Lawrence Carin was recently named vice president for Research at Duke. In this article, Carin shares how he hopes Duke's performance of research will continue to be seen as a community dedicated to the highest quality.
When I was named to the new position of Vice President for Research at Duke…
Duke University School of Nursing welcomes Christian Daniels, MA, as director of Research Development with the Center for Nursing Research. Daniels comes to us from the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, Gillings School of Public Health where she held the positions of director and senior…
Join Duke Nicholas School of the Environment and Duke University School of Nursing for Research Connections: Collaborating @ Duke! This three-part series addresses the intersection of environment and health equity and will begin with a lunch and learn on September 24, from 12 to 1 p.m. in Pearson…
DUSON will host the Death Cafe on Monday, September 23 from 5:30 - 7:30 p.m. in Pearson 1103. At a Death Cafe, people gather to eat cake, drink tea and discuss death. The objective is "to increase awareness of death with a view to helping people make the most of their (finite) lives."
All are…
Tolu Oyesanya, assistant professor, published an article entitled "Strategies nurses use when caring for patients with moderate-to-severe traumatic brain injury who have cognitive impairments" in the Journal of Clinical Nursing. Co-author includes Mitchell Thomas, Department of Communication…
USAID "Acting on the Call" Report 2019
Each year, 303,000 mothers and 5.4 million children die across the globe, including over 2.6 million newborns who die in their first month and almost 1 million on their first day of life. Our goal at USAID is to save 15 million children and…
Bass Connections presents new opportunities for faculty who are tackling research related to immigration, and a fellows program for faculty looking to redesign or create new courses that are collaborative and project-based. Contact Rachel Richesson, associate professor, who represents DUSON on the…
The Office of Global and Community Health Initiatives (OGACHI) will host two international visitors the week of September 16. Elizabeth Cortez is assistant professor and chair of International Relations and Programs at the University of Santo Tomas in Philippines. Samwel Ng'ambi Abado is DUSON's…
Are you a new student at DUSON? Get to know Mediasite! Mediasite is an important tool for all members of the DUSON community, whether you're using it for class lectures, special presentations or departmental training/orientation videos. Follow these tips to make your Mediasite experience the best…
Eleanor McConnell, associate professor; and colleagues publish an article entitled "Emotional Expression of Persons with Demential: An Integrative Review with Implications for Evidence-Based Practice" in Worldviews on Evidence-based Nursing. Co-authors include K.H. Lee, Younsei University College…
PhD students Morine Cebert and Jewel Scott will be speaking on a panel for the North Carolina Chapter of the National Association for Health Services Executives. The panel entitled "Maternal and Child Health in the Black Community will take place on September 23, from 2 - 4:30 p.m. in Cary.
Black…
Kudos to Wei Pan, associate professor; Bradi Granger, professor; and their entire team for the submission of their PCORI application entitled "Leveraging Electronic Medical Records to Improve the Assessment of Pharmacological Treatment Options." This proposal requests funding for a three-year…
Mary Lou Affronti, associate professor, published an article entitled "Randomized open-label phase II trial of 5-day aprepitant plus ondansetron compared to ondansetron alone in the prevention of chemotherapy-induced nausea-vomiting (CINV) in glioma patients receiving adjuvant temozolomide" in…
The Duke Cancer Institute is hosting the "Current Issues for the Advanced Practice Provider" Conference on Friday, October 4 at the JB Duke Hotel. Conference fees are $75 for Duke Health System faculty and staff with a $35 registration reduction for students, and $125 for non-Duke attendees.…
Blanca 'Iris' Padilla, assistant professor; Kathryn Kreider, assistant professor and colleague Elizabeth Rende published an article entitled "Developing Innovative On-Campus Intensives to Enhance Distance-Based Nurse Practitioners Programs" in Journal of Nursing Education.
Abstract…
Lakecha Alston joined DUSON's Academic Affairs as administrative assistant for the associate dean for Academic Affairs. She assumed the position held by Teresa Jenkins following her retirement on August 30.
Most recently, Alston provided expert support for Ernie Rushing and the DUSON Office of…
The Department of Family Medicine & Community Health is launching a new Certificate in Health Care Transformation program in Spring 2020 and is accepting applications. Through this one-year certificate program, learners will gain the knowledge and skills needed to navigate the rapidly evolving…
The Duke University School of Medicine Department of Population Health Sciences Presents Dr. Larry Carin, vice president for Research at Duke University on Wednesday, September 11 from 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. at 200 Morris Street, CR 1200, first floor. Light refreshments will be served.
In the…
Congratulations to Devon Noonan, associate professor, and her entire team who received an award for her NIH R01 proposal entitled "A Text-Based Scheduled Reduction Intervention for Smokeless Tobacco Cessation." This proposal is for a five-year period, awarded August 1, 2019 to September 31, 2024.…
A dynamic two-day racial equity training workshop conducted by the nationally-renowned Racial Equity Institute (REI) will be open to administrators, faculty, and staff on Tuesday, October 15 and Wednesday, October 16 from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. The objective of the training is to serve as a first step…
Teresa Jenkins, administrative assistant, was recently featured in a Working@Duke social media post regarding her retirement from Duke after 41 years of service. Visit here to view post.
Faculty, students and staff interested in health professions education are invited to join Duke AHEAD on Friday, September 20 from 8 a.m. to 1:15 p.m. in the Trent Semans Center for Health Education for Health Professions Education Day: Working and Learning Together to Advance Health and Wellness…
Duke University School of Nursing (DUSON) and the Office of Global and Community Health Initiatives welcomes two visiting scholars - Dukyoo Jung, PhD, and Gian Carlo Torres, PhD.
Jung, a professor at Ewha Women's University, College of Nursing in Seoul, Republic of Korea, arrived on August 15 for…
Are you a new student at DUSON? Most of your classes will have a Sakai site. Here is some helpful information about how to set up preferences and notifications to keep you organized. Returning student? Read below for a refresher on time-saving Sakai tips.
Organize Your Work in Sakai…
Join Dean Marion E. Broome for the 5th Annual State of the School Address on Thursday, September 5, from 4 to 5 p.m. in Pearson 1014. A reception will immediately follow from 5 to 5:30 p.m.
RSVP here: http://bit.ly/Fall2019DUSONStateofSchool