Clinical Research Training Program News

Duke researchers, including Ben Goldstein, PhD, are collaborating on a new project that uses machine learning to recognize patterns in electronic health record data associated with children who are later diagnosed with autism.

CRTP alum Matthew D. Barber, MD, MHS, has been appointed as an at-large member of the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology (ABOG) board, marking his return after previously serving from 2021 to 2024 as a subspecialty division chair and a board member. Barber has also served as an ob/gyn certifying examiner since 2013 and a urogynecology and reconstructive pelvic surgery certifying examiner since 2016. He is also a member of ABOG’s Certifying Exam Development Committee.

CRTP faculty member Cliburn Chan, PhD, co-leads a new national Center of Excellence for Multiscale Immune Systems Modeling (MISM), funded by a U54 grant from the National Institutes of Health.

Steven Grambow, PhD, associate professor of biostatistics, director of the Clinical Research Training Program, and co-director of the Duke Clinical and Translational Science Institute Workforce Development Pillar, was awarded the Duke School of Medicine Excellence in Professionalism Award on May 19. This award honors faculty who exemplify professionalism and personify Duke’s values.

Clinical Research Training Program alum Camille Frazier-Mills, MD, MHS, professor of medicine, received the Duke University School of Medicine's Leonard Tow Humanism in Medicine award in May.

"My advice is to keep an open mind as to how what you're learning could be applied to your research interests, and engage the faculty for advice as you progress through the program."

"As a physician with a strong clinical background and a passion for research, I knew I needed additional training to succeed as a physician-scientist," Omotosho said. "The Duke MHSc program helped me achieve that goal."

Krish Dewan, MD, Post-doctoral Research Fellow in the Division of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, was awarded the C. Walton Lillehei Award for Basic Science at the American Association for Thoracic Surgery annual meeting in Seattle, WA, on May 5, 2025.

Congratulations to 10 students in the Master of Health Science in Clinical Research program who graduated on Sunday, May 11, 2025. They were among 442 students from the Duke University School of Medicine who graduated, marking the successful culmination of their hard work and dedication. Read more about the School of Medicine graduates

"The most important thing I learned at Duke was how to think like a clinical researcher—asking the right questions, designing meaningful studies, and translating data into impact."