Dr. Lloyd Michener

Clinical Professor and Chair,
Department of Community and Family Medicine
Duke University Medical Center

Dr. Michener graduated from Oberlin College in 1974, and from Harvard Medical School in 1978. He was a resident in family medicine at Duke from 1978 1981, receiving the national Mead Johnson Award in Family Medicine his senior year.

He was a Kellogg Fellow in Family Medicine from 1981 1982, after which he joined the Duke faculty. He has served in almost every role in the Department, including Medical Student Director, Residency Director, Fellowship Director, Clinic Chief, Chief of Community Medicine, and Chief of Family Practice. In 1994, he was named Clinical Professor and Chairman of the Department.

He has a long standing interest in prevention, community health, and training of faculty. At Duke, he founded student training programs in nutrition and prevention and has a leadership role in training the Duke faculty, including directing the Masters Program in Clinical Leadership. Nationally Dr. Michener is a member of the Board of the Association of Departments of Family Medicine, the Association of Teachers of Preventive Medicine, the Council of Academic Societies, and the Executive Council of the Association of American Medical Colleges. Internationally, Dr. Michener and the Department faculty have an increasing role in advising other countries in strengthening the focus of their health care systems on prevention and primary care.

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