DUSON Spectrum, DukeMed Pride, DPT Pride, and oSTEM present Queer Health Science Mixer. The event is opened to graduate and professional students on February 28 from 6 to 9 p.m. in the Trent Semans Center Great Hall. LGBTQ and allies are welcome for food, drinks and activities.
Second semester ABSN students recently volunteered their time to help with the annual Durham Point in Time count. The annual event sends teams of volunteers out into the night to count the number of homeless individuals in Durham. A follow up event, Fresh Start Connect, invites those homeless…
Faculty members Ran Xiao, Kais Gadhoumi and Xiao Hu recently won second place for their poster entitled "SuperAlarm: a Machine Learning Approach to Predict in-Hospital Code Blue Events" at the Duke 2020 Research Computing Symposium.
Active Minds and Duke Wellness Center will host a four week Koru Mindfulness Workshop open to all health professionals, students, faculty and staff. Space is limited so reserve your space here.
On January 28, 2020, Duke University Chancellor for Health Affairs A. Eugene Washington, MD, hosted the first ever Duke Health Live Event for all Duke Health employees.
At the event, the Chancellor reflected on the tremendous achievements and significant contributions of Duke Health employees at…
The SER Hispano Project and D-CHIPP joined to host the third annual Access For Immigrants Community Health Symposium: Affirming Communities, Cultivating Resilience on February 1. More than 70 community members, students, staff and faculty came together to learn about best practices, current…
Black History Month is an annual celebration of achievements of black Americans and a time for recognizing the central role of African-Americans in U.S. History. This month, we sat down with faculty, staff and students to discuss their entry into the nursing field, how they became nursing leaders…
The Duke Office of Durham and Community Affairs is now accepting nominations for two Duke engagement community service awards - The Lars Lyon Volunteer Service Award and the Duke Employee Community Service Award. Submissions for both awards are due by Friday, March 13.
The Lars Lyon Volunteer…
MSN alumni Rickey Logan, Jr. recently published an article entitled "Gay Fatherhood in the NICU: Supporting the 'Gayby' Boom" in Advances in Neonatal Care.
Abstract
Background: With advances in reproductive health, gay males are increasingly given the opportunity to reproduce. It…
DUSON has 10 small rooms tucked away behind the elevators in the new IPE building. These rooms can be scheduled by faculty and staff for proctored testing, video coding using Noldus, and research requiring specialized statistical software. Here’s what you need to know about using these spaces.…
Kathleen Turner, associate professor, published an article entitled "Ethics and interprofessional education: An exploration across health professions education programs" in Journal of Interprofessional Care. Co-authors included Sulochana Naidoo, Duke-NUS; and Diana McNeill, Duke University Medical…
According to the United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR), over 70 million people worldwide were forcibly displaced in 2019. These figures represent the highest estimates of absolute, and per capita, population displacement numbers ever recorded. Once a refugee and their family arrive in…
Women Deliver is looking for 300 passionate young advocates to join them in creating a more gender-equal world. The Women Deliver Young Leaders Program connects young advocates ages 15-28 with the platforms, the people, and the resources that can amplify their influence on a larger scale.…
D-CHIPP student affiliates recently volunteered at the Durham Salvation Army to help sort donations made for displaced residents of McDougald Terrace. Rachel Castillo, Rose Feinberg, Yunah Kang, Jaclyn Latvis, and Dan Tounsel all went to the Salvation Army warehouse recently where most donations…
Lindsay Johnson, administrative assistant in the MSN Program; and Erika Burgos, administrative assistant in the Office of the Dean, received their CEAP (Certified Executive Administrative Professional) designation through Duke's Office of Learning & Organizational Development. To earn the CEAP…
You may know the facts already: Donna Allen Harris became the first African-American to graduate from Duke University School of Nursing in 1971. But do you know the full story of the woman and her experience breaking the color barrier?
To begin with, she had done this before. Before entering DUSON…
Kudos to Ryan Shaw, associate professor; and Matthew Crowley, associate professor of medicine with Duke School of Medicine; and their entire team for the submission of their NIH R01 Multi-PI application entitled "Expanding Technology-Enabled, Nurse-Delivered Chronic Disease Care (EXTEND)." This…
Tina Johnson, instructional technology specialist, recently completed training and certification for the Security+ certification. A part of her IT degree program, CompTIA's Security+ certification establishes the core knowledge required for an advanced IT role. Security+ incorporates best practices…
Glenn Setliff, director of IT, recently presented "Security Operations Plan: Duke University's Approach to Cloud Security" at the Internet2's annual Technology Exchange conference. TechEx'19 is the premier technical event in the global R&E community, convening technology visionaries from around…
Kudos to Isaac Lipkus, professor, and his entire team for the submission of their NIH R01 application entitled "Effects of Risk Communication on Preventing Waterpipe Tobacco Uptake Among Susceptible Young Adults." This proposal requests funding for a four and half year period with a start date of…
The International House is now recruiting for its fall 2020 Global Engagement Program. The service-learning program provides domestic students with opportunities to interact with international students and scholars. Participants will receive training on intercultural awareness and a certificate…
Duke University School of Nursing welcomes Karen Cash as the new senior grants and contracts administrator. She will work with PIs on their post award grant management.
Prior to joining DUSON, she worked in the Department of Medicine and the Department of Radiation Oncology with grant management.…
Chris Muckler, associate professor, recently presented her work on "Suspension of Disbelief Among Nursing Students" at the 20th annual International Meeting on Simulation in Healthcare (IMSH). Her work on Transgender Simulation Scenario Pilot was also recently named among the most…