To support and encourage excellence and innovation in teaching, the Institute for Educational Excellence (IEE) has developed an Educational Research Grant Program. In this program, nursing faculty can develop, implement and evaluate educational research with support from the IEE,…
Eleanor Stevenson, associate professor; Lauren Gispanski, ABSN '16; Kristin Fields, ABSN '16; Maria Cappadora, ABSN '16; and Melissa Hurt, ABSN '15; recently published an article entitled "Knowledge and decision making about future fertility and oocyte cryopreservation among…
Let’s DU Lunch is an innovative pilot project sponsored by the DUSON Student Council and supported by the dean, senior leadership and faculty. The concept of the program is simple—to provide an opportunity to students, faculty and staff to informally network and build relationships over…
Kathy Trotter, associate professor, recently moderated a Duke Cancer Institute Facebook live event on cervical cancer prevention, treatment, research and awareness as part of cervical cancer awareness month.
The discussion included both research and care and, screening and prevention…
Duke University School of Nursing will host the 2019 Harriet Cook Carter Lecture on Monday, Feb. 4 at 3 p.m. in the Great Hall of the Mary Duke Biddle Trent Semans Center. The keynote speaker is Ann Burgess, DNSc, APRN, BC, FAAN, professor of psychiatric mental health nursing at Boston College…
Duke University School of Nursing is currently accepting applications for the Student Ambassador Program for the 2019 academic year. We encourage interested students to Apply Now! The deadline is Feb. 11th, 2019. Once…
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC) will host its 40th Annual Minority Health Conference “Advocating for Change” on Friday, February 22 at the William and Ida Friday Center at Chapel Hill.
This year’s theme, Advocating for Change: Celebrating Past Successes and Planning for…
Nearly 25 DUSON faculty, staff and students attended a screening of the documentary “Resilience.” The event was co-sponsored by D-CHIPP, DUSON Office of Diversity and Inclusion, and Duke Community & Family Medicine.
“Resilience” documents the early research around adverse childhood…
The Dean's Executive Committee meets the 2nd and 4th Tuesday of every month. The minutes from these meetings are available to faculty and staff on the share drive via > Share Drive (S:) > Executive Committee > 2019 Minutes.
Have you ever found yourself with low attendance at your event, only to find out another group is also having an event the same day and same time? Use the Duke Event Calendar!
When planning events, take a quick moment to post your event to the event calendar to let others know of your…
Kathryn Kreider, assistant professor, was recently featured by Diabetes in Control in a series of interviews on topics pertaining to diabetes distress - what to look for in patients with diabetes distress, how to treat it and more!
Watch the full interview here.
Diabetes in Control aims to…
Our School stands at the midpoint of our strategic plan implementation, an important milestone! Thank you all for your continued support. We have published our Strategic Plan Midpoint Update, and I invite you to learn more about our progress.
I would like to welcome AMC Strategies…
Save the date for a career fair for ABSN students on Friday, Jan. 25 from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. in Pearson 1103! Employers attending the fair include Cone Health, DaVita Kidney Care, UNC Health Care, Department of Veterans Affairs and many more!
If you have any questions, please contact…
Save the date for a career fair for MSN students on Wednesday, Feb. 6 from 11 a.m. until 2 p.m. in the Pearson foyer area! Employers attending the fair include Barton Associates, Duke Central HR Recruitment, Duke University Health System, Holly Hill Hospital, and more! …
Kathryn Trotter, associate professor, recently completed the simulation educator workshops offered by Margie Molloy, assistant professor, and her CND team through a Duke AHEAD grant. Upon completion of the simulation educator workshops, Trotter passed the Certified Healthcare Simulation Educator…
Kaela Mukuno, DNP '18; Charles Vacchiano, professor; Emily Funk, clinical associate; and Brett Morgan, assistant professor; recently published an article entitled "Assessing Clinical Utility of Cerebral Oximetry Monitoring During Pediatric Scoliosis Surgery" in the Journal of…
Lisa Mansfield, PhD student, was recently featured on the Jonas Philanthropies Facebook and Twitter pages highlighting her HPV research for Cervical Health Awareness month.
The feature reads "Lisa's previous work examined the association between parental HPV knowledge, awareness, and their…
On Wednesday, Jan. 16 from 6 until 7:30 p.m., join the Representing Migration Humanities Lab as they discuss Valeria Luiselli's book, Tell Me How It Ends in Allen 314.
The text is available as an ebook through the Duke Libraries. Additionally, Grace Beeler, who works as an…
On April 8-9, the 2019 North Carolina Association for Healthcare Quality (NCAHQ) Annual Conference will take place at the Washington Duke Inn in Durham, NC.
This conference will discuss "Crossroads of Healthcare and Quality: Navigating and Leading Quality Improvement into the Future" and will…
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Jennie De Gagne, associate professor; Hyeyoung Kate Park, PhD student; and Joanne Kulka, DNP '17; recently published an article entitled "Cyberincivility in the Massive Open Online Course Learning Environment: Data-Mining Study" in JMIR Medical Education. Co-authors include Kim Manturuk of Learning…
Forgive Avorgbedor, PhD '17; Susan Silva, associate professor; Beth Merwin, executive vice dean; and Diane Holditch-Davis, professor emerita; recently published an article entitled "Health, Physical Growth, and Neurodevelopmental Outcomes in Preterm Infants of Women with Hypertensive Disorders…
Attend the Master of Science in Population Health Sciences Open House to:
Meet their world-renowned faculty
Learn how you can tailor the degree to meet your professional objectives
Explore financial aid options
Discover how the program will give your career traction in the fast-growing health…
Midge Bowers, associate professor, recently published an article entitled "Chronic Heart Failure: Impact of the Current Guidelines" in The Journal for Nurse Practitioners (JNP).
Abstract
Despite the persistent high mortality, many adults are living with chronic heart failure. Recent updates to…