Dr. Brenda Armstrong was Senior Associate Dean for Student Diversity,
Recruitment, and Retention, and Professor of Pediatric Cardiology at Duke
University School of Medicine. Dr. Armstrong served over 20 years as
Associate Dean of Medical Education - Admissions at Duke University
School of Medicine. She was a beloved daughter and sister, a devoted mother,
and an adored aunt. Many knew her as a remarkable pediatric
cardiologist, a stalwart social justice activist, a gifted educator, a talented
athlete, an inspiring coach, and an ardent friend. She brought a fierce
passion to it all, forged by achievement in the face of segregated pre-college
education and an early understanding of the need for justice.
Dr. Armstrong began her career at the Women's College at Duke as an
undergraduate in the third class of African-American students to
matriculate. She was a founder and president of the Afro-American Society
and led the Allen Building Takeover in 1969 in an effort seek equality and
to improve the experiences of African American students. She graduated and
enrolled in medical school at St. Louis University School of Medicine. Dr.
Armstrong returned to Duke to train and begin a career in pediatric
cardiology. She continued to break barriers and was only the second African American woman to become board certified in pediatric cardiology in the
nation. She also engaged in research and published nearly 100 scientific
articles. She took her dedication to the health of children to her civic
pursuits and was a coach and team physician for the Durham Striders
Track Club for more than three decades.
Later she became Associate Dean of Medical Education and Director of
Admissions, where she brought special emphasis to the matriculation of underrepresented students to the medical school. She initiated pipeline programs
to enhance the education of the disadvantaged to enrich the pool of applicants
to the nation's medical schools, becoming arguably one of the most influential
contributors to expanding the diversity of the American physician workforce.
Dr. Armstrong won numerous awards during her career, including her 2017
induction into the Hall of Heroes by the Student National Medical
Association (SNMA). In August 2018, she received the National Medical
Association Council on Concerns of Women Physician's 2018 Woman of
Medicine Award.
The daughter of the late Dr. Wiley T. Armstrong, a past President of the
National Medical Association, and Marguerite Carson Armstrong, she was
born and raised in Rocky Mount, North Carolina, and educated in the
segregated public schools. She was the oldest of three children.
Recruitment, and Retention, and Professor of Pediatric Cardiology at Duke
University School of Medicine. Dr. Armstrong served over 20 years as
Associate Dean of Medical Education - Admissions at Duke University
School of Medicine. She was a beloved daughter and sister, a devoted mother,
and an adored aunt. Many knew her as a remarkable pediatric
cardiologist, a stalwart social justice activist, a gifted educator, a talented
athlete, an inspiring coach, and an ardent friend. She brought a fierce
passion to it all, forged by achievement in the face of segregated pre-college
education and an early understanding of the need for justice.
Dr. Armstrong began her career at the Women's College at Duke as an
undergraduate in the third class of African-American students to
matriculate. She was a founder and president of the Afro-American Society
and led the Allen Building Takeover in 1969 in an effort seek equality and
to improve the experiences of African American students. She graduated and
enrolled in medical school at St. Louis University School of Medicine. Dr.
Armstrong returned to Duke to train and begin a career in pediatric
cardiology. She continued to break barriers and was only the second African American woman to become board certified in pediatric cardiology in the
nation. She also engaged in research and published nearly 100 scientific
articles. She took her dedication to the health of children to her civic
pursuits and was a coach and team physician for the Durham Striders
Track Club for more than three decades.
Later she became Associate Dean of Medical Education and Director of
Admissions, where she brought special emphasis to the matriculation of underrepresented students to the medical school. She initiated pipeline programs
to enhance the education of the disadvantaged to enrich the pool of applicants
to the nation's medical schools, becoming arguably one of the most influential
contributors to expanding the diversity of the American physician workforce.
Dr. Armstrong won numerous awards during her career, including her 2017
induction into the Hall of Heroes by the Student National Medical
Association (SNMA). In August 2018, she received the National Medical
Association Council on Concerns of Women Physician's 2018 Woman of
Medicine Award.
The daughter of the late Dr. Wiley T. Armstrong, a past President of the
National Medical Association, and Marguerite Carson Armstrong, she was
born and raised in Rocky Mount, North Carolina, and educated in the
segregated public schools. She was the oldest of three children.
