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This week's Faculty Spotlight shines on Brian H. Eichner, MD, an assistant professor of pediatrics in the Division of Primary Care. Eichner talks to us about his research in primary care as well as his involvement in resident and student education, continuing education, and advocacy in the area of gun violence prevention. Notably, he has most recently become involved in a partnership aiming to improve school outcomes in Latinx patients with ADHD. In this interview, Eichner also discusses his perceptions of the greatest challenges and opportunities in the field of primary care today as well as his most significant mentor—Dr. Jeff Baker.

Duke State Relations and Duke University Communications hosted a virtual briefing for North Carolina lawmakers on Thursday, October 1 to discuss a variety of COVID-19 related issues. Over 20 legislators and legislative staff attended the briefing.

Duke Children’s Healthy Lifestyles Clinic, a comprehensive weight management program, partnered with the Eastern and Central NC Food Bank to address food insecurity among children.

Duke medical doctors write an article in the USA Today about how blaming young people for covid outbreaks is unfair and undermines opportunities to engage young people’s intrinsic strengths to push back against the pandemic on their campuses and in our communities.

This week’s Faculty Spotlight shines on primary care specialist Rushina Cholera, MD, PhD. Cholera talks to us about how she joined Duke’s first cohort of National Clinician Scholars to experience a rigorous, mentored experience that would allow her to hone the research skill set she had developed during her PhD in epidemiology, how she became interested in pediatric primary care, her interests in the social needs of children in immigrant and refugee families, and her reflections on her relationships with her mentors, students, and patients.

Edward G. Buckley, MD, vice dean for education in the School of Medicine, recently announced the appointment of Joseph Jackson, MD, associate professor of pediatrics, and Leonor Corsino, MD, associate professor of medicine, as associate deans for student affairs and advisory deans for the Doctor of Medicine program in the School of Medicine.

Charlene Wong, MD, MSHP, recently received the Nemours Child Health Services Research Award, which recognizes the scientific work of emerging scholars in the field of child health services research--particularly research on quality improvement of pediatric health services.