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Duke faculty fight for Latinx communities hit hard by COVID-19

Last March, concerned local physicians, nurses, researchers, educators, and community advocates formed a group—"Latinx Advocacy Team & Interdisciplinary Network for COVID-19,” or simply LATIN-19—to address disparities and support the Latinx community. Meet four Duke faculty members—Dr. Viviana Martinez-Bianchi, Dr. Gabriela Maradiaga Panayotti, Dr. Leonor Corsino, and Dr. Rosa Gonzalez-Guarda—who have been instrumental in this effort as they talk about how their backgrounds, expertise, and passions positioned them to fight for Latinx health equity in a time of crisis.

Faculty Spotlight: Brian H. Eichner, MD

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 experts brief NC lawmakers on COVID-19 issues

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.

Blaming college students for COVID outbreaks is unfair

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.

Faculty Spotlight: Rushina Cholera, MD, PhD

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.