Residency News

Feb. 23-27, we celebrate Graduate Medical Education (GME) Week 2026. We hope everyone will use the time to reflect on the various contributions that our residents, fellows, program directors, and program coordinators make in support of Duke’s legacy of excellence. Duke University Hospital and the Duke Health GME Office thank them for all that they do for our patients, their loved ones, and each other.

Thomas J. Cummings, MD, professor of Pathology and Ophthalmology and Residency Program director, lectured virtually at the History of Pathology Society Third Annual Fall Meeting on Oct. 1st, 2025.

Thomas J. Cummings, MD, professor of Pathology and Ophthalmology and Residency Program director, lectured at the Eastern Ophthalmic Pathology Society (EOPS) annual meeting held at University of California, Irvine, from Sept 25th-27th, 2025.

Professor of Pathology and Residency Program Director Thomas J. Cummings, MD, gave three presentations recently:

Jarvis Williams, MD, PGY2, has been named as Duke's second trainee representative for the North Carolina Society of Pathologists (NCSP) Trainee Advisory Council.

Professor of Pathology and Residency Program Director Thomas J.

Professor of Pathology and Ophthalmology and Residency Program Director Thomas J. Cummings, MD, served as faculty for the Duke Collegiate Athletic Premedical Experience (CAPE) program for the summer of 2025. He hosted six student-athletes this year to introduce them to pathology and to experience a day in the life of a neuropathologist.

Duke Pathology members enjoyed coming together for our Residents' and Fellows' Graduation and Awards Ceremony at the Washington Duke Hotel on Fri., June 6th, 2025.

On May 1, 2025, Professor of Pathology and Residency Program Director Thomas J. Cummings, MD, hosted and moderated the Association for Academic Pathology (AAPath)  conference for new program directors. Topics included:

Professor of Pathology and Residency Program Director Thomas J.