Robert Califf, MD, Commissioner of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, has been confirmed as the speaker for the annual Eugene A. Stead Jr., MD, Medicine Grand Rounds lecture on November 15 at 8 a.m.
The Eugene A. Stead Jr., MD, Medicine Grand Rounds, hosted by the Chair of the Department of Medicine, honors the legendary Dr. Eugene Stead, who served as chair of the Department of Medicine from 1947 to 1967.
Dr. Stead’s leadership lead to the formation of the Duke Databank for Cardiovascular Diseases, which grew into the Duke Clinical Research Institute, and he helped make of a new profession when he created the role of physician assistant. Duke’s PA program was the first in the country and is currently the top PA program in the nation. We honor Dr. Stead’s legacy each year by inviting a visiting professor to speak on health policy, innovation in health care, or other pressing topic in internal medicine.
This presentation is held each November in conjunction with the School of Medicine’s Medical Alumni Weekend.
More information can be found here!