DUSON is holding "Your Weigh Together," a group-based weight management class this spring. This class will be led by a dietitian and there will be two class times at DUSON to help make it more accessible for everyone.
This ten-week class provides positive feedback and…
FREE SELF-DEFENSE CLASS
On Wednesday, Dec. 5 join the team of Professional Self-Defense Instructors from Triangle Self-Defense for a workshop including discussion and an hour of practical hands-on training in the most effective self-defense techniques. Please contact…
A new report that will examine the role of nurses in improving population health is being prepared by The National Academy of Medicine.
The Future of Nursing: Campaign for Action is an initiative supported by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, the AARP Foundation and AARP. The…
The Center for Nursing Research recently hosted the 2018 Nursing Research Conference "From the clinic to the community: The impact of nursing research on population health" at DUSON.
The conference featured keynote speaker Marilyn Sommers, professor emerita of Nursing at the University…
Duke University School of Nursing is excited to welcome Norma Garcia Ortiz and Angel Garcia Aristi to the SER Hispano Research team!
Ortiz joined DUSON in Sept. as a clinical research specialist, Sr. for Rosa Gonzalez-Guarda, associate professor’s, SER Hispano Research Group. Before joining DUSON…
The DUSON community will be creating a time capsule to be buried in 2019. Our time capsule will represent who we are as a community, our current academic practices and our values.
We will be filling the capsule with the curriculum from our four academic programs, examples…
As a way to highlight the amazing diversity in our community, we’re starting a new tradition of decorating the two DUSON Christmas Trees with ornaments that represent you! You’re invited to donate an ornament that represents something special to you, your home, family or culture’s…
At Duke, we bring curriculum to life for our students to help make connections between theory, practice and improving care for those we serve. In one of our ABSN courses, Gerontological Nursing—Caring for Older Adults and their Families, students learn about caring for an aging…
I have just completed my first week in Machame and already feel very much a part of the hospital. Machame is a smaller town up in the mountains. Therefore, it is about 20 degrees colder than the larger town, Moshi, and its climate is much more tropical. It rains almost every morning here and can be…
Student Council and Nurses for Mental Health Awareness would like to invite you to the Living Library! We are excited to announce that we will have 8 "books" available on Nov. 29, from 5 until 6:30 p.m. in Pearson 1103. The Living Library is a special opportunity to come and listen…
Kristin Ferguson, DNP '18, recently attended the ASCO Multidisciplinary Cancer Management Course in Manila Philippines.
While there, she represented the Oncology Nursing Society and taught about breast cancer to nurses and nursing students at the University of Santo Tomas. She also helped…
Eun-Ok Im, associate dean for research development and regulatory affairs; Wonshik Chee, associate professor; and postdoctoral associate Sangmi Kim recently presented at the 2018 Asian Pacific Digestive Week Conference in Seoul, Korea.
Their presentations include "Racial/ethnic…
Kudos to Valerie Howard, associate dean for academic affairs, and her entire team for the submission of their HRSA application entitled "HRSA-Nurse Faculty Loan Program." This proposal requests funding for a one-year period with a start date of July 1, 2019.
For academic year…
Melissa Sutton, DNP '18; Kathryn Kreider, assistant professor and Julie Thompson, research associate/statistical consultant recently published an article entitled "Improving outcomes in patients with peripheral arterial disease" in the Journal of Vascular Nursing. Co-authors include Samir…
Duke has recently clarified how reimbursement for continuing education should be treated. To ensure compliance with income tax regulations, continuing education payments that do not follow/fall under the Duke Tuition Assistance program or are not for training required to function within a…
Our Beta Epsilon chapter of Sigma Theta Tau recently sponsored Nurses Build Day, a Habitat for Humanity Service Project where they helped build a home for someone in need in Durham.
Elizabeth Gatewood, DNP '18, and Jennie De Gagne, associate professor, recently published an article entitled "The one-minute preceptor model: A systematic review" in the Journal of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners.
Abstract
Background and Purpose: Teaching models provide…
Our Mission
The mission of our Board of Visitors is to assist and advise our Dean on strategic priorities and initiatives focused on attaining our school's mission. In addition, board members are committed to supporting philanthropic efforts by serving as advocates, connectors, and individual…
Rachel Richesson, associate professor, recently presented a poster entitled "Visualization of SNOMED CT to Support Cluster Analysis for Knowledge Generation, Translational Research, and Precision Health" at the AMIA 2018 Annual Symposium.
A recent MSN graduate was the lead author of the…
A. Eugene Washington, MD, Chancellor for Health Affairs, and President and Chief Executive Officer for Duke University Health System, received the prestigious University of California San Francisco (UCSF) Medal in a ceremony held last week in California.
Granted in lieu of honorary degrees, the…
PhD student Gabrielle Harris recently presented an oral presentation entitled "Post-stroke Depression and Functional Status" at the 39th annual Neurorehabilitation Conference in Cambridge, MA.
Her presentation addressed factors relevant to both post-stroke depression and functional status,…
Brittney Van de Water, PhD '17; Susan Silva, associate professor and Janice Humphreys, professor recently published an article entitled "Provision of guideline-based care for drug-resistant tuberculosis in South Africa: Level of concordance between prescribing practices and guidelines" in…
On Nov. 10, Dean Broome sponsored a tent for the Duke vs. UNC Football game. Here, Dean Broome is pictured with (L-R) MSN student Barbara Prescott, MSN student Taylor Milbrath, Dean Broome and MSN student Sarah Davidson.
Jamie Fox, associate professor of pediatrics for Duke University School of Medicine will be presenting "Remediation of a Learner with Reasoning Difficulties" as part of our Fall 2018 Teaching Conversations Series. His presentation will take place On Thursday, Dec. 6 in Pearson 1011 from…
Duke University School of Nursing (DUSON) is proud to celebrate the accomplishments of leaders in our community who were recently inducted as Fellows of the American Academy of Nursing (FAAN) at its national conference in November in Washington, D.C. Our leaders inducted are Valerie…