PhD student Yuting Song recently received the Bass Connections Follow-on Student Research Funding for $3,000 to strengthen her dissertation study support.
Song will extend the target population of her Bass Connections project team, Community Care of Frail Elders in Cross-cultural Settings, to…
Jennie De Gagne recently published an article entitled "Interprofessional care of elders: Utilizing the virtual learning environment" inn the May issue of the Journal of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners.
Bei Wu recently published an article entitled "Trends in decayed teeth among middle-aged and older adults in the United States: socioeconomic disparities persist over time" in the Journal of Public Health Dentistry.
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 DNP student Carmen Shaw from Charlotte, NC. Carmen…
The School of Nursing Nurse Anesthesia program recently celebrated students, faculty and community partners during its annual awards ceremony.
Award winners were:
Naval Hospital Camp Lejeune, Duke Regional Hospital and VA of Asheville…
Rosa Solorzano was recently recognized by Duke President Richard Brodhead with the inaugural Senior Honors recognition.
Class of 2016 graduates were encouraged to participate in the senior class gift, called the "Seniors for Duke" campaign. This year, they launched the …
As part of a regular review process, Human Resources has updated the online HR Policy Manual with the changes to policies regarding confidentiality, protected health information, benefit enrollment and voluntary deductions for benefits.
Below are brief…
The Emerging Leaders Program (ELP) was created through a collaboration between the School of Nursing Human Resources and the Learning and Organizational Development Office to develop School of Nursing staff by expanding their understanding of leadership capacity and developing the skills that will…
PhD student Latefa Dardas recently published an article entitled "Adolescent Depression in the Arab Region: A Systematic Literature Review" in the May issue of Issues in Mental Health Nursing. Co-authors were Leigh Ann Simmons and Donald "Chip" Bailey.
The School of Nursing recently celebrated the excellence of students, faculty and staff during its annual Awards Ceremony. Award winners were:
David Jackson received the Sigma Theta Tau International Beta Epsilon Chapter Ruby Wilson Award for clearly…
The National Institutes of Health, the largest public funder of biomedical research in the world, recently awarded Elizabeth “Beth” Merwin, PhD, RN, FAAN, Ann Henshaw Gardiner Professor of Nursing and executive vice-dean of Duke University School of Nursing and her team, nearly $3 million for her…
From the Center for Nursing Research...
Changes are forthcoming in the National Institutes of Health research grant application process. Click here to learn more. In addition, research faculty will provide more details regarding the changes in June.
From Duke University…
Postdoctoral Associate Hayley Estrem is one of five postdoctoral associates to receive the 2016 Duke Postdoctoral Award for Professional Development. The award is designed to support postdocs' professional development needs by providing reimbursement for activities that directly enhance the…
Dean Marion E. Broome recently presented on "Leaders for Tomorrow: Changing Outcomes through Power and Influence" at the 34th Annual Cedar-Sinai Nursing Symposium in Los Angeles, California. This was part of the Geri and Richard Brawerman Nursing Institute's "Nurses Leading with Integrity,…
Elizabeth "Beth" Merwin presented on "Rural Health and Nursing: Challenges and Opportunities to Reduce Health Disparities" at the Celebration of Rural Nursing in Boone, North Carolina. The event was attended by nurses, nurse practitioners and other health care providers caring for rural populations.
News and Observer readers recently nominated more than 100 outstanding nurses for its Celebrate Nursing special issue in the May 8 edition of the Sunday paper. The special issue was in honor of Nurses Week.
Faculty members Donna Biederman, Marilyn Oermann and Beth Phillips were nominated and ABSN…
Beth Cusatis Phillips recently published an article entitled "From the Outside Looking In" in the May issue of the Journal of Emergency Nursing.
Jennie De Gagne was recently nominated by a University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC-Chapel Hill) faculty member to be a fixed term graduate faculty member for the school effective Friday, July 1.
In her role De Gagne may serve on committees of students and, at the request of the program…
Charles "Chuck" Vacchiano was recently featured in a North Carolina Association of Nurse Anesthetists article entitled "Retired Nurse Anesthetist Charles Vacchiano Teaches Future CRNAs: His hope is for CRNAs to practice to the fullest extent of their training no matter where they reside." Click…
PhD student Mariam Kayle co-authored an article entitled "Evaluation of a Sickle Cell Disease Educational Website for Emergency Providers" in the Advanced Emergency Nursing Journal. Co-authors included faculty members Jill Brennan-Cook, Brigit Carter, Anne Derouin, Susan Silva, and Paula Tanabe.
Congratulations to Tina Leiter and Selnatta Vereen 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,…
Congratulations to the more than 270 Duke University School of Nursing (DUSON)students – 72 from the ABSN program, 141 from the MSN and Certificate program, 59 from the DNP program and one from the PhD program – who will participate in graduation exercises on Sunday, May 15, at 4 p.m. …
Six students with the PhD program recently received various graduate-level awards:
Latefa Dardas, Brittney Sullivan and Kaboni Gondwe were awarded the International Dissertation Travel Award from Duke's Graduate School. Each will receive $2,000 and the award…
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 DNP student Gina Wilson from Harrisburg, NC. Wilson…
To the Duke Community,
We are pleased to share with you the report from the Task Force on Bias and Hate Issues. In November 2015, we charged the Task Force with a broad review of Duke’s policies, practices and culture as they pertain to bias and hate in the Duke student experience. We…