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John Matthew Velkey

Assistant Professor of the Practice of Medical Education in Cell Biology
Cell Biology
Duke Box 3899, Durham, NC 27710
10 Searle Drive, 321 Seeley G. Mudd Medical Library Bldg, Durham, NC 27710

Current Appointments & Affiliations


Assistant Professor of the Practice of Medical Education in Cell Biology · 2010 - Present Cell Biology, Basic Science Departments

Leadership & Clinical Positions at Duke


Assistant Dean for Biomedical Sciences Education, Duke University School of Medicine, 2013 to present:
  • maintain and coordinate appropriate biomedical sciences curriculum

  • faculty development oversight

  • introduce curricular changes and innovations as needed

  • facilitate communication among course directors in the first year medical curriculum

  • coordinate activities related to LCME review of the biomedical sciences curriculum.

Academic Positions Outside Duke


Lecturer · 2005 - 2021 University of Michigan Medical School