Recent news from around the University and Health System...
Duke Campus Club: Spring 2016 Wonders of Wilmington Trip - Thursday, April 7
Duke Center for Autism: The SAP Autism at Work Program - Transforming a Business, Transforming…
In a recent article with Sonic Foundry entitled "Why Duke University Medical Students Excel with Mediasite," several Duke University entities were featured for their work with the program including the School of Nursing. Staff member Thomas Whitmire was featured in the article as he highlighted the…
From the Office of Global and Community Health Initiatives...
Welcome International Visiting Scholar Liyan Gu
International visiting scholar Liyan Gu, MSN, arrived to the School of Nursing on March 21 for a one-year visit. She is a PhD candidate in the Department…
From the Center for Nursing Research...
Great News! Smith and Wu Awards
Kudos to Sophia Smith and her entire team for their 2016 Duke Institute for Health Innovation award entitled “Cancer Distress Coach RCT." This award is for a one-year period…
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An estimated 2.4 million people in the United States, including children, sustain a traumatic brain injury, according to the Brain Injury Association of America. And another 795,000 individuals sustain an acquired brain injury from non-traumatic causes. Traumatic brain injuries are defined as an…
New Appointment
I am very pleased to announce Katherine Pereira, DNP, FAAN, FAANP will assume the role of Program Director of the School’s Doctorate of Nursing Practice Program (DNP), effective July 1, 2016.
Dr. Pereira is an Associate Clinical Professor at the Duke…
Staff member Libby Joyce recently presented on "Effort Analysis: Past, Present, and Future" at the 2016 North Carolina Association for Institutional Research Conference. The conference theme was Partnerships for Problem Solving and included keynote speaker Dr. Michael Rappa, professor and founding…
Dean Marion E. Broome, Anne Derouin and PhD student Rose Mary Xavier and ABSN student Misha Price recently took a trip to Washington, D.C. as part of the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) Spring Congressional Requests. AACN member deans, faculty and students convened in Washington…
The Department of Community and Family Medicine has revised the training required of anyone at Duke University Medical Center or Health System who participates in a community health activity under the Duke name.
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Bei Wu recently participated in two podium presentations at the 2016 American Association for Dental Research Annual Meeting in Los Angeles, California. Her presentations were entitled "Forty-Year Trends of Tooth Loss among American Adults with and without Diabetes Melllitus: An Age-Period-Cohort…
Queen Utley-Smith was recently notified that Online Duke accepted her proposal to redesign the School of Nursing Health Promotion and Disease Prevention course. Redesigning the course would make the course more cross-cultural, interprofessional and provide technological updatses. The award…
Congratulations to William "Will" Falls on being recognized for their Commitment to Excellence. This staff recognition program celebrates staff who demonstrate the highest standards in their commitment to supporting our mission, vision and values. We thank all of…
DUSON Student Spotlight highlights the diverse background of our nursing students and their personal stories of dedication, leadership, perseverance and academic or community achievements.
DUSON shines a spotlight on MSN Family Nurse Practitioner and HIV Specialty student Emily…
Across the U.S., colleges and universities are defining the term ‘academic integrity.’ At DUSON, we can help create a definition. We’ve begun conversations here and have partnered with the International Center for Academic Integrity to conduct a survey of faculty and students. Be on the…
To help us maintain our lead, we're hosting a March of Dimes Bake Sale. The bake sale will take place on Friday, April 15 from 12:30 to 2:30 p.m. If you want to participate in the bake sale or would like to donate items for the bake sale, sign up by Friday, April 8. Click…
Duke Clinical Research Institute, Duke University School of Medicine and Duke Graduate Medical Education invites residents and fellows to participate in the Clinical Research Day poster session. All posters will be accepeted. Monetary awards will be presented to the first, second, and third place…
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DUSON Faculty & Staff Leadership Spotlight highlights the diverse leadership background of our nursing faculty and staff. In this spotlight, leadership isn't focused on a "title." However, it is the act of motivating people to do more than they ever thought possible in pursuit of a greater…
Recent news from around the University and Health System...
Duke International House: Meet Your World@Duke - Malaysia, March 25, 12 to 1 p.m.
Duke Community & Family Medicine: Grand Rounds - Joy in Practice and/or Fulfillment in Life…
Keeping you informed of non-Duke related news, events and opportunities...
Greensboro AHEC Continuing Education Program: Psychospiritual Care for Bereaved Children, Youth and Families - April 8
AMIA iHealth 2016: Clinical…
From the Office of Global and Community Health Initiatives...
Changes to Restricted Regions List
In its regular Spring meeting held on Friday, March 11, 2016, the Global Travel Advisory Committee (GTAC) reviewed all destinations currently on Duke’s Restricted…
By: Angela Spivey
COURTNEY RAMSEY, BSN’15, became seriously interested in nursing after her grandmother broke her hip. “The nurses in the hospital were fabulous,” she says. “They made sure she was comfortable and paid attention to her needs as a person. It was…
Susan Schneider recently presented on the "101 of the Nursing Profession" at a briefing for the U.S. Senate Nurses Caucus. The briefing theme was "The Nursing Profession: What You Need to Know and Why It Matters."
Schneider was joined by other nursing leaders from George Washington University…
Debra Brandon along with former Postdoctoral Associate Jinhee Park received the inaugural Eastern Nursing Research Society Nursing Research Authorship Award for their paper entitled "Factors Associated With Feeding Progression in Extremely Preterm Infants." The paper was published in the May/…