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/…
DNP alumni Jill Engel (c/o '14) was recently selected as one of 88 nurse practitioner leaders for induction to the Fellows of the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners (FAANP). She will be honored at a ceremony in June.
Marilyn Hockenberry was recently selected as one of 19 nurse researchers inducted into the Sigma Theta Tau International's International Nurse Researcher Hall of Fame. She will be presented with the award at the 27th International Nursing Research Congress in Cape Town, South Africa in July.…
Schenita Randolph recently planned and presented a symposium entitled "The Legacy of Community Based, Public Health and Health Promotion Nursing Research: Strategies to Ensure Health" at the 2016 Annual Southern Nursing Research Society (SNRS) Conference in Williamsburg, Virginia. The presentation…
Karin Reuter-Rice publishes article entitled "Head Injuries in School-Age Children Who Play Golf" in the April edition of The Journal of School of Nursing. Reuter-Rice also discusses the article in a podcast with editor of the publication Julia Cowell. Click her to listen to podcast.…
Isaac Lipkus was interviewed for an article entitled "Genetic tests may not change people's unhealthy ways" for the Medical Express. Click here to read article.
Across the United States, colleges and universities are defining the term "academic integrity." At the School of Nursing, we can help create this definition!
We've begun conversations here and have partnered with the International Center for Academic Integrity to conduct a survey of faculty and…