In collaboration with the Duke International House, the monthly Global Café was hosted by the Office of Global and Community Health Initiatives at DUSON this month. The Global Café provides an opportunity for foreign nationals across the greater Duke community (professors, scholars, students and…
Kudos to Nancy Crego, assistant professor, for the submission of her NIH R03 application entitled "DAT- Exploring Opioid Use, Misuse and Prescribing Patterns in Children and Adolescents with Sickle Cell Disease." This proposal requests funds for a 2 year period with a proposed start date of July 1…
Kudos to Hyeoneui Kim, associate professor, for the submission of her NIH U01 application entitled "Global Harmonization of Data from Multiple Sources to Support Evidence-based Research on Exercise Interventions for Cancer Patients." This proposal requests funds for a 3 year period with a start…
Benjamin Smallheer, assistant professor, presented two podium presentations at the Saudi Health Simulation Conference 2019 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The presentations were entitled: "Using the Revised INACSL Standards of Best Practice: Simulation SM" and "Strategies for Effective In-Situ Simulation."
MSN student Cherith Godwin represented DUSON at the Association of American Medical Colleges' 2019 "Learn Serve Lead" Conference in Phoenix. She is co-leader for a collaborative student-led initiative called the Duke Navigators Program, which was invited to speak about their project. She was one of…
Selnatta Vereen has been promoted to Assistant Director of Human Resources.
Selnatta is an important member of the DUSON Business Office. Selnatta has a significant role in supporting faculty and staff members' success through every stage of their employment with DUSON. Selnatta will continue to…
On November 6, over 65 students were inducted into the Beta Epsilon chapter after qualifying for the Sigma International Nursing Honor Society.
Congratulations to AnnMarie Walton, assistant professor, for winning two tickets to see Duke Men's Basketball play as part of Chancellor Washington's Basketball Raffle. All through November and December, the Chancellor will be giving away 26 pairs of tickets to randomly-selected Duke Health team…
The Duke Online Learning Collaborative will host a talk on “Emerging Models of Experiential Education” with faculty guest Ryan Shaw, associate professor and director of the Duke Health Innovation Lab, Duke School of Nursing. He will discuss students’ use of wearable devices to self-generate health…
Schenita Randolph, assistant professor, recently co-presented at the American Public Health Association annual conference held in Philadelphia, PA. Her presentation was entitled "Development and implementation of a stakeholder model within an academic center of excellence to promote community-…
Sending a great THANKS!!! to all those who participated in the 5th Annual Craft Fair at DUSON, November 7th in the Atrium. This year the marketplace helped to raise $381 dollars, featuring items by faculty, staff and students. Thank you to:
Angie Keith’s cards & Pampered Chef
City of Hope/…
The Calendar Committee are members of DUSON Community who will discuss, select and recommend how our diverse community celebrates or acknowledges international, religious or cultural traditions, holidays and events.
Please sign up via this link.
Meeting frequency to be determined by committee.…
Michael Relf, associate dean for global and community health affairs, and PhD Student Jacqueline Nikpour published an op-ed article entitled "Can ending the HIV epidemic be achieved without nurses?" in The Hill.
Chris Muckler, associate professor, has been named Director of the Doctor of Nursing Practice Nurse Anesthesia Program (NAP) at the Duke University School of Nursing, with Christian Falyar, assistant professor, as the new Assistant Director.
Muckler is a 2011 alumna of Duke’s DNP-NAP program. She…
Kudos to Phd student Hideyo Tsumura, her sponsor associate professor Debra Brandon and co-sponsors associate professor Wei Pan and professor emeritus Chuck Vacchiano for the submission of her AANA Fellowship application entitled "Characteristics and Predictive Factors of Postoperative Pulmonary…
Kudos to Hanzhang Xu, medical instructor, for submitting the NIH R03 application entitled "An Innovative Approach for Understanding Trajectories of Medication Adherence in Patients with Heart Failure.” This proposal requests funds for a 2-year period with a proposed start date of July 1, 2020.…
Please join the Graduate Muslim Students Association for a fun hike on local NC trails followed by a warm cup of tea at Jeddah's Tea, a Muslim-owned teahouse right here in Durham!
Meet at the Cox Mountain Loop (6101 Cole Mill Road) on November 24 at 10am for carpooling to the trailhead.…
Meet at the Cox Mountain Loop (6101 Cole Mill Road) on November 24 at 10am for carpooling to the trailhead.…
Nancy Short, associate professor, published an article entitled: "Advancing Health Policy Education in Nursing: AACN Faculty Policy Think Tank" in Journal of Professional Nursing. She co-chaired the Think Tank, which made recommendations to the AACN board on how to increase expertise of…
Small Tech Storage – MicroSD Cards
Many of your high-tech goodies will require a MicroSD card. Don’t just settle for the cheapest one – get the right one for your specific gadget. Here’s what you need to know:
So, there are differences other than storage capacity in MicroSD cards…
The Duke Master of Biomedical Sciences Program will be hosting a Fall Food Drive, with collection in the atrium of the School of Nursing Building through November 22.
All proceeds will be donated to the Food Bank of Central and Eastern North Carolina. Please help us help those in need in Durham…
PhD student Jacqueline Nikpour published a post entitled "Beyond the Academic Journal: Three Ways to Communicate Your Research to a Broader Audience" on the Duke Graduate School’s professional development blog.