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 the summer of 2024. CAPE is a mentoring program at Duke that provides female student-athletes exposure to the field of medicine by giving them the opportunity to shadow Duke doctors in their clinical work and prepare them for applying to medical school.
Cummings hosted 10 student-athletes this summer to introduce them to pathology and to experience a day in the life of a neuropathologist. “I am honored to help mentor our Duke undergraduate premedical female student-athletes and to be a resource for them during their medical school journey and beyond,” Cummings said.
This was the second year in a row that Cummings served as a CAPE faculty member. CAPE was co-founded by Henry S. Friedman, MD, and fellow brain tumor center deputy, Allan H. Friedman, MD, (no relation), and is in its 15th year.