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Nancy Jean Weigle

Associate Professor in Family Medicine and Community Health
Family Medicine and Community Health, Family Medicine
Box 3886 DUMC, 2100 Erwin Rd, Durham, NC 27710
Duke Family Medicine, Box 3886 DUMC, Durham, NC 27710

Current Appointments & Affiliations


Associate Professor in Family Medicine and Community Health · 2021 - Present Family Medicine and Community Health, Family Medicine, Family Medicine and Community Health

In the News


Published June 28, 2016
U.S. medical schools expand training to curb painkiller abuse

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Recent Publications


Validity Evidence for Using Virtual, Interactive Patient Encounters to Teach and Assess Clinical Reasoning for First-Year Medical Students.

Journal Article Acad Med · April 1, 2025 PURPOSE: Despite universal agreement on the importance of clinical reasoning skills, inadequate curricular attention to these skills remains a problem. To facilitate integration of clinical reasoning instruction and assessment into the preclerkship phase, ... Full text Link to item Cite

Use of Virtual Interactive Patient Encounters to Prepare First-Year Medical Students for Clinical Practice.

Journal Article Acad Med · October 1, 2023 PROBLEM: With the dissolution of the Step 2 Clinical Skills exam, medical programs have a greater responsibility to teach and assess clinical skills in the preclerkship years. Clinical teaching this early has traditionally been avoided because of insuffici ... Full text Link to item Cite

Use of a structured approach and virtual simulation practice to improve diagnostic reasoning.

Journal Article Diagnosis (Berl) · July 12, 2021 OBJECTIVES: In 2015, the National Academy of Medicine IOM estimated that 12 million patients were misdiagnosed annually. This suggests that despite prolonged training in medical school and residency there remains a need to improve diagnostic reasoning educ ... Full text Link to item Cite
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Recent Grants


Evaluation of Virtual Interactive Platform in Enhancing Diagnostic Reasoning and Improving Diagnostic Accuracy

ResearchCo-Principal Investigator · Awarded by American Medical Association Foundation · 2018 - 2019

AHEC Primary Care / ORPCE FY18

Public ServiceTraining Faculty · Awarded by University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill · 2017 - 2018

AHEC Primary Care / ORPCE FY17

Public ServiceTraining Faculty · Awarded by University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill · 2016 - 2017

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Education, Training & Certifications


The George Washington University · 2000 M.D.