spine) program during SpineWeek 2020, in Melbourne, Australia, on April 27 – May 1, 2020.
NEWS
Dr. Adams Selected to AAOS Committee
Dr. Samuel Adams was recently selected to serve a two-year term on the AAOS Committee on Devices, Biologics, and Technology. This is a new committee for the AAOS and will focus on defining “biologics” and “regenerative” therapies, assessing their safety and efficacy, systematically reviewing the existing evidence, and identifying areas where more research is needed related to discrete treatments and anatomic sites. Dr. Adam’s appointment will begin immediately.
NEWS
Duke DPT Selects 2019 Student Excellence Scholarship Recipients
The Duke University Doctor of Physical Therapy Division has selected the 2019 Duke Doctor of Physical Therapy Student Excellence Scholarship recipients. The Duke DPT Student Excellence Scholarship was created to assist students that have financial need and have demonstrated academic, scholarly, leadership, advocacy, and service excellence during their time in the Duke DPT program.
Young Investigator Initiative Grant Mentoring Program Accepting Applications
This grant mentoring program and career development program is open to promising junior faculty, senior fellows or post-doctoral researchers nominated by their department or division chairs seeking to pursue a career in clinical or basic research. It is also open to senior fellows or residents that are doing research and have a faculty appointment in place or confirmed. Basic and clinical investigators, without or with training awards, are invited to apply. Investigators selected to take part in the program attend two workshops, 12-18 months apart, and work with faculty between workshops to develop their grant applications.
Welcome to the Newest Member of the Duke Orthopaedic Family
We are excited to welcome the newest member of the Duke Ortho family–Brandon Charles Bullard! Brandon arrived on Monday, January 20, 2020, at 9:22 p.m. and weighed 6 lbs. 10 oz. Congratulations to Dr. Rachel Reilly and her family!
EVENT
Duke Orthopaedic and Rehabilitation Seminar
Wednesday, January 29, 2020
Duke Health Interprofessional Education (IPE) Building
Room 1250
311 Trent Drive in Durham
Begins at 11:30 a.m.
Dr. Bob Guldberg of the University of Oregon will be speaking on “The Importance of Time in Musculoskeletal Regenerative and Rehabilitative Therapies.” Lunch will be provided.
EVENT
Duke Shoulder Surgery Symposium
Saturday, May 30, 2020
Duke Health Interprofessional Education (IPE) Building
311 Trent Drive in Durham
Registration and breakfast: 7:30–8 a.m.
Symposium: 8 a.m.–3:40 p.m.
The program is designed to meet the continuing education needs of physicians, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, athletic trainers, physical therapists, and other allied healthcare professionals involved in the treatment of patients with shoulder pathology.
February 12-15, 2020: CSM Annual Meeting, Denver March 4, 2020: 8th Annual George S.E. Aitken Lectureship March 24-28, 2020: AAOS Annual Meeting, Orlando March 27, 2020: Piedmont Reception, AAOS April 3-4, 2020: EBARS April 20-22, 2020: 28th Annual J. Leonard Goldner Visiting Professor April 25, 2020: Perry Initiative Program, Duke Medicine Pavilion April 27-May 1, 2020: SpineWeek 2020, Melbourne, Australia May 7, 2020: Duke DPT Branch Lecture May 9, 2020: Duke DPT Graduation Ceremony May 15-16, 2020: Feagin Leadership Forum, Trent Semans Great Hall May 30, 2020: Duke Shoulder Surgery Symposium June 10-14, 2020: 68th Annual Piedmont Orthopedic Society Meeting June 19, 2020: Sports Medicine Research Day June 27, 2020: Chief Residents' Dinner & Graduation Ceremony July 16-17, 2020: Duke DPT Capstone and White Coat Ceremony October 23-25, 2020: Fall Workshop, Toronto, Ontario / Deadline for submissions: July 15, 2020
The Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at Duke places a strong emphasis on research excellence, focused on generating and implementing new knowledge to improve rehabilitation and musculoskeletal care for people throughout the world.
