Anne Derouin is one of eight distinguished nurse educators chosen by the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) for the 2016 Faculty Policy Intensive. The eight were chosen from a highly competitive pool of more than 20 applicants. The intensive is a four-day immersion program designed…
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Faculty, staff and students are invited to start their new year by joining one of two yoga classes being offered at DUSON this semester starting Wednesday, Jan. 20.
Classes will take place in the CND on Wednesdays from 6:30 to 7:30 a.m. and 4:45 to 5:45 p.m.
Yoga is a form of exercise that creates…
From the Office of Global and Community Health Initiatives (OGACHI)...
The International House invites you to join them for their first presentation of the Spring 2016 Meet Your World at IHouse series on Friday, January 29, from 12 to 1 p.m. at the International House located…
U.S. News & World Report (USNWR) released its 2016 rankings of the Best Online Graduate Nursing Programs and named Duke University School of Nursing (DUSON) as the 5th best program in the United States.
“It’s important that nurses who desire to become advanced practice providers or expand their…
Duke University School of Nursing (DUSON) received more than $4.8 million in annual funds from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in 2015, making it 9th among nursing schools engaged in NIH-funded research. Since 2010, the School has steadily increased its ranking from 22nd.
“Over the last…
Sophia Smith is featured in an Oncology Times article entitled "Online Patient Symptom Reporting Shown to Improve Outcomes." Smith's section of the article is entitled "Stellar Example of Power of Technology." Smith is featured along with two physicians from UNC Lineberger Cancer Outcomes Research…
Eleanor Stevenson published an article entitled "How We Engage Graduating Professional Students in Interprofessional Patient Safety" in the Nursing Forum. Stevenson co-published the article with Kathleen Turner, Margie Molloy, Beth Phillips and Duke School of Medicine faculty.
It's a new year and DUSON STAFF aren't playing any games as they continue to hold the lead in the DUSON Strong Race. As of Friday, Jan. 15, STAFF were crossing the waters and headed into Brazil with 24,571.50 miles, FACULTY were in second place in…
DUSON welcomes Marion Carter and Terri DeMartino!
Carter is the new program coordinator for the Population Care Coordinator Program. Carter has a master's degree in Education Administration from East Carolina University. His doctoral studies are in Instructional Technology. Carter has previous…
Jennie De Gagne was recently featured in the Duke Center for Instructional Technology newsletter with an article entitled "Add dimension to online learning with multimedia presentations and peer review."
Marilyn Oermann spoke on "Maintaining Competence in Clinical Skills and the Need for Practice" for the General Session at the Elsevier Faculty Development Conference.
Cristina Hendrix was recently featured in two University of Santo Tomas Office of Alumni Affairs articles that discussed Hendrix's work in the field of nursing and her recent induction as a fellow.
DNP alumni Mary Guhwe published an article entitled "Routine 24-Hour Computed Tomography Brain Scan is not useful in stable patients Post Intravenous Tissue Plasminogen Activator" in the Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases. Queen Utley-Smith who served as Guhwe's capstone committee chair…
PhD student Dennis Flores was recently selected to receive the 2016 Dean's Award for Excellence in Mentoring. The award recognizes graduate students who have a consistent record of good mentoring practices.
Flores will receive his award at the 2016 Dean's Award Reception in March.
Nominations are now being accepted for one of the highest and most prestigious honors that Duke University and Health System personnel can receive. The 2016 Presidential Awards Program is an opportunity to nominate outstanding staff whose performance was above and beyond expectations throughout the…
Improving health has always been the ultimate goal for Duke Medicine. With this historical and overarching aspiration in mind, we are officially changing our name from Duke Medicine to Duke Health.
The decision to make this change stems from widespread deliberations involving faculty, staff,…
Welcome back to a new year and a new semester at Duke. I hope you enjoyed a restful holiday and have been energized for your return to our classrooms, libraries, laboratories, and offices.
The close of 2015 brought us much to celebrate. Seniors Jay Ruckelshaus and Laura Roberts were…
The CNR Research Design and Statistics Lab opened Monday, Jan. 4. The lab is located in Pearson 4110 (in the open office of the ADAPT Center) and provides research design and statistical guidance and consultation for DUSON's faculty, students and postdocs for their research with regard to the…
Recent news from around the University and Health System...
Duke AHEAD: REDCap @Duke - January 20 at 12 p.m. at Trent Semans Center
Duke Community & Family Medicine: Grand Rounds - January 25 at 12 p.m. at Hanes House
DGHI News:…
The Center for Nursing Research is accepting applications for the Small Research Grants Program. This year the high priority areas focus on five major categories designed to support:
Pilot work to provide preliminary data for grants to be submitted for external funding.
Collaborative research…
The Duke Global Health Institute (DGHI) education team is re-convening the DGHI student council and is seeking applicants from 10 different colleges and schools.
The DGHI Student Council:
Communicates student interests in global health.
Identifies and proposes new global health programs for…
Curamericas Global is currently seeking nursing students to join a volunteer service learning trip to Guatemala from March 12-21. During the trip, students work alongside community health workers in rural indigenous communities to provide basic health outreach and community building activities.…