Kudos to Nancy Crego for her Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Harold Amos Medical Faculty Development Program (AMFDP) submission entitled “Exploring Differences Between African-American & Hispanic Parents' Experiences with Parent/Provider Health Communication in Managing Sickle Cell." This…
Deb Brandon was recently featured in two Duke Graduate School video segments. Brandon is a 2017 Duke Graduate School recipient of the Dean's Award for Excellence in Mentoring.
In the first video entitled "Passion Over Publications," Brandon discusses why she prizes passion more than publications…
Patients 60 years of age and older are often readmitted into an acute care hospital within 30 days of discharge. These readmissions can be costly for the patient and the facility. According to the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, nearly one in five of all hospital patients covered by…
Jennie De Gagne recently published an article entitled "Does Culture Matter? A Qualitative Inquiry of Helicopter Parenting in Korean American College Students" in the March issue of the Journal of Child and Family Studies. Co-authors include experts from the University of Oklahoma-Tulsa and…
Brigit Carter was recently invited to speak at the American Association of Colleges of Nursing Conference on "Leading Across Differences: Advancing Diversity and Inclusion in Nursing Education... Focusing on Promising Practices."
Marilyn Oermann recently published an article entitled "Establishing inter- and intrarater reliability for high stakes testing using simulation" in the March/April issue of Nursing Education Perspectives. Co-authors include experts from Robert Morris University in Pennsylvania, the National League…
James "Frank" Titch was recently reappointed as chair of the Equipment & Technology CPC Core Module Recognition Panel by the National Board of Certification & Recertification for Nurse Anesthetists (NBCRNA). He will serve a two-year term. The group works with vendors…
Marion E. Broome and DNP students LaMonica Hunter and Ashley Moore recently visited with congressmen and women to speak for health needs of North Carolina residents. During their visit they talked about NIH funding and Title VIII program cuts and how essential these are to preparing APRNS…
ABSN alumna Tara Hart was recently selected to join the Nursing Board at the American Health Council. She will be sharing her knowledge and expertise on Emergency Nursing and Trauma. Hart is currently a clinical nurse II at Duke University Hospital. Hart's day-to-day responsibilities include…
Following a successful day on interviews and an impressive presentation to our faculty, I am pleased to announce Irene Felsman, DNP, MPH, RN, will become a member of DUSON's faculty effective July 1, 2017. She will be in the Clinical Health Systems & Analytics Division.
Throughout her career,…
Keeping you informed of non-Duke related news, events and continuing education opportunities...
Mid-Carolina AHEC: Continuing Education Opportunities for Healthcare Professionals, February to May, 2017
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Recent news from around the University and Health System...
Duke International House: What Are the Barriers to Inclusivity at Duke? - Students' Perspectives, April 12
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Benjamin Smallheer was recently selected for the 2017-2018 Amy V. Cockcroft Nursing Leadership Fellow at the University of South Carolina College of Nursing in Columbia, SC. The Amy V. Cockcroft Nursing Leadership Development Program prepares nurse executive leaders to meet the…
Tracey Yap will be one of three presenters for the North American Center for Continuing Medical Education Simulcast Sessions at SAWAC Spring on "Reducing Facility-Acquired Pressure Ulcers by Optimizing Patient Turning: Improving Outcomes with Real-Time Monitoring Technology" on April 6.
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In an article written by the Duke School of Medicine entitled "Duke's Inter-professional Education Clinic Offers Unique Experience for Students and Patients" Dean Marion E. Broome and B. Iris Padilla are featured.
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Professor George Gopen is the creator of the groundbreaking method known as The Reader Expectation Approach. This technique allows writers to predict with great accuracy how most readers will interpret the writer’s text. It therefore gives writers a new inroad to their own thinking…
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Join Duke colleagues in actively sharing intercultural strategies and practical resources for helping students develop their intercultural competence across many different disciplines, in and out of the classroom.
The event is open to all faculty and staff. Bring one intercultural strategy,…
The Office of Global and Community Health Initiatives presents the 2016 MSN and ABSN Global Clinical Immersion Experiences photo gallery. The gallery is located outside of the OGACHI suite in Clipp 1005.
The gallery highlights global experiences from Barbados, Honduras, Tanzania, and more…
Cyberincivility—defined as disrespectful, insensitive, or disruptive behavior in cyberspace—is a growing concern for students, educators, and the public. The aim of this survey is to identify needs for the development of interprofessional cybercivility training for students in the medical, nursing…
Kudos to Chip Bailey and Shawn McClintock for their NIH R21 resubmission entitled “Preparing Carepartner Adaptive Strategies for Health (PREPARE)." This proposal requests funding for a two-year period with a start date of December 1, 2017.…
Duke University School of Nursing (DUSON) is now ranked number 1 in the nation by the U.S. News and World Report (USNWR) in its 2018 Best Graduate Nursing Schools rankings. In addition, the school’s Doctor of Nursing (DNP) program jumped two slots to also be named the number 1 DNP Program…
The Duke University School of Nursing (DUSON) Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) program launches the new DNP Executive Leadership Specialty beginning in fall 2017. The specialty provides seasoned nurse leaders with the knowledge and skills needed to lead complex and changing organizations and health…
The Duke University School of Nursing welcomes Sue Hunter to the Center for Nursing Research (CNR) and Jill Molee to the Office of Admissions and Student Services (OASS)!
Hunter joined as a research practice manager in the CNR Research Oversight…
The Duke Office of the Provost held a forum on Race, Community, and the Pursuit of Justice on March 3 at the Penn Pavilion. The purpose of the forum was to bring together participants coming from multiple vantage points, activists, scholars, and police officers to help better understand the…