Deanna Wilson Adkins

Northern America mission is to build philanthropic communities by utilizing the power of collective giving to support local nonprofits and change lives.

Medical Staff - Camp Morris · 2019 - 2024 Community Outreach Diabetes Family Connection , Camp Hanes flag

Northern America amp Morris is North Carolina’s LARGEST residential diabetes summer camp! Kids and teens looking to experience an independent camp program will find this week chock-full of excitement, friendship, and learning opportunities. Campers are assigned cabins by age and supervised by experienced counselors (many of whom are living with diabetes themselves) and a dedicated team of healthcare professionals including: pediatric endocrinologists; registered nurses; registered dietitians; pharmacists; and certified diabetes educators. Camp Morris is a “challenge-by-choice” environment where campers have the opportunity to participate in traditional camp activities that include: archery; canoeing; camp fires; swimming; zip-lines; arts and crafts; multiple challenge courses; and so much more! Our staff and volunteers are experts at “meeting campers where they’re at,” using teachable moments throughout the week to promote healthy, age-appropriate independence in diabetes management.

Participant - Teddy Bear Hospital · 2018 - 2019 Community Outreach NC Museum of Life and Science and Duke Children's , NC Museum of Life and Science flag

Northern America Bring your stuffed friend and learn about healthcare from the medical professionals visiting the Museum of Life and Science! Duke Children’s and Duke Pediatrics Teddy Bear Hospital will be open for guests to learn what to expect when visiting different doctors. Learn even more about the field from a variety of healthcare professionals up on the second floor, in our Investigate Health and Lab exhibits.

Organizer and participant - Durham Pride · 2016 - 2023 Community Outreach Durham LGBT Center , Duke Campus flag

Northern America Pride: Durham, NC is the annual series of special programs for celebrating community, history, activism, & PRIDE of LGBTQ+ people in Durham and across the state of North Carolina. Upholding the legacy of NC Pride, Pride: Durham, NC preserves our shared cultural heritage, shaped by expansive imaginations, progressive values, & radical acts of organized collaboration. With a clear aspiration to keep love in its many forms at the forefront and the center, Pride: Durham, NC creates protected & liberated spaces that affirm publicly all LGBTQ+ identities, families, and communities, facilitating quality connections with care and fueling generative impact that resists a tumultuous political climate of violent legislation. All people with love for LGBTQ+ folks are welcome at Pride: Durham, NC. Jo

team member - JDRF One Walk · 2015 Event Participation JDRF of the Triangle , Raleigh flag

North Carolina

committee member and team captain/walker - ADA Walk · 2014 Event Participation Amercian Diabetes Association , Raleigh flag

North Carolina Worked organizers and did talks to introduce the walk to potential participants and sponsors. Volunteered the morning of the event and walked during the event as a team captain

Medical staff - Camp Carolina Trails · 2009 - 2018 Event Participation American Diabetes Association flag

United States of America Volunteer at diabetes camp each summer as medical staff

Service to the Profession

participant - American Academy of Pediatric Advocacy Conference · 2024 - 2024 Event Attendance American Academy of Pediatrics, Washington DC

training in advocacy for pediatricians with active participation visiting US Congress

committee member - Transgender Special Interest Group · 2018 - 2024 Committee Service Pediatric Endocrine Society,

committee member - DSD Special Interest Group · 2015 - 2024 Committee Service Pediatric Endocrine Society,

Education Commitee · 2012 Committee Service Pediatric Endocrine Society,

Worked with commitee to write educational information for pediatricians for the PES website

Service to Duke

Medical Content Organizer . Pituitary Day · 2019 Event/Organization Administration Magic Foundation, Durham

LGBTQ Content Development . Cultural Health and Health Disparities Course · 2017 - 2023 Curriculum Innovations School of Medicine, Duke SOM

Pediatrics DEI (Department) · 2016 Committee Service Dept of Pediatrics, Duke

Duke Medicine Sexual and Gender Diversity Council (Clinical Organization) · 2015 Committee Service Duke Medicine,

Clinical Practice Committee (Department) · 2015 Committee Service Dept of Pediatrics, Duke

Graduate Medical Education Committee (Other) · 2008 Committee Service Duke Medicine,

Have been either associate program director or program director for the pediatric endocrinology program at Duke

Academic & Administrative Activities

Fellowship Program Director Pediatric Endocrinology
Director Duke Child and Adolescent Gender Care Clinic
Medical Director Duke Consultative Services of Raleigh and Creekstone
Clinical Co-Lead Duke Sex and Gender Wellness Program

Clinical Activities

Duke Child and Adolescent Gender Care Clinic
Duke Pediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes Clinic
Inpatient Care for Pediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes Service and Consultation