We have adopted standards to help ensure quality and provide a consistent user experience. Parts of our standards are based on established industry standards that are the benchmarks for accessible and usable Web sites.

Social Media

The following guidelines explain how to best participate in social media when representing Duke Medicine.

Facebook Guidelines

Twitter Guidelines

Ask us a question about using social media on behalf of Duke Medicine.

Editorial Standards

The Editorial Standards guide describes the standards for creating and editing content for Duke Medicine Web sites.

Editorial Standards

Development Standards

This is the Development Standards document. It fully describes the details and requirements followed when building a Duke Medicine Web site.

Web Development Standards

Industry Standards

Our standards require that our sites comply with the following three standards. You can follow these links to see the on-line validation results for this site, and also learn more about each specification.

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