You are invited to the Open House of the Health Innovation Lab on Tuesday, November 15. The Health Innovation Lab is a physical space for the Duke community to test novel innovations in a simulated clinical environment. Housed at the School of Nursing, the lab fosters radical ideas,…
The ThinkSwiss scholarship program, managed by the Embassy of Switzerland in Washington, DC, is now accepting applications. The program is specifically designed for students enrolled at US and Canadian universities and offers monthly stipend of approximately $1,100 for a…
PhD student Latefa Dardas was recently awarded the Rising Stars Award for excellence in nursing scholarship and potential for her research to impact nursing. Dardas was nominated by Leigh Ann Simmons with the support of the awards committee and the board of the Beta Epsilon chapter…
It is my pleasure to announce Lisa S. Lewis, EdD, MSN, RN, CNE, who was a candidate for the ABSN Adult Medical-Surgical/Critical Care position, will join DUSON’s faculty on July 1, 2017. She will be a member of the Healthcare in Adult Populations Division.
Dr. Lewis has been part…
DNP Alumna Erin Downey was recently selected as the 2016-2017 recipient of the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) Excellence in Advancing Nursing Practice Award. This award is granted for an outstanding project in a DNP program for the project "Implementation of a Patient Agreement…
Dear members of the Duke community,
Earlier today, the Board of Trustees unanimously and enthusiastically approved the recommendation of the Presidential Search Committee that Vincent Price, currently the provost of the University of Pennsylvania, become the tenth president of Duke University.
When…
Duke University School of Nursing (DUSON) and the Duke University Health System (DUHS) launched the Duke Advancement of Nursing, Center of Excellence (DANCE) in a unique collaboration to promote personal professional advancement and lifelong learning for all nurses and nursing students. Launched in…
Debra Brandon was selected to receive the 2017 Dean's Award for Excellence in Mentoring from the Duke Graduate School. A committee of senior deans and students representing the major disciplines of the Graduate School selected Brandon from a highly competitive pool of nominees to receive the award…
PhD student Joyell Arscott was selected to receive the 2017 Dean's Award for Excellence in Mentoring from the Duke University Graduate School. A committee of graduate deans, faculty and graduate students selected Arscott from a highly competitive pool of nominees to receive the award,…
Marilyn Oermann provided the education lecture entitled "Excellence in Teaching and Scholarship: What Competencies do you need?" for the Virginia Commonwealth University School of Nursing Lectureship series.
She was also the keynote speaker at the New Hampshire Board of Nursing Day…
It is with a heavy heart that we share that Sharon Hawks, DNP'10, CRNA, Duke University School of Nursing associate professor and director of the Nurse Anesthesia Program, passed away earlier this week after an extended illness.
Sharon joined the Duke University School of Nursing (DUSON) faculty…
Beth Phillips was awarded the Midwest Nursing Research Society (MNRS) Nursing Education RIG Outstanding Dissertation Award. The award recognizes a member of MNRS whose dissertation is of exceptional quality and makes a significant contribution to the scholarship of nursing…
Duke University School of Nursing (DUSON) is one of only 28 schools of nursing nationwide to receive a grant to increase the number of nurses holding PhDs. The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation's (RWJF) Future of Nursing Scholars program will provide financial support, mentoring, and…
Over the past several decades, the labor force and the levels of education have changed for women. According to the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics, nearly 65 million women had jobs and 53 percent worked in three industries that employed the most women including education and health…
After a successful fiscal year, the Duke University School of Nursing (DUSON) Business Development Office (BDO) will award four one-time $10,000 merit-based scholarships to DUSON students who will begin classes this fall. The scholarships will be awarded to students in the Accelerated…
The Duke University School of Nursing has a unique campus wide distinction of celebrating its dedicated staff with five annual awards. Staff Award winners not only receive a school wide recognition with a certificate and $500 check, the staff’s name will be added to the staff award placard in…
Dear Beta Epsilon Members- …
Karen Reuter-Rice has published four articles between January and March of 2017.
"Rethinking Recovery: Incorporating Holistic Nursing Perspectives in Poststroke Care" in the January/February issue of Holistic Nursing Practice. Co-authors include experts from West Virginia University School of…
MSN students in the oncology specialty Melissa Arsenault, Lacie Burton and Casey Brown, and DNP student Kristin Ferguson were recently awarded scholarships for the 2017-2018 academic year.
Arsenault and Burton received the Oncology Nursing Society Foundation Masters Scholarship.…
A report published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention predicts that during the next 25 years the population of Americans who are 65 years and older will double to about 72 million. With this increase in the older adult population comes a need to raise awareness of vital aging issues…
On Saturday, May 13, the Duke University Board of Trustees approved the creation of a Department of Population Health Sciences within the School of Medicine. The current Center for Population Health Sciences will be elevated to department status, effective July 1, 2017. Lesley Curtis, PhD, director…
The School of Nursing recently celebrated the excellence of students, faculty and staff during its annual Awards Ceremony. Award winners were:
Ian Ryan received the Sigma Theta Tau International Beta Epsilon Chapter Ruby Wilson Award for…
Duke University School of Nursing (DUSON) students Melissa Arsenault, Casey Brown, Lacie Burton and Kristin Ferguson were recently awarded more than $50,000 in scholarships from the Oncology Nursing Society and the American Cancer Society.
The students share how these scholarships will help them…
Danett Cantey recently received the 2017 Anthony Battaglia/Pocket Nurse Conference Scholarship Award and will attend the International Nursing Association for Clinical Simulation and Learning Conference in Washington, DC in June. The scholarship is open to…
Health Professions Educators are often lacking resources needed to advance educational research and scholarship. In recognition of this challenge, we are proud to announce the Duke AHEAD Suports Health Professions Educators (DASHE) program. DASHE Vouchers are designed to be used in…