UTHealth celebrates James H. “Red” Duke, Jr., M.D. (1928-2015), for his extraordinary achievements in medical education and patient care. As one of UTHealth’s first Medical School faculty members, Duke trained thousands of medical students and residents and pioneered the Life Flight helicopter program at Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center. The James H. “Red” Duke, Jr., M.D. Endowed Scholarship was established as a way to honor Duke and help the next generation of physicians dedicated to excellence in patient care. It is the first full-ride scholarship for medical students at UTHealth. To learn more, visit http://www.uth.edu/drredduke.

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