Dean Vincent Guilamo-Ramos and Marco Thimm-Kaiser, associate in research, were interviewed by Tara Haelle for the Medscape article "Achieving a 'New Sexual-Health Paradigm' Means Expanding STI Care."
Important Points to Know
Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) are…
The designated holiday for Christmas Day will be observed on Friday, December 24, 2021, for all staff in academic medical and research units, including the School of Medicine, School of Nursing, and PDC. This date will also be used by staff in Duke University Health System for the purposes of…
Congrats to the new American Academy of Nursing fellows (FAANS) associated with DUSON:
Brigit Carter, associate dean for diversity, equity and inclusion
Edwin Aroke, MSN’11
Susan Haynes Little, consulting associate, DNP'17
Brett Morgan, former DNP-Nurse Anesthesia Program director…
Jamison (Jamie) Lord, DNP will join DUSON’s full-time regular rank faculty effective September 1, 2021. She will be a member of the Healthcare in Adult Populations Division.
Lord earned her DNP from Western Carolina University and a Post-Graduate Certificate as a Psychiatric Mental Health…
Our new Student Success Center director, Bernice Alston, will join us on September 1.
Alston joins DUSON after over a decade of experience in higher education. She has eight years of experience in student success. Prior to joining DUSON, she worked at Campbell University as the director of…
Wei Pan, associate professor, collaborated with other faculty statisticians in nursing schools across the country and studied statistical issues in nursing education and research. They presented one study on "Preparing Nurses for the Next Pandemic: The Role of Statistics Educators Moving…
Martin Angelo Rozario, DNP'20, published his DNP Project, "Colorectal Cancer Screening: A quality improvement initiative using a bilingual patient navigator, mobile technology, and fecal immunochemical testing to engage Hispanic adults," in Clinical Journal of Oncology Nursing with AnnMarie…
Jennie De Gagne, professor, presented at the 2021 Nursing Leadership Development Series hosted by the Global Korean Nursing Foundation. In the first webinar of the series, she led the "Innovation in Nursing Education: Online International Exchange Program for Nursing Students in the COVID Era" as…
DUSON has been named a 2021 National League for Nursing Center of Excellence, in addition to Duke University Health System. Overall, 23 nursing programs from across the country and across the academic spectrum of higher education in nursing and leading teaching hospitals and clinical…
Susan G. Silva, associate professor, has been selected to become an associate editor and the chief statistical advisor for the Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care (JANAC), effective July 1, 2021. JANAC is a peer-reviewed, international nursing journal that covers the full…
Carolina Tennyson, assistant professor, was selected to lead a live Twitter journal club for the Carolinas Virginias Chapter of the Society of Critical Care Medicine (@cvcsccm) on July 28. The reviewed manuscript and discussion addressed barriers to ICU liberation in the critically ill patient…
Emily M. Funk, assistant professor, has been selected by the American Association of Nurse Anesthetists (AANA) Board of Directors to serve as a member of the FY2022 AANA Education Committee. The AANA Education Committee reviews requirements and standards for programs of nurse anesthesia education…
Jacquelyn McMillian-Bohler, assistant professor, will serve as our new Institute for Educational Excellence (IEE) director beginning September 1! She brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to the role.
McMillian-Bohler joined the faculty at DUSON in December 2017 after completing a PhD…
Desi Newberry will join DUSON’s faculty on September 1, 2021, as the Neonatal Nurse Practitioner Specialty lead faculty in the MSN Program. She will be a member of the Health of Women, Children and Families Division.
Newberry is a board-certified NNP with over 18 years of experience and currently…
Tamara K. Porter, DNP alumni and consulting associate, recently published her scholarly project, "Improving Care of Skilled Nursing Patients: Implementation of Early Sepsis Recognition" in the Journal of Gerontological Nursing with co-authors Kathleen Turner, associate professor and her…
Bradi B. Granger, professor, contributed to "Effect of a Hospital and Postdischarge Quality Improvement Intervention on Clinical Outcomes and Quality of Care for Patients With Heart Failure With Reduced Ejection Fraction: The CONNECT-HF Randomized Clinical Trial" in JAMA. Other Duke authors include…
Assistant Professors Nancy Crego, Marta Mulawa, Allison Stafford and Ran Xiao are among the 2021 Duke LEADER program graduates. The LEADER Program is an interactive five-month series designed for junior faculty who are leading a research group. The program helps…
Enroll in Log2Lose for a healthier you!
Log2Lose is an 18-month research project at the University of Wisconsin (Madison, WI) and Duke University focused on helping people build habits for a healthier lifestyle. Everyone will receive a well-researched weight management program led by…
Attention corporate cardholders and SON travelers using Tripit Pro!
As travel increases, we are hearing from a number of corporate cardholders that personal itineraries are populating in Concur, causing confusion with cardholders/assistants as to whether they should process the entries or…
Congratulations to the following faculty and alumni for receiving The Great 100 Nurses' Award for 2021: Anne Derouin, assistant dean, MSN Program (DNP'10, MSN'00), Priscilla Ramseur, DNP'16, MSN'95, certificate 2008, chief nursing officer of Duke Raleigh Hospital, and Nancy (Shell)…
Congratulations to Paula Koppel, PhD student, and her faculty sponsor Jennie DeGagne, professor, who has received an award for her National League for Nursing proposal entitled: "Nurse-Patient Rapport in Oncology Ambulatory Care During Videoconferencing Visits." This award is for a 17-month period…
Students admitted to the ABSN Program recently participated in Duke Days, where they learned more about DUSON and Duke University. Students had the option to participate virtually on July 23 or in person on July 26.
The agenda for the virtual session was:
12 to 12:30 p.m.: Welcome by…
The Health Equity Academy II (HEA II) Scholars have had a busy couple weeks volunteering with members of the Beta Epsilon Chapter of the Sigma Theta Tau International Nursing Honor Society. On July 10, Beta Epsilon sponsored a Keep Durham Beautiful site…
Please join us at noon on Friday, July 30, for the first ever DUSON Jeopardy Tournament. You can participate remotely via Zoom or on site in Pearson 1103. This half-hour game will feature three teams — a) the Dean’s Office; b) Faculty; c) SAWAC — with categories ranging from Nursing to Duke…
Third- semester ABSN students enrolled in their Gerontological Nursing class spent a clinical day at Program For All Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) in Durham, where they engage in interdisciplinary care for older adults. Pictured, from left, are students Octavia Finch, Rita Morency,…