A memorial stone for Libby Ladd has been placed in the Pearson courtyard. Ladd passed away unexpectedly on July 17. She had 22 years of service working at Duke, most recently being the senior program coordinator in the Center for Nursing Research.
Wei Pan, associate professor, and Hideyo Tsumura, PhD student, contributed to "Identification of county-level health factors associated with COVID-19 mortality in the United States" in the Journal of Biomedical Research.
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Kudos to Michael Relf, associate dean for Global and Community Health Affairs, Laura Nyblade (Research Triangle International), Mrema Kilonzo (Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences) and their entire team for the submission of their Multi-PI NIH/Fogarty International Center R21 application entitled: “Efficacy Testing of a Culturally Relevant Stigma Intervention in WLWH in Tanzania.” This proposal requests funding for a
Elaine Kauschinger, assistant professor, recently presented at the National Organization of Nurse Practitioner Faculties (NONPF) Fall Conference Excellence in Virtual NP Education as an invited speaker. She was a panelist for two workshop presentations.
Christina Cone, MSN'04 and administrative director of the Preston Robert Tisch Brain Tumor Center at Duke, has won the third annual Mary Pazdur Award for Excellence in Advanced Practice in Oncology from The Advanced Practitioner Society for Hematology and Oncology (APSHO). The annual award, created in honor of Mary Pazdur, is given to an advanced practitioner APSHO member who consistently demonstrate
My life has been split between living in rural South Carolina and in crime-ridden Newark, New Jersey. In both, I have had firsthand experience on what health care looks like when there are a lack of resources and for marginalized communities. I have lost very important family members like my mom and grandpa, suddenly, to things that could have easily been treated by something as simple as education and early screenings. I vowed to not let that happen to others. For me, being the change, I wanted to see in health care delivery is why I decided to pursue a career in nursing.
Welcome to Duke University School of Nursing Financial Aid. Below are videos to walk you through the financial aid process.
I was born in Romania and moved to the United States in 1998, when my family won the Visa Lottery. My father jokingly applied for the visa with no intentions of being chosen, so winning was a shock to my entire family.
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