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Robert Emerson Windom (July 14, 1930 – October 21, 2016) was an American physician who served as the United States Assistant Secretary for Health and Human Services under President Ronald Reagan from 1986-89. [1] Windom graduated from Duke University with a B.A. in 1952, and obtained an M.D. in 1956. [1]
Duke Raleigh Hospital (DRaH) has been a member of the Duke University Health System family since 1998. Christened " Mary Elizabeth Hospital " when it opened in 1914, under the leadership of Doctor P.G. Fox it was later renamed Raleigh Community Hospital and, in 1978, moved to the current Wake Forest Road location.
The Duke University School of Medicine, commonly known as Duke Med, is the medical school of Duke University.It was established in 1925 by James B. Duke.. The School of Medicine, along with the Duke University School of Nursing, Duke University Hospital, Duke Regional Hospital, Duke Children's Hospital, Duke Raleigh Hospital, and other affiliated hospitals, clinics, and laboratories, make up ...
Duke University Hospital is a 1062 -bed acute care facility [1] and an academic tertiary care facility located in Durham, North Carolina, United States. [2] Established in 1930, it is the flagship teaching hospital for the Duke University Health System, a network of physicians and hospitals serving Durham County and Wake County, North Carolina, and surrounding areas, as well as one of three ...
Duke spends more than $1 billion per year on research. [14] As of 2024, 16 Nobel laureates and 3 Turing Award winners have been affiliated with the university. Duke alumni also include 50 Rhodes Scholars. Duke is the alma mater of one president of the United States (Richard Nixon) and 14 living billionaires, as of early 2020. [15]
Amy Leigh Acton (née Stearns; born 1965 or 1966) is an American physician and public-health researcher who served as the director of the Ohio Department of Health from 2019–2020. She played a leading role in Ohio's response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Jacqueline Nwando Olayiwola is an American family physician, public health professional, author, professor, and women's empowerment leader. She is the Senior Vice President and Chief Health Equity Officer of Humana and a chair and Professor in the Department of Family Medicine at Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center. Prior to her ...
She returned to Duke in 2010 as the chair of its department of medicine [5] [4] and as the R.J. Reynolds Professor of Medicine. She taught pathology, microbiology, and molecular genetics. [3] In 2017, she succeeded Nancy Andrews as the dean of the Duke University School of Medicine. She also became the vice chancellor for health affairs. [3]