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Truls Ostbye

Professor of Family Medicine and Community Health
Family Medicine and Community Health
Duke Box 104006, Durham, NC 27710
2200 W. Main Street (Old Wachovia Bldg) Room 622, Durham, NC 27710

Current Appointments & Affiliations


Professor of Family Medicine and Community Health · 2000 - Present Family Medicine and Community Health, Clinical Science Departments
Research Professor of Global Health · 2016 - Present Duke Global Health Institute, University Institutes and Centers
Professor in Population Health Sciences · 2021 - Present Population Health Sciences, Basic Science Departments
Member of the Duke Cancer Institute · 2002 - Present Duke Cancer Institute, Institutes and Centers

Previous Appointments & Affiliations


Professor in the School of Nursing · 2004 - 2017 School of Nursing
Research Professor of Global Health · 2011 - 2016 Duke Global Health Institute, University Institutes and Centers
Vice-chair for Research in the Department of Community and Family Medicine · 2007 - 2015 Family Medicine and Community Health, Clinical Science Departments
Chief, Division of CFM-Research and Education · 2007 - 2011 Family Medicine and Community Health, Clinical Science Departments
Instructor, Temporary in the Department of Community and Family Medicine · 1999 - 1999 Family Medicine and Community Health, Clinical Science Departments

Leadership & Clinical Positions at Duke


Vice Chair (reseach), Family Medicine and Community Health
Chair, FMCH APT committee

Academic Positions Outside Duke


Professor · 2004 - Present Duke NUS Singapore
Professor · 2017 - Present Duke Kunshan University
Professor · 2007 - Present University of Bergen, Norway