New Leader Takes Helm of Duke Psychiatry Undergraduate Medical Education Program

In the fall of 2020, Duke Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences hired Julie Penzner, MD, as our new Director of Undergraduate Medical Education. Prior to coming to Duke, Penzner had been the Director of Residency Training in Psychiatry at Weill Cornell Medicine since 2014.

Over the past year, Penzner has developed and implemented a number of enhancements to the program, including doubling the Duke medical student clerkship experience in outpatient psychiatry, from one half-day to two half-days.

Penzner also serves as the Associate Program Director for the Psychiatry Residency Program and co-leads the residency program’s Clinician Educator Track.