In its annual release of rankings, the Blue Ridge Institute for Medical Research ranks Duke Anesthesiology eighth in the nation for National Institutes of Health (NIH) funding ($7.9 million) among anesthesiology clinical science departments.
The Duke University School of Medicine was awarded more than $608 million in federal funding from the NIH in 2021, ranking third nationally among academic medical centers, up from 10th last year, according to the Blue Ridge Institute for Medical Research.
The Blue Ridge ranking — an annual, independent analysis of NIH research funds to colleges and universities — places eight clinical science departments and two basic science departments in the School of Medicine among the top 10 in the country:
#1 for Pediatrics
#1 for Surgery
#2 for Orthopedics
#5 for Neurosurgery
#6 for Internal Medicine
#8 for Anesthesiology
#9 for Genetics
#9 for ENT
#10 for Pharmacology
#10 for Ophthalmology
“The amount of research funding awarded to Duke scientists by the NIH is a key measure of excellence across all of our missions,” said Mary E. Klotman, Dean of the Duke University School of Medicine. “These rankings reflect the hard work, dedication and innovation of our outstanding faculty and research staff, and their commitment and contributions to scientific discovery and advancing care for our patients.”
The NIH is the largest public funder of biomedical research in the world, investing more than $41 billion a year to advance research aimed at improving health.
Source: Duke University School of Medicine’s Med School Blog (Durham, NC – February 10, 2022)