The Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion is gearing up to celebrate National Hispanic Heritage Month, September 15- October 15, and we have a few ways for you to be involved! 
 
Highlight of Our Faculty, Staff & Students
We would like to highlight our…
As more and more people are getting back into sending supply orders to SON Supplies for the weekly order, this is a reminder to please send the requests by close of business Tuesdays as orders are placed on Wednesday mornings as early as possible to ensure delivery the following day. Any…
Duke Unlock is a new solution that helps users securely and easily log in to Duke sites in one step. It both bypasses Duo and the need to type in NetID passwords when logging into Duke’s services.  It’s now available on eligible devices and makes logging in so much easier. You…
Hyunbin (Binnie) You, PhD student, presented "Anxiety and Satisfaction of Family Needs among Family Caregivers of Intensive Care Unit Patients in South Korea," virtually at the 50th anniversary of the Korean Society of Adult Nursing Conference. This presentation was about her work with…
Molly Bonenberger, DNP'20, Andi Stamper, DNP'12, Chris Simmons, associate professor and DNP scholarly project chair, Julie Thompson, consulting associate, and AnnMarie Thompson, of Duke School of Medicine, recently published “Use of a standardized perioperative note to enhance…
Wini Hwang, a second-year DNP nurse anesthesia student, was competitively selected to serve as the student representative on the American Association of Nurse Anesthesiologists (AANA) Continuing Education Committee for the academic year 2021-22. The Continuing Education Committee shall…
Duke Campus Club is kicking off the 2021–22 program year on Thursday, September 9, with its annual Fall Reception at Duke Memorial United Method Church, 504 W. Chapel Hill St. From 4 to 6 p.m., club members will greet returning members as well as welcome Duke-affiliated women interested in learning…
Hailey Miller, postdoctoral associate, co-authored "Recruitment of Black Adults into Cardiovascular Disease Trials" in the "Journal of the American Heart Association." Abstract Background
Although disproportionately affected by cardiovascular disease,…
Hideyo Tsumura, PhD student, has been officially invited and appointed as a reviewer for the "AANA Journal," the official scholarly journal of the American Association of Nurse Anesthetists. Published bimonthly, the "AANA Journal" delivers practical clinical information that fosters the…
Donna Biederman, associate professor, was invited by Dave Richard, deputy secretary of NC Medicaid, to serve on the NC Housing Leadership Committee (HLC) for a five-year term. The HLC will provide guidance for the development and implementation of a statewide housing plan for vulnerable…
The article “Presurgical and Postsurgical Opioid Rates in Patients Undergoing Total Shoulder Replacement Surgery” was recently accepted to "Pain Management Nursing." DUSON authors include Kay Chang, DNP'20, Susan Silva, associate professor, Michael Cary, Elizabeth C. Clipp Term Chair in…
"Health Affairs" has a new health equity fellowship program for students, post docs, early career researchers who identify as American Indian/Native Alaskan, African American/Black, Asian American/Pacific Islander, and Hispanic/Latino. OVERVIEW
"Health Affairs" — the nation’s leading journal…
Chloe Hayim, director of Institutional Research, was checking her email last week and noticed something wasn’t right with one message. She didn’t see any explanation about the service. “What tipped me off was the fact that I don’t have any trial memberships at work, so the context…
Koru teachers, Lesley Rink, PhD student, and Jennifer Valentyn, of the Trinity College of Arts & Sciences, will be offering a Koru Mindfulness course for students! The four-week course will be held on Fridays September 10, 17 and 24 and October 1 from 10-11:15 a.m. Register…
Tara Albrecht, assistant professor, co-wrote "The relationship between emotional well-being and understanding of prognosis in patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML)" in "Support Care Cancer." Co-authors from Duke include Anmol Singh, of the School of Medicine, Susan C. Locke and…
Virginia (Chris) Simmons, DNP, CRNA, CHSE-A, FAANA, FAAN, program director and associate professor, has been awarded the designation of Fellow of the American Association of Nurse Anesthesiology (FAANA) – a recognized hallmark of leadership and professionalism in the profession and science of nurse…
Dean Vincent Guilamo-Ramos is a panelist for the Council for the Advancement of Nursing Science 2021 Advanced Methods Conference on October 6. The theme of the conference is "Inclusion by Design: Methods and Approaches Advancing Diversity, Equity, Inclusivity, and Accessibility in Nursing Research…
The PhD Program hosted its new students on campus on August 20. The morning's activities included a welcome from the program's Assistant Dean Sharron Docherty and a mentoring panel. The students also received more information about DUSON's centers and resources and got to meet and hear from current…
The MSN Program welcomed its new students for a day-long orientation on August 18. Throughout the day, the students learned more about DUSON's different programs, centers and resources. The program's Assistant Dean Anne Derouin was among the morning's speakers. After lunch, the students broke…
Committed to dismantling systemic racism and cultivating inclusion, equity and justice, the Interdisciplinary Research Group on Nursing Issues (IRGNI) created the emerging diversity leaders (EDL) program. Purpose:
To establish a diverse* cadre of health services researchers that will 1)…
Carolina Tennyson, assistant professor, Benjamin Smallheer, associate professor, and Jennie De Gagne, professor, co-produced "Microlearning Strategies in Nurse Practitioner Education" in "Nurse Educator."  Excerpt Microlearning is the acquisition of knowledge from short,…
The American Association of Nurse Anesthesiology (AANA) has awarded certified registered nurse anesthetist (CRNA) Virginia “Chris” Simmons Muckler, DNP-NA program director, the designation of Fellow of the AANA (FAANA) — a recognized hallmark of leadership and professionalism in the profession…
Micah Seifert, DNP'20, wrote "Effect of bundle set interventions on physiologic alarms and alarm fatigue in an intensive care unit: A quality improvement project" in "Intensive and Critical Care Nursing" with Denise Tola, assistant professor, Julie Thompson, consulting associate, Lynn McGugan…
Hailey Miller, postdoctoral associate, is the leading author of "The Nourish Protocol: A digital health randomized controlled trial to promote the DASH eating pattern among adults with hypertension" in "Contemporary Clinical Trials" with Megan Freed, research program leader, Cherie N. Barnes,…
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