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New and competing renewal awards made to faculty in the Department of Pediatrics through the month of June 2020 are announced.

Dr. Chi Hornik is the Director of Clinical Research in the Division of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine. She is a clinician in neonatal and pediatric critical care, a pharmacotherapy specialist, and has faculty appointments in the Duke School of Medicine and the Duke Clinical Research Institute. Hornik talks about her diverse responsibilities as a clinician, researcher, and mentor, how COVID-19 has affected her work and personal life, and how she became interested in pediatrics and pediatric critical care and neonatal medicine in particular.

The Doris Duke Charitable Foundation (DDCF) recently announced the 17 physician scientists, including Andrew Landstrom, MD, PhD, assistant professor of pediatrics and cell biology, who are each receiving a 2020 Clinical Scientist Development Award of $495,000 over three years.

The decision to reopen schools is complicated and nuanced and should consider the specific needs and public health situations of individual communities, Duke health experts said Tuesday. Speaking to reporters during a virtual media briefing, two pediatricians and an applied economist explained the many difficult aspects to consider when deciding whether to reopen schools to children this fall.

In an article in Healthline,  Dr. Joseph A. Jackson, a pediatrician at Duke University School of Medicine, is interviewed about how and when parents can talk with their children about race, racism, freedom, and black liberation

EdNC spoke with Dr. Sallie Permar, director of the Children’s Health and Discovery Initiative at Duke University Medical School, about the coronavirus pandemic’s impacts on children and children’s role in policy and research as North Carolina reopens. Dr. Permar, who is also a professor of pediatrics, immunology, and molecular genetics and microbiology, says child-centered solutions will be important in overcoming the pandemic.

The Duke Department of Pediatrics welcomes its newest group of fellows and subspecialty residents.

The Duke Department of Pediatrics welcomes its newest group of Pediatrics and Medicine-Pediatrics Residents.

The Duke Department of Pediatrics welcomes its eight new primary faculty members and four clinical associates.

New and competing renewal awards made to faculty in the Department of Pediatrics through the month of May 2020 are announced.