Today five contestants will swim with four sharks for a chance to receive money to fund their work.
Let's meet the four sharks or Duke experts who will be deciding the winner or winners of today's Shark Pool Live event.
Keith Whitfield, PhD, is the vice provost for Academic…
Jennie De Gagne and MSN student Christine Choi co-authored an article entitled "An integrative review of cybercivility in health professions education" in the February issue of Nurse Educator. Duke Medical Librarian Leila Ledbetter was another co-author of the article.
We are only three weeks away from the March for Babies Walk! As of Friday, April 8, DUSON has raised $5,838, that's 54 percent to our goal. We have 44 individuals registered and 24 individuals who have raised funds. As for the teams, DUSON FACULTY is still in the lead…
Recent news from around the University and Health System...
Duke Center for Autism: The SAP Autism at Work Program - Transforming a Business, Transforming Lives, Thursday, April 21
Duke AHEAD: Teaching in the Presence of Patients -…
Keeping you informed of non-Duke related news, events and opportunities...
AMIA iHealth 2016: Clinical Informatics Conference - May 4 through 6, Minneapolis
DUSON Nursing Students Without Borders wishes to thank everyone who helped in the Nepal Campaign. As a result, the group raised $1,000 to donate to Stop Hunger Now to help earthquake victims in Nepal.
Bei Wu was featured with several media outlets as a result of an article entitled "Association Between Oral Health and Cognitive Status: A Systematic Review" published with the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. See news coverage below:
Medical News Today
Saga Magazine News
Reuters…
From the Office of Global and Community Health Initiatives...
A new course is launching in the fall 2016 for domestic students interested in engaging with people of diverse cultures for mutual learning and growth.
EDUC 525/290T: Global Engagement and Career Development…
Junior faculty members are often faced with the critical challenge of jump-starting their careers at the same time that family/childcare obligations are least flexible. In recognition of this challenge, the School of Medicine is pleased to support the Faculty Flex Voucher Program.…
PhD student Rachel Hirschey presented a poster entitled "Exploration of Exercise Outcome Expectations among Breast Cancer Survivors" at the Society of Behavioral Medicine 37th Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C. The meeting is attended by more than 1,700 researchers in attendance including nurses,…
Leigh Ann Simmons recently presented on "Preventing Postpartum Weight Retention among At-Risk Women: Coaching During New Motherhood" during the 'From the Exam Room to the Delivery Room: Maternal Health in an Integrated Setting' symposium at the annual meeting for the Society of Behavioral Medicine…
Donna Biederman is one of two recipients of the 2016 Duke Employee Community Service Award given by the Duke Office of Durham and Regional Affairs. The award recognizes Duke employees for their service in the community.
Biederman was nominated by the City of Durham Community Development Office for…
DNP student Katherine Peppers was recently selected as a fellow for the Duke-Johnson & Johnson Nurse Leadership Program. Peppers will start the program in May and will participate in three leadership retreats throughout the year as well as distance-based learning activities and a transformative…
Dear Colleagues,
I am sending you this note now, as Dean Broome is sending a letter regarding my retirement to external constituents. After 25 years at Duke, I will retire at the end of June (just having celebrated my 70th birthday!).
My time at Duke has been incredible. Professionally…
I am pleased to announce Dr. Margie Molloy will be appointed to DUSON’s faculty effective July 1, 2016. Following her day of interviews and presentation last month, there was strong support for Dr. Molloy’s appointment to the faculty. She will continue as the Director of the…
Julia Walker published an article entitled "PDE4 Inhibitors Attenuate the Asthma Phenotype Produced by β2-adrenoceptor Agonists in PNMT-KO Mice" in the February issue of the American Journal of Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology.
Robin Dail is one of six women featured in an article entitled "Open road: Women bikers find their way" in the Walter Magazine Raleigh's Life & Soul section.
Join Duke University School of Nursing for Shark Pool LIVE on Tuesday, April 12, from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. in Pearson 1103. Be a part of our live audience and watch five contestants from across Duke University swim with the Sharks... Will they be able to leave with money for their projects?
If you can…
Eleanor "Ellie" McConnell was recently featured in the Spring 2016 edition of the Center Report by The Duke University Center for the Study of Aging and Human Development and the Claude D. Pepper Older Americans Independence Center. McConnell is recognized in the magazine as a featured researcher.…
Recent news from around the University and Health System...
Duke Center for Autism: The SAP Autism at Work Program - Transforming a Business, Transforming Lives, Thursday, April 21
Duke AHEAD: Teaching in the Presence of Patients -…
Keeping you informed of non-Duke related news, events and opportunities...
Southeast Area Health Education Center:
Are You Measuring Up? - Friday, April 22.
IV & PICC Nursing Care Update & Skill Session - Wednesday, April 6
Hospital…
From the Office of Global and Community Health Initiatives...
STTI Global Nursing Research Grant
The Sigma Theta Tau International Global Nursing Research Grant encourages nurses to focus on responding to health disparities globally - Deadline: May 1 -…
American Journal of Managed Care Managed Markets Network:
Sophia Smith is featured in an American Journal of Managed Care video entitled "Dr Sophia Smith Advocates for Introducing Palliative Care as Early as Possible" from the National Comprehensive Cancer Network Annual…