The Academy for Academic and Social Enrichment and Leadership Development for Health Equity welcomes their final cohort of Health Equity Academy II (HEA II) Scholars. These nine HEA II Scholars are Troy Duncan, Mitchell Schurz, Sophia “Sophie” Forte, Bria Allen, Ryan Lawton, Marlana…
Illiyah Edwards, ABSN'20, worked for the Duke University Pre-College Programs as a summer instructor this past month. She started planning a curriculum for gifted and talented students in grades 9 through 12 interested in various fields of medicine in December 2020. This included…
Effective August 9, 2021, the Duke Travel Suspension due to COVID-19 will no longer apply to domestic travel. Faculty, staff, and students who are fully-vaccinated will once again be allowed to travel with Duke support to U.S. states, territories, and territorial waters. Also, domestic travelers…
In collaboration with Duke School of Nursing, the Duke Center for Truth, Racial Healing, & Transformation looks forward to offering an Rx Racial Healing™ Circle on Tuesday, July 20, from 4 to 6 p.m. Please note this is an open invitation to any DUSON student, staff, or faculty who would like to…
Journals provide a valuable resource for the health care professional and educator. Whether it is a student progressing toward their first job or a professional decades into their career, journals keep the reader informed about the latest research and clinical and educational advancements in…
Chancellor Eugene Washington surprised Marion Broome, Rudy F. Wilson Professor of Nursing and former DUSON dean, at her celebratory gathering last month. Jill Brennan-Cook, assistant professor, is also pictured.
The Duke Center for Research to Advance Healthcare Equity is seeking a research project and investigator to include in its renewal application (Spring of 2022). The Center currently supports three research projects related to the REACH Equity theme to address racial and ethnic disparities in health…
Mitchell Knisely, assistant professor, wrote "Severe Persistent Pain and Inflammatory Biomarkers in Sickle Cell Disease: An Exploratory Study" in Biological Research for Nursing with Paula Tanabe, vice dean, research, Julia Walker, professor, Qing Yang, associate professor, and Nirmish Shah, of…
Staci Reynolds, associate professor, wrote "Healthcare worker's perspectives on use of memes as an implementation strategy in infection prevention: An exploratory descriptive analysis" in American Journal of Infection Control with Shelby Boyd with Duke Health.
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Kara McGee, associate professor, was interviewed for "As a blood shortage unfolds in NC, many gay and bisexual men are still barred from donating" by Elizabeth Thompson for North Carolina Health News.
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Lee Storrow was a proud regular platelet donor for years, a service to…
Congratulations to Valerie Howard, vice dean, academic affairs, and her team on her recent HRSA award for the Nurse Faculty Loan Program (NFLP)! The purpose of this program is to increase the number of qualified nursing faculty by operating a student loan fund to support to support DNP and MSN…
D-CHIPP partner, Durham Housing Authority (DHA), is diligently working to engage residents at McDougald Terrace in the Jobs Plus Program. The program, funded by Housing and Urban Development (HUD), is designed to provide education and job training to residents in public housing. While the goal was…
Join Leading to Equitable Access to Health Professions (LEAHP) in congratulating our first cohort of LEAHP scholars. DUSON Health Equity Academy (HEA II) and the MSN program partnered with North Carolina Central to present the weeklong summer immersion program that ran from June 7 until June 11.…
The following faculty who have been approved by the Board of Trustees for promotion and appointment at DUSON:
Promotion: Staci Reynolds, Assistant Clinical Professor in the School of Nursing to Associate Clinical Professor in the School of Nursing, effective June 1, 2021 through June 30, 2024…
Julia Walker, professor, Angela Richard-Eaglin, assistant professor, Akhil Hegde, research scientