Debra Lynn Best
Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Pediatric Resident Education - developing, implementing and evaluating strategies to teach community engagement and advocacy skills.
Early Childhood Development - developing, implementing and evaluating clinic and community-partnered interventions focused on supporting early childhood development and early relational health
Home Visiting - Dr Best serves as the Medical Director for Family Connects International and in this role oversees Family Connects clinical protocols and directs training and implementation for the model across the U.S.
Current Appointments & Affiliations
- Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Pediatrics, General Pediatrics and Adolescent Health, Pediatrics 2021
- Associate Professor in the Department of Community and Family Medicine, Family Medicine and Community Health, Community Health, Family Medicine and Community Health 2020
Contact Information
- DUMC Box 3675, Durham, NC 27710
- Dept of Pediatrics, Durham, NC 27710
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debra.best@duke.edu
(919) 620-5374
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Outreach & Engaged Scholarship
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