Duke is celebrating International Education Week Nov. 13-17. Representatives from the U.S. State Department will visit campus to allow students, faculty and staff to apply for or renew passports on campus. The Office of Global Affairs will also be hosting a global programs fair, a faculty…
Kudos to Paula Tanabe and her entire team for the resubmission of their NIH/NHLBI UG3 Clinical Coordinating Center for Multi-Site Investigator-Initiated Clinical Trials application entitled: “1/2 A comparison of individualized vs. weight based protocols to treat vaso-occlusive…
DUSON is committed to the safety of its faculty, staff and students. This month's awareness focuses on fire safety.
In the event of a fire, use the RACE acronym to remember how to proceed:
R-emove persons in danger. Exit through stairwell; do not use elevator.
A-ctivate alarm (Code Red) and dial…
Staff member Otissa Turner, administrative assistant to David S. Bowersox, has been admitted to the Business Administration, MBA program at ECU for the Spring 2018 semester.
Turner recently graduated from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro where she earned her Bachelor…
AnnMarie Walton recently presented at the Engagement Scholarship Consortium in Birmingham, AL on Sept. 27. Her presentation was entitled "Engaging Outreach Workers in Developing a Farmworker Health Research Agenda."
Nominations are open for the Susan B. Clark Administrative Leadership Award. DUSON's very own Laverne Myers won the award last year.
The Susan B. Clark Administrative Leadership Award is given annually to an administrative professional in our organization who demonstrates the qualities…
As you may know, the Commission on Memory and History at Duke University was appointed by President Vince Price on September 1. President Price has asked the commission: 1) to propose a set of principles regarding naming and memorials that reflect the deep values…
October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month. Take the quiz for a chance to win an Apple Watch and to become mindful of cybersecurity practices. Attend a Learn IT @ Lunch session, or come hear the chief information technology office of American University speak about recent cybersecurity breaches…
Faculty and Staff are invited to attend a faculty Fulbright information session on Nov. 14 at 12 p.m. during International Education Week. Experienced Duke faculty will share their Fulbright experiences and answer questions about the application process.
Lunch will be served, and spots are…
As I step down from my position as director of the Duke Global Health Institute, it seems an appropriate time to reflect not only on the past year, but also on the past decade, during which tie the Institute has grown tremendously in terms of numbers of faculty and staff, educational programs,…
Jane Blood-Siegfried and Irene Felsman recently attended the annual conference of the Triangle Global Health Consortium held at NC State University.
The Triangle Global Health Consortium is a non-profit member organization dedicated to advancing North Carolina as a center of global…
DUSON Student Council and Women’s Health Organization (WHO) are hosting a Spa Night for October’s Wellness Wednesday. Come enjoy facials, painting nails, massage trains, other DIY spa treatments and cheesy movies. Bring your favorite nail polish color or aroma therapy oil, and your…
Kudos to Hyeoneui Kim for the submission of her NIH R01 Subcontract application to the University of California at San Diego for Kim’s continued work on her project entitled "iCONCUR: Informed CONsent for Clinical data and biosample Use for Research." This proposal requests funding for an 11-month…
Eun-Ok Im published an article entitled "Effect of a Health Literacy-Considered Diabetes Self-Management Program for Older Adults in South Korea" in the National Center for Biotechnology Information. Co-author, Soo Jin Lee visited Duke last year as a visiting scholar. …
The Office of Global and Community Health Initiatives invites you to join them for a panel discussion on "Nursing Leadership: Perspectives of Nurse Leaders in Three Countries" on Tuesday, Oct. 3, from 12 to 1 p.m. in Pearson 1011. Panel guests include: Drs. Marion E. Broome; Wipada Kunaviktikul,…
Margie Molloy recently presented at the 2017 National League for Nursing Education Summit in San Diego, California. Her presentation was entitled "A New Method to Establish and Sustain CPR Skill Competency."
Duke Health will be hosting our 2017 Thank-a-thon on FRIDAY, Oct. 13. We will be making hundreds of phone calls to our donors to extend our thanks for their support this past year. We are looking for a few great friends (students, faculty, staff and alumni) to staff the phone…
The Durham VA and the Duke University School of Nursing leadership jointly responded to a call for proposals from the Office of Academic Affiliations to develop a program enhancing the education and training of Adult Geriatric Nurse Practitioners. Planning for the residency program began in 2015.…
Kathryn Trotter recently joined the Editorial Advisory Board of Women's Healthcare: A Clinical Journal for NPs, the official journal of the National Association of Nurse Practitioners in Women's Health (NPWH). As NPWH's official journal, Women's Healthcare provides nurse…
Kudos to Schenita Randolph and her entire team for the submission of their NIH R21 application entitled: “A Conceptual Framework for Sociocultural Contextual Influences on Young Black Males’ Sexual Behavior to inform the development of a culturally appropriate father-son intervention designed to…
Congratulations to Helen Williams, Leah Terterian and Lindsay Johnson 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…
The Duke Advancement of Nursing, Center of Excellence received the Practice Academe Innovation Collaboration Award from Sigma Theta Tau International Society of Nursing on Oct. 28 at the 44th Biennial Convention in Indianapolis. This practice-academe innovation…
Valerie Sabol, PhD, ACNP-BC, GNP-BC, ANEF, FAANP was recently inaugurated as president of the Gerontological Advanced Practice Nurses Association (GAPNA), for the 2017-2018 term, and won their Award for Excellence in Research. She won this award as a result of her commitment to research in nursing…
The Center for Nursing Research would like to announce the appointment of Julia Walker as the Lead of the Precision Health Research Area of Excellence.
Precision health capitalizes on advances in technologies and their increasing prevalence in genomics and digital health. We use…
Kudos to Heeyeon Son and her mentor Sharron Docherty for the submission of their American Cancer Society Student Scholarship application entitled: “Family Communication in Pediatric Palliative Care in Korea.” This proposal requests funding for a two-year period with a start date of…