Residency News

Thomas J. Cummings, MD, professor of Pathology and Ophthalmology, and director of Duke Pathology’s Residency Program, was invited to speak at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) as part of the Laboratory of Pathology, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute (LP/CCR/NCI) Annual Faculty Development Seminar Series. 

Professor of Pathology and Residency Program Director Thomas J.

March 20th is Match Day 2026!       Join us in welcoming our newest PGY-1s:

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.