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The Duke University Medical Center is located in Durham, North Carolina, and affiliated with Duke University. Formerly known as the Duke University Hospital and Medical School, it was established in 1930 with a bequest from James B. Duke. The Medical Center now occupies 7.5 million square feet (700,000 m 2) in 90 buildings on 210 acres (850,000 ...
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 ...
In 1931, the hospital and medical school were officially dedicated on April 20 and the Private Diagnostic Clinic (Duke's in-house physician system) was organized on September 16. [7] In 1935, less than five years after the hospital opened, the American Medical Association ranked Duke among the top 20 of medical schools in the country. [6]
The Duke Cancer Institute (DCI) is a National Cancer Institute-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center, research facility, and hospital. [1] Founded in 1971, the center is part of the Duke University School of Medicine and Duke University Health System located in Durham, North Carolina , United States .
Duke Regional Hospital (DRH), located in northern Durham, North Carolina is a general-services hospital that has been part of the Duke University Health System since 1998. The hospital has 388 beds and over 500 physicians on the medical staff, and has a certified Level II Intensive Care Nursery.
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The Duke Activity Status Index (DASI) is an assessment tool used to evaluate the functional capacity of patients with cardiovascular disease (CVD), such as coronary artery disease, myocardial infarction, and heart failure. [1] In clinical practice, DASI can be used to assess the effects of medical treatments and cardiac rehabilitation as well. [2]
Peter Agre (vice chancellor for science and technology at Duke University Medicine Center from 2005 to December 2007), 2003 Nobel laureate in chemistry [9] [10] Robert Lefkowitz (James B. Duke Professor of Medicine and Professor of Biochemistry and Chemistry, joined Duke in 1973), 2012 Nobel laureate in Chemistry. [11] National Medal of Science ...