Dr. Brenda Armstrong was Senior Associate Dean for Student Diversity,
Recruitment, and Retention, and Professor of Pediatric Cardiology at Duke
University School of Medicine. Dr. Armstrong served over 20 years as
Associate Dean of Medical Education - Admissions at Duke University
School of Medicine. She was a beloved daughter and sister, a devoted mother,
and an adored aunt. Many knew her as a remarkable pediatric
cardiologist, a stalwart social justice activist, a gifted educator, a talented
athlete, an inspiring coach, and an ardent friend. She brought a fierce
passion to it all, forged by achievement in the face of segregated pre-college
education and an early understanding of the need for justice.
Dr. Armstrong began her career at the Women's College at Duke as an
undergraduate in the third class of African-American students to
matriculate. She was a founder and president of the Afro-American Society
and led the Allen Building Takeover in 1969 in an effort seek equality and
to improve the experiences of African American students. She graduated and
enrolled in medical school at St. Louis University School of Medicine. Dr.
Armstrong returned to Duke to train and begin a career in pediatric
cardiology. She continued to break barriers and was only the second African American woman to become board certified in pediatric cardiology in the
nation. She also engaged in research and published nearly 100 scientific
articles. She took her dedication to the health of children to her civic
pursuits and was a coach and team physician for the Durham Striders
Track Club for more than three decades.
Later she became Associate Dean of Medical Education and Director of
Admissions, where she brought special emphasis to the matriculation of underrepresented students to the medical school. She initiated pipeline programs
to enhance the education of the disadvantaged to enrich the pool of applicants
to the nation's medical schools, becoming arguably one of the most influential
contributors to expanding the diversity of the American physician workforce.
Dr. Armstrong won numerous awards during her career, including her 2017
induction into the Hall of Heroes by the Student National Medical
Association (SNMA). In August 2018, she received the National Medical
Association Council on Concerns of Women Physician's 2018 Woman of
Medicine Award.
The daughter of the late Dr. Wiley T. Armstrong, a past President of the
National Medical Association, and Marguerite Carson Armstrong, she was
born and raised in Rocky Mount, North Carolina, and educated in the
segregated public schools. She was the oldest of three children.
Recruitment, and Retention, and Professor of Pediatric Cardiology at Duke
University School of Medicine. Dr. Armstrong served over 20 years as
Associate Dean of Medical Education - Admissions at Duke University
School of Medicine. She was a beloved daughter and sister, a devoted mother,
and an adored aunt. Many knew her as a remarkable pediatric
cardiologist, a stalwart social justice activist, a gifted educator, a talented
athlete, an inspiring coach, and an ardent friend. She brought a fierce
passion to it all, forged by achievement in the face of segregated pre-college
education and an early understanding of the need for justice.
Dr. Armstrong began her career at the Women's College at Duke as an
undergraduate in the third class of African-American students to
matriculate. She was a founder and president of the Afro-American Society
and led the Allen Building Takeover in 1969 in an effort seek equality and
to improve the experiences of African American students. She graduated and
enrolled in medical school at St. Louis University School of Medicine. Dr.
Armstrong returned to Duke to train and begin a career in pediatric
cardiology. She continued to break barriers and was only the second African American woman to become board certified in pediatric cardiology in the
nation. She also engaged in research and published nearly 100 scientific
articles. She took her dedication to the health of children to her civic
pursuits and was a coach and team physician for the Durham Striders
Track Club for more than three decades.
Later she became Associate Dean of Medical Education and Director of
Admissions, where she brought special emphasis to the matriculation of underrepresented students to the medical school. She initiated pipeline programs
to enhance the education of the disadvantaged to enrich the pool of applicants
to the nation's medical schools, becoming arguably one of the most influential
contributors to expanding the diversity of the American physician workforce.
Dr. Armstrong won numerous awards during her career, including her 2017
induction into the Hall of Heroes by the Student National Medical
Association (SNMA). In August 2018, she received the National Medical
Association Council on Concerns of Women Physician's 2018 Woman of
Medicine Award.
The daughter of the late Dr. Wiley T. Armstrong, a past President of the
National Medical Association, and Marguerite Carson Armstrong, she was
born and raised in Rocky Mount, North Carolina, and educated in the
segregated public schools. She was the oldest of three children.
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