Duke University School of Nursing has been committed to investing resources in recruiting and graduating nurses from diverse populations in an effort to build a nursing workforce that reflects society.
The Academy for Academic and Social Enrichment and Leadership Development for Health Equity—more commonly known as the Health Equity Academy II (HEA II)—has been one of the programs at Duke created to support minority students in the ABSN program.
Brigit Carter was recently featured in a story entitled "Nominations Wanted for Teamwork and Diversity Awards" published by Working@Duke.
For decades, Lovest Alexander and Brigit Carter served as champions for diversity in their areas of Duke.
Congratulations to the 2017-2018 DUSON cohort of Teaching for Equity Fellows Health Professions Educators: Nancy Crego, Valerie Sabol, Brigit Carter, Jennie De Gagne, Midge Bowers, Michelle Hartman, Jill Brennan-Cook, Sharron Rushton, Jen Graf-Perkins and Lisa Lewis!
A large showing of DUSON faculty members recently presented at the National Nurse Educator Summit in Salt Lake City, sponsored by ATI Nursing. The National Nurse Educator Summit features nursing professionals from across the country who share a passion for education and lifelong learning.
Faculty members who presented:
Marilyn Oermann presented a pre-conference workshop on publishing journal articles and also conducted a session entitled "Are Nurse Faculty Prepared for their Role?"
Assistant Professor Brigit Carter received an award for her American Association of Critical-Care Nurses proposal entitled "Intra-abdominal Pressure Monitoring of Very Low Birthweight Preterm Infants (
Assistant Professor Brigit Carter and Marcus E. Hobbs Distinguished Professor of Nursing Diane Holditch-Davis published an article entitled "Relationship of neonatal treatments with the development of necrotizing enterocolitis in preterm infants" in Nursing Research.
Summertime might mean vacations at the mountains, or the beach for some, but for the faculty of the School of Nursing, summer is anything but being laid back. In addition to their teaching responsibilities, they are engaged around the world expanding their knowledge and sharing their expertise.
We asked the classic question, “So what will you be doing during the summer break?” The following is just a snapshot of some of the answers we received about the activities keeping DUSON Faculty busy this summer:
The 10th edition of Wong's Nursing Care of Infants and Children has just been published. Marilyn Hockenberry has been the Senior Editor for the Wong textbooks for many years. Several individuals from DUSON contributed to this edition:
Brigit Carter, PhD, RN, CCRN, represented the Duke University School of Nursing and the Health Equity Academy at the 2014 SACNAS (Society for Advancement of Hispanics/Chicanos and Native Americans in Science) National Conference in Los Angeles, California, October 16-18. The SACNAS National Conference motivates, inspires and engages participants to achieve their highest goals in pursuing education and careers in STEM fields. This year’s conference theme was Creativity, Vision & Drive: Toward Full Representation in STEM.
Brigit Carter, PhD, RN, CCRN, represented the Duke University School of Nursing and the Health Equity Academy at the 2014 ABRCMS (Annual BioMedical Research Conference for Minority Students) Conference in San Antonio, Texas, Nov. 12-15. The 2014 conference, Developing Scientific Leaders through Research Training and Academic Excellences, offered a comprehensive program of scientific sessions, professional development workshops, student oral and poster presentations and exhibits.