Duke Medical Center Archives October 2025 Archive
It Came from the Archives! Halloween Highlights from the Duke Medical Center Archives
Posted On: October 20, 2025 by Rebecca Williams
Location: Medical Center Library & Archives, Room 212E
Date: Friday, October 31, 11am – 2pm
Please join us for the Duke University Medical Center Archives’ annual Halloween event! This casual open house event will feature a selection of odd, intriguing, and significant materials from our collections.
All are invited to drop in to view detailed medical illustrations, touch old medical instruments, explore forgotten stories from the history of Duke Health, and much more.
Come by for a fun break to learn some history and enjoy free Halloween candy!
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Duke’s Early Global Health Initiatives in Latin America
Posted On: October 14, 2025 by Rebecca Williams
Duke became more interested in global health issues following World War II. It saw an opportunity to learn more about cultural and medical practices in developing countries, to influence physicians through training, and to provide its expertise. In recognition of Hispanic Heritage Month, the Medical Center Archives wishes to highlight a few programs and projects that Duke physicians undertook in several Latin American countries.
Starting in 1941, Duke began offering post-doctoral training to physicians from outside of the United States. The Rockefeller Foundation, the Institute of Inter-American Affairs, the Pan American Sanitary Bureau, as well as the U.S. Department of State, were the primary… MORE
Category: Collection Highlights
Happy 60th Birthday to the Duke Physician Assistant Program!
Posted On: October 3, 2025 by Rebecca Williams
October 6-12 is PA Week! This week is a time to celebrate physician assistants (PA), the care provided by PAs, and the legacy of the profession. The birthplace of the profession was here at Duke. The first PA program was established in 1965 at Duke thanks to the efforts of Dr. Eugene Stead, then Chairman of Duke’s Department of Medicine. The program aimed to address the problem of the physician shortage, particularly in rural areas throughout North Carolina. While the initial recruitment was targeted at ex-military corpsmen who possessed some medical experience, Duke’s PA program soon attracted a wide range of applicants. Today there are nearly 190,000 PAs practicing in the US. The success of the profession during the second… MORE
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October is Archives Month
Posted On: October 2, 2025 by Rebecca Williams
Archives Month is an annual, month-long observance of the agencies and people responsible for maintaining and making available the archival and historical records of our nation, state, communities, and people. Archives serve as the memory of our nation, and by celebrating, we recognize and give legitimacy to the enduring value of American records and America’s archives.
We encourage you to check out our Instagram account where we'll be highlighting treasures from the Medical Center Archives collection all month long.
This year the Society of North Carolina Archivists' theme for Archives Month is “North Carolina's 250th”. As the nation approaches its 250th birthday, North Carolina archivists are celebrating the… MORE
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