The advisory board for the Durham VA Medical Center (DVAMC)/Duke University School of Nursing (DUSON) Residency Programs met on Monday, September 11, to discuss projects, accreditation and future plans. Members of the VA Residency Steering Committee reported on progress and opportunities for the Adult Gerontology Nurse Practitioner Residency and Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Residency Programs. The overall goals of this DVAMC-DUSON academic practice partnership are to:

• Recruit and retain well trained and experienced adult-gerontology primary care and psychiatric-mental health nurse practitioners within the VA healthcare system.
• Increase clinical placement and interprofessional education opportunities.
• Integrate veteran-centric content into the MSN curriculum.
• Enhance primary care and mental health care services to Veterans.

Front row (left to right):

• Angela Richard-Eaglin, DNP, APRN, FNP-BC; DUSON Assistant Professor, AGNP Residency Program Co-Director
• Cristina C. Hendrix, DNS, GNP-BC; DUSON Associate Professor; Senior Fellow, Duke Center for Aging and Human Development; Core Investigator, Geriatrics Research, Education, and Clinical Center (GRECC), Durham Veterans Affairs Medical Center
• Bich-Tuyen Ngyuen, PMHNP; PMHNP Residency Program Director
• Mary Francis, MSN, ACNS; Durham VA Geriatrics and Extended Care, Co-Director Community Living Center
• Susan Benware, DNP, ANP-BC, CPHQ; Veterans Administration Nursing Academic Partnerships in Graduate Education Program Director
• Michael E. Zychowicz, DNP, ANP, ONP, FAAN, FAANP; DUSON Director, MSN Program
• Janice C. Humphreys, PhD, RN, FAAN; DUSON Associate Dean for Academic Affairs

Back row (left to right):

• Kenneth E. Schmader, MD; Director, Geriatric Research Education and Clinical Center (GRECC); Professor of Medicine, Chief, Division of Geriatrics, Duke University Medical Center
• Karen Barnard, MD; Associate Chief of Staff for Education, Durham VAMC; Assistant Professor of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism, Duke University School of Medicine
• Marion E. Broome, PhD, RN, FAAN; Dean of the School of Nursing; Vice Chancellor for Nursing Affairs, Duke University; and Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs for Nursing, Duke University Health System
• Gregory S. Eagerton, DNP, RN, NEA-BC, Associate Director, Patient Care Services
• Elizabeth I. Merwin, PhD, RN, FAAN; DUSON Executive Vice Dean
• Pamela Wall, PhD, RN, PMHNP-BC, FAANP; DUSON Assistant Professor; PMHNP Residency Program Co-Director
• Melissa A. Durkee, PharmD, BCACP; Associate Chief of Pharmacy for Clinical Services
• Gwen Waddell-Schultz, MSN, RN-C, NE-BC, VHA-CM; Associate Chief Nurse Executive, Nursing Education and Medicine
• Joel C. Boggan, MD; Internal Medicine and Pediatrics