With a new semester beginning, comes an opportunity for you to join DUSON in meeting our goal of becoming the most fit school of nursing in the nation.

How can you join? Each semester, teams of faculty, staff and students will virtually race together to get DUSON to one of our global clinical immersion experience sites and back. The six to nine week races will be an opportunity to have some fun and be active! This spring semester DUSON Strong Will Race to Saint Vincent! This country is where our students have worked with the Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Ministry of Health, Wellness and the Environment. It’s one of the southernmost islands of the lesser Antilles chain.  The race will start Monday, January 23 and will end Monday, April 17.

I do not run; how can I participate? The goal is to BE ACTIVE! You and your team will move along by reporting your activity ‘miles.’ During our fall semester race to Jamaica, Team Staff took the lead from Team Students to finish in first place. (Read more) It’s all self-reported, so if you are a swimmer or cyclist, great! Count it! Our only goal is to stay active!

What do I need to do now? Visit nursing.duke.edu/faculty-and-staff/duson-strong to sign up and learn more. After you sign up, you will receive an email reminding you to submit your miles. You will receive this email reminder at 4:30 p.m. each day thereafter, unless you opt out of the daily email reminder. You can also log your miles directly on the race page as well as see immediate feedback, awards and street views.

If you were a part of previous races, you will need to sign up to participate in the St. Vincent race and all other races thereafter.

Who will take home the gold? In our races to China, Tanzania, Jamaica and back to DUSON, Team Staff took home the gold. Will Team Students or Team Faculty take the lead when the gun sounds on January 23? At this point, it’s anyone’s race.

See you at the finish line! Ready…Set…Go!