Through the Employee Giving Campaign, faculty and staff can contribute to a host of local agencies supported by the Duke-Durham Neighborhood Partnership and Duke University Health System. 

 

Duke employees have generously donated to many programs including the City of Medicine Academy, a project of Duke Medicine and the Office of Community Relations, as described below.

 

 

Community partners, through volunteerism and charitable giving, may choose to help support the mission of the City of Medicine Academy (CMA).  There are two main ways for Duke Employees to support the CMA: volunteering and financial support. Volunteering can take many forms: internships, mentoring, guest lectures, or field trips.

 

If you are interested in assisting the Academy through these and other opportunities, please contact Kimberly Monroe at  kimberly.monroe@duke.edu or by calling (919) 681-4041. 

 

Financial support can take the form of donations through the Duke Community Engagement – Employee Giving Campaign. You can use this link to make a donation:   http://community.duke.edu/employee_giving/index.php   

 

Donations will be used to help offset costs associated with work-based learning experiences sponsored by Duke Medicine.

•        Support the Homework Academy (supplies)

•        Help provide scrubs for students

•        Support enrichment activities for students (such as lunch and learn opportunities)

 

In July 2009, Duke Medicine hosted a summer internship program for a select number of students from the City of Medicine Academy.  Eleven students participated in the program.  Ten students were placed at Duke Hospital and one was placed at Durham Regional Hospital .  In addition to working on individual projects, the student interns had a unique opportunity to gain hands-on experience in a health care setting and learn first-hand from health care professionals about potential health care careers.

 

The City of Medicine Academy (CMA) strives to provide students with a challenging academic program while at the same time providing them with a broad overview of health professions and potential medical careers. Students from across Durham have the opportunity to gain knowledge and skills related to the health professions. Students who meet the entrance requirements will benefit from a curriculum of advanced academics, guest speakers, field trips, and work-based experiences sponsored by partner organizations. 

 

The CMA is currently preparing 268 high school students for health care careers.  The CMA students are a unique group of Durham students who have committed to becoming health care professionals.  There are seven teachers dedicated to the Academy, providing students with both core academic and health sciences curriculum. Click here for more information:   http://cma.dpsnc.net/

 

When operating at full capacity, the Academy will serve 400 students with approximately 12 to 15 employees. The academy is temporarily housed in the Signature Commons Facility off Roxboro Road .    The school’s permanent home will be built on a site at the Durham Regional Hospital Campus.