Kathy Pereira is Director of the Doctor of Nursing Practice program and holds dual appointments as Assistant Clinical Professor at the Duke School of Nursing and Nurse Practitioner in the Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Nutrition of the Duke University Medical Center. She is a Fellow of…
Dr. Beth Phillips earned her BSN at East Carolina University her MSN at Duke. She just completed her PhD in Nursing Education at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. Her dissertation research focused on clinical decision making in senior baccalaureate nursing students in their final semester.…
Nancy M. Short is an Associate Professor at the Duke University School of Nursing in Durham, NC where she has been on faculty since 2003. She is recognized as a Senior Research Fellow with the Duke Health Inequalities Program. She received the School of Nursing’s Distinguished Teaching Award in…
Frank Titch, Associate Professor in the Nurse Anesthesia specialty, has a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from the University of Texas at Austin. He earned a certificate in Nurse Anesthesia through the Nurse Anesthesia Program at Wilford Hall USAF Medical Center (San Antonio, TX), a Master of…
Dr. Trotter is the lead faculty for the Women’s Health Nurse Practitioner major. She teaches advanced women’s health courses, the basic perinatal health course, and gynecology content within other courses for all NP students. 40% of her time is in clinical practice as a Certified Nurse-Midwife and…
Dr. Utley-Smith, Associate Professor in the School of Nursing served as MSN Program Chair from from 2008-2011. She earned her BSN at North Carolina Central University, her MSN at the University of Connecticut, and her doctorate in Health Occupations Education at North Carolina State University. In…
I am a certified pediatric nurse practitioner and a fellow of the National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners/Associates. I have a doctorate in nursing from UCLA with my focus of study in immunology and neurobiology of the young infant. My areas of interest and research include immune…
Valerie K. Sabol, PhD, MBA, ACNP, GNP, CHSE, CNE, ANEF, FAANP, FAAN, has more than 25 years of acute and critical care experience and is board certified as an Adult Acute Care and Gerontological Nurse Practitioner. She received her BS in Nursing from Penn State University, her MSN degree from the…
Dr. Vacchiano joined the faculty at the School of Nursing in 2008. He earned a BSN at Wright State University (OH) in 1979, a Bachelor of Science in Anesthesia from George Washington University in 1984, and a PhD in Physiology from the Medical University of South Carolina in 1995. He spent 26 years…
After receiving a Bachelor of Science degree in Chemistry from Mount Alison University, Dr. Walker pursued a B.Ed. from Ottawa University and was subsequently employed as a board-certified high school chemistry teacher. After teaching for two years she began graduate work focused on cardio-…
Dr. Michael Zychowicz is Associate Professor and Director of the MSN Program at Duke University School of Nursing. He is certified as both an Adult Nurse Practitioner and an Orthopedic Nurse Practitioner. His specialty is orthopedic nursing, with subspecialties in sports medicine, spine surgery,…
Dr. Crego is a certified pediatric critical care nurse whose clinical experiences include psychiatric nursing, adult trauma, adult critical care, pediatric intensive care, pediatric critical care transport, and pediatric cardiac intensive care. Dr. Crego earned her BSN and her MSN in Nursing…
Ragan N. Johnson, DNP, MSN, APRN-BC, joined DUSON’s faculty on July 1, 2017. Dr. Johnson is a faculty member for DUSON's VA Nursing Academic Partnerships in Graduate Education Program and supports the development of veteran centric content and clinical education in the Adult-Gerontology Primary…
Dr. Kathryn Evans Kreider joined the School of Nursing faculty in July, 2014. She graduated from Samford University with a BS in psychology in 2004, and earned her BSN (2005) and MSN (2007) at University of Florida. She completed her DNP at the Duke University School of Nursing in 2013, and her…
Dr. Blanca (Iris) Padilla joined the Duke University School of Nursing in May, 2014. She came to Duke from Vanderbilt University School of Nursing, where she taught in the MSN and DNP programs. She also served as one of the first clinic preceptors for the Vanderbilt Program in Interprofessional…
Dr. Schenita Randolph joined the DUSON faculty in July, 2015. She holds a BSN from North Carolina A&T State University, an MPH from UNC-Chapel Hill, and a PhD in Public Health with a focus on Community Health Education from Walden University. She is credentialed as a Certified Nurse Educator by…
Another day at Kilema Hospital has come and gone. Today I was at the CTC. This is where they hold weekly clinics for community members with HIV and TB. It is an outpatient clinic that allows those with HIV and TB to come and receive free treatment and medication. Today was a TB clinic day. It…
Duke University School of Nursing (DUSON) and The Florence Nightingale Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery at King’s College London have partnered to foster the promotion of research and greater inform the practice of professional nursing and midwifery.
“Overall, Duke Health has a goal to connect…
Brett Morgan, DNP, CRNA, assistant professor, has been appointed director of the Duke University School of Nursing (DUSON) Nurse Anesthesia Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) Program.
“Brett has been serving as the interim director of the program since before the passing of former Director Sharon…
It’s been more than a year since the Duke University School of Nursing (DUSON) Center for Nursing Research implemented a new structure and launched Research Areas of Excellence: Precision Health, Population Health and Chronic Illness, Clinical Innovation and Methods and Analytics. …
Duke University School of Nursing’s Master of Science in Nursing Program is now accepting applications for its new psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner (PMHNP) program. The program will be directed by Pamela Wall, PhD, RN, PMHNP-BC, FAANP, assistant professor for the Duke…
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GRN Educational Intensives
Go Gero Intensive: How and Why Care of Older Adults is Different – November 18, 2013 and December 9, 2013
Two full days of building geriatric clinical competence
Open to ALL DUHS RN staff who wish to increase their knowledge of care of older adults
Open to current…
The Duke University School of Nursing is excited to announce the Center of Geriatric Nursing Excellence Student Scholar Program. Students are invited to participate in the scholarly work of the Center affiliated faculty to deepen their awareness and commitment to nursing science in the field of…
Grand Challenges are complex problems with broad impact that require a concerted effort of diverse perspectives and skills to resolve. The philosophy behind “Grand Challenges” is that by defining a problem well and facilitating innovative approaches to its management, a wide array of problem-…