This year, Duke University is celebrating the 50 th anniversary of its Physician Assistant Program, the oldest in the country. There was a big demand for doctors in the 1940s and 50s.

North Carolina Central University and Duke University launch Mentored Internship Program to encourage underrepresented students to pursue medicine.

The Mentored Internship Program provides internship opportunities for undergraduates at NCCU, a historically Black university. Interns are paired with research faculty in the School of Medicine ...