Where is Christ when we encounter the sick?
What does healing look like in the way of Jesus?
What sustains joy in the work of health care?
The Theology, Medicine, and Culture (TMC) Initiative at Duke Divinity School seeks the renewal of health care by forming clinicians for faithful practice and public witness. We invite those in health care to explore how their work fits into a Christian vision of healing. In community with fellow travelers, participants draw from the riches of Christian tradition as they together discern and cultivate good and faithful care of the sick.
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We form current and future clinicians through programs and practices that engage Scripture, theology, and the lived realities of health care.
TMC Programs of Study
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We convene clinicians, scholars, and leaders for shared worship, learning, and community rooted in friendship and faithful practice.
TMC Events and Gatherings
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We foster scholarship that brings Christian tradition to bear on all aspects of health, illness, clinical formation, and practice.
TMC Scholarship
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News & Features
September 30, 2026
As a Master of Divinity student preparing for a career in medicine, Aaron Shirley found that his field education experience at Open Table Ministry in Durham shaped how he sees people for their full selves.
September 23, 2026
Grateful for the theological formation she received through TMC, Georgina Keene now supports the program's mission of helping health care professionals integrate faith, vocation, and practice. Her story is one of discovery, renewal, and investing in those who will follow.
August 6, 2026
Comment Magazine
Physician and Duke Divinity alumnus Brewer Eberly interviews Professor Natalie Carnes about art, suffering, and medicine as part of a seminar series offered by the Theology, Medicine, and Culture Initiative.
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I have experienced the TMC fellowship as a precious and undeserved gift. Even as an undergraduate student, I longed to connect my interest in becoming a physician and my Christian faith. I was thrilled to come to Duke as a TMC fellow between my second and third years of medical school. Before, I felt as if I was pursuing these questions alone. Now I have a community of friends pursuing them alongside me.