Take the lead

From the beginning, Duquesne has been dedicated to building a better world. Our founders looked ever forward, envisioning the education needed to create a future everyone could share in.

Duquesne's bold venture now is to build a College of Medicine that will aspire to be among the most forward-thinking medical schools in the nation, addressing the two largest problems facing medicine today:

  • a shortage of doctors in primary care disciplines and
  • a system of pervasive disparities in health care, by racial and socio-economic dimensions, especially in underserved urban and rural communities.

The Duquesne University College of Osteopathic Medicine will do this while creating a world-class education and commitment to excellence that will serve our students and all who they will serve in their future work.

Duquesne's College of Medicine will position the University as more than just a national leader in medical education-it will build on our long tradition of serving people on the margins and building a world where everyone can prosper.

 

650Projected Enrollment at maturity.

50%Of our graduates will enter primary care disciplines.

(family medicine, internal medicine, obstetrics and gynecology, and pediatrics)

25%Of our graduates will enter disciplines that support primary care.

(psychiatry, general surgery, and emergency medicine)

John M. Kauffman Jr., DO, FACOI, FACP

John M. Kauffman Jr., DO, FACOI, FACP

Founding Dean of the College of Osteopathic Medicine

Amber Fedin, DO

Amber Fedin, DO

Associate Dean for Clinical Affairs and Associate Professor of Family Medicine

M. Renee Prater, DVM, Ph.D.

M. Renee Prater, DVM, Ph.D.

Associate Dean for Academic Affairs

Jason E. Wells, Ph.D.

Jason E. Wells, Ph.D.

Associate Dean for Biomedical Affairs

Rita McCaffrey

Rita McCaffrey

Assistant to Dean Kauffman

Michael Rice, Ed.D.

Michael Rice, Ed.D.

Director of Admissions

Brenda Liszka

Brenda Liszka

Medical Registrar

Amanda Troy, Ph.D.

Amanda Troy, Ph.D.

Chair and Associate Professor of Anatomy

Paige Pegher

Paige Pegher

Administrative Assistant

Alissa Monette

Alissa Monette

Administrative Coordinator

Kassim Traore, Ph.D.

Kassim Traore, Ph.D.

Chair and Professor of Biochemistry

Yanfei Qi, Ph.D., M.D., M.S.

Yanfei Qi, Ph.D., M.D., M.S.

Chair and Associate Professor of Pharmacology

Mark Andrews, Ph.D., FNAOME

Mark Andrews, Ph.D., FNAOME

Chair and Professor of Physiology

Tyrone Carr

Tyrone Carr

Director of Student Affairs & Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion