It is with heavy hearts that we share the news of the passing of Marion E. Broome, PhD, RN, FAAN, Dean Emerita of the Duke University School of Nursing and Ruby L. Wilson Distinguished Professor Emerita, on June 23, 2025.
Dr. Broome was a nationally recognized expert, scholar, and leader in…
Dr Jessica Szydlowski earned her BS in Neuroscience and Philosophy from the University of Miami, her BSN in Nursing from Mount Saint Mary College, and her MSN in Nurse Anesthesia and DNP from Columbia University. Since 2020, she has made significant contributions to DUSON in roles clinical…
As interim assistant dean of the ABSN Program, Dr. Gedzyk-Nieman is committed to continuing the program’s high standards while also building new, innovative opportunities for practice-ready nurses of the future. Dr. Gedzyk-Nieman has been developing rewarding educational experiences for nursing…
Benjamin Smallheer, PhD, RN, ACNP-BC, FNP-BC, CCRN, CNE, FAANP joined DUSON’s faculty on August 15, 2016. He is the Lead Faculty for the Adult Gerontology Nurse Practitioner-Acute Care major within the MSN program and a member of the Healthcare in Adult Populations Division.
Smallheer earned his…
Toastmasters provides a supportive environment to practice the skills you need to communicate with confidence. It all starts with a fun club atmosphere where members learn and practice together.
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In a question-and-answer session, Valerie Sabol, RN, PhD, MBA, Clinical Professor and inaugural Director of Planetary Health at Duke University School of Nursing, explained nursing’s link to planetary health, imagined what a climate-friendly nursing future could look like…
Toastmasters provides a supportive environment to practice the skills you need to communicate with confidence. It all starts with a fun club atmosphere where members learn and practice together.
You are warmly invited to experience Toastmasters as our guest -- for free! Join us for a high-impact,…
Toastmasters provides a supportive environment to practice the skills you need to communicate with confidence. It all starts with a fun club atmosphere where members learn and practice together.
You are warmly invited to experience Toastmasters as our guest -- for free! Join us for a high-impact,…
Toastmasters provides a supportive environment to practice the skills you need to communicate with confidence. It all starts with a fun club atmosphere where members learn and practice together.
You are warmly invited to experience Toastmasters as our guest -- for free! Join us for a high-impact,…
Toastmasters provides a supportive environment to practice the skills you need to communicate with confidence. It all starts with a fun club atmosphere where members learn and practice together.
You are warmly invited to experience Toastmasters as our guest -- for free! Join us for a high-impact,…
Toastmasters provides a supportive environment to practice the skills you need to communicate with confidence. It all starts with a fun club atmosphere where members learn and practice together.
You are warmly invited to experience Toastmasters as our guest -- for free! Join us for a high-impact,…
A Volunteer's Perspective
In June 2025, I volunteered to support the School of Nursing’s Women’s Health Nurse Practitioner MSN students in their perinatal ultrasound learning experience. As the School’s Internal Communications Manager, and with a Duke graduate background in women’s and feminist…
Recent reports estimate that the United States is 2,700 physician endocrinologists short, particularly in rural and underserved areas. To help fill this critical gap, Duke University, Yale University, and the University of California, San Francisco have led the way in creating diabetes and…
Edward Mandolang’s path to a career in nursing has unfolded a bit like a symphony—it started off slowly and gently before building towards a crescendo that led him to the School of Nursing’s pre-licensure program. And with Mandolang poised to graduate later this year, he is still…
Vicki Rennecker-Nakayoshi
In December 2023, Duke University School of Nursing staff member Vicki Rennecker-Nakayoshi
suffered a sudden heart attack and was rushed to the emergency room of Duke University Hospital.
“In an instant, my world changed,”…
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A groundbreaking new study published in JAMA Network Open redefines high emergency department (ED) utilization among patients with sickle cell disease (SCD). Many harmful misconceptions around ED usage in this population exist and lead to poor treatment of pain in the ED. The study, led by Duke…