Jane Shealy, editor, was recently awarded an executive leadership certificate from The University of North Carolina at Wilmington (UNC-W).
The certificate marks the completion of a year-long program in management. Following an international internship next spring, Shealy will receive her…
The Global Financing Facility in partnership with Laerdal Global Health has announced a call for proposals to support countries scale up proven innovations to reduce maternal and newborn mortality around and immediately after birth. Five grants are expected to be awarded through this call for…
Lisa Lewis, assistant professor; and Margie Molloy, assistant professor; recently gave an invited presentation at the North Carolina League for Nursing Spring Workshop "Nursing Education: The Next Generation” at Durham Tech Community College.
Their presentation entitled "Holistic…
Volunteers are needed for The Beta Epsilon chapter of Sigma Theta Tau sponsored Nurses Build Day, a Habitat for Humanity Service Project building a home for someone in need in Durham, on April 12 from 12:30 until 4 p.m.
If you're interested in volunteering, please contact Lemuel Scott at lemuel.…
Kudos to Allison Stafford, postdoctoral associate, for the submission of her Duke REACH Equity Research Scholars Development Program application entitled "Patient, Family, and Provider Perspectives on Latina Adolescents' Engagement in Depression Treatment." This…
Kudos to Rosa Gonzalez-Guarda, associate professor; Deepak Kumar, of North Carolina Central University; and their entire team for the submission of their NIH All of Us application entitled "Center for Engagement Products for All of Us (CEPA)." This proposal…
Bring your lunch and join Dean Broome for her All Faculty and Staff Update on May 7 from 12:30 until 1:30 in Pearson 1026.
Kudos to AnnMarie Walton, assistant professor, and her entire team for the submission of her Duke Cancer Institute (DCI) proposal entitled "Examining the efficacy of toilet seat covers and routine discharge cleaning in minimizing antineoplastic drug contamination on an inpatient bone marrow…
Mitchell Knisely, assistant professor, recently published an article entitled "Associations Between Catecholaminergic and Serotonergic Genes and Persistent Arm Pain Severity Following Breast Cancer Surgery" in The Journal of Pain. Co-authors include Yvette Conley of the University of…
Are you interested in an immersive, cutting-edge global health opportunity? We currently have availability for our Global Health Leadership Internship in Connecticut, as well as for our Global Impact Corps opportunities in Ghana, Honduras, and India. Both programs are available during any…
Faculty members Jennie De Gagne, associate professor; Jane Blood-Siegfried, professor; Brett Morgan, assistant professor; and Benjamin Smallheer, assistant professor; recently visited Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Center where they had a meeting that opens many acute care and anesthesia…
The Water Institute at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill will host its Water and Health Conference on Oct. 7-11 at The Friday Center in Chapel Hill, NC.
Poster presentation abstracts and side event proposals are due April 22. To submit an abstract, click here, view…
Paula Tanabe, PhD, MSN, MPH, RN, FAEN, FAAN, associate dean for research development and data science and professor, will be inducted into Sigma Theta Tau International (STTI) Honor Society of Nursing’s International 2019 Nurse Research Hall of Fame this July.
“It’s an incredible honor to be…
Eun-Ok Im, associate dean for research development and regulatory affairs, recently presented the 2019 National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR) 2019 Director's Lecture "Midlife Women's Health: Using Technology to Enhance Research and Eliminate Disparities" in Bethesdsa, Maryland…
On April 9, join Dr. Kevin Weinfurt for a dinner dialogue on "Understanding in Informed Consent for Research" from 7 until 8:30 p.m.
There is currently debate about the role of research participants’ understanding in the context of informed consent for research. Do they NEED to know anything…
Kudos to Tolulope Oyesanya, assistant professor, for the submission of her National Institute of Health (NIH) R03 application entitled "Enhancing the Transition from Hospital to Home for Patients with Traumatic Brain Injury and Families." This proposal requests funds…
Eun-Ok Im, associate dean for research development and regulatory affairs; Sangmi Kim, postdoctoral associate; Chiyoung Lee, PhD student; and Wonshik Chee, associate professor; recently published an article entitled "Decreasing menopausal symptoms of Asian American breast cancer…
It comes as no surprise that more than 90 percent of nurses in health care are women. As we celebrate Women’s History Month, we would like to recognize and celebrate the contributions past and current faculty and staff have made to the nursing profession and to the continuous growth of our school,…
Marion E. Broome, Dean and Ruby Wilson Professor of Nursing, Duke University School of Nursing; Vice Chancellor for Nursing Affairs, Duke University; Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs for Nursing, Duke University Health System, recently received Nurse.com’s award for Diversity,…
DUSON is committed to the safety of its faculty, staff and students. This month’s awareness focuses on Personal Safety: sexual harassment, domestic violence, situational awareness, Live Safe, DukeAlert, mental health and safety.
Threats or acts of violence by or against members of the Duke…
Kina Jackson, DNP student, was recently featured in an article "Jackson Selected as Fellow" published by the Salisbury Post announcing her selection as a fellow for the Duke - Johnson & Johnson Nurse Leadership Program.
The Duke - Johnson & Johnson Nurse Leadership Program is a one-…
NUTRITION DISCUSSION – WEDNESDAY, APRIL 10 (12-1 p.m. Pearson 1140)
LIVE FOR LIFE will be presenting a “Nutrition Checkup: Learn how to identify the good, the bad, and the ugly, of your eating habits.” Feel free to bring your lunch and join us! There…
Join Nursing Students Without Borders (NSWB) in setting up a new refugee family's first home in the area. Support by donating furniture in good condition, essential house supplies and food, or by volunteering with the apartment arrangement in mid-May.
Click here for a list of the needed…
Margie Molloy, assistant professor; and Sean Convoy, assistant professor; were recently invited to present "Strategies to Maximize the Rate of Return for High-Fidelity Patient Simulation" at the George Washington (GW) 2019 Simulation Conference: Focusing on Hospital-based Simulation and Advanced…
Join us for The Darryl Smith and Gail Aiken Interdisciplinary Colloquia: Environmental Modifiers of the Severity of Sickle Cell Disease on Thursday, April 4 from 4 until 5 p.m. in Pearson 1009. The Colloquia will feature John J. Strouse, director of the Adult Sickle Cell Program and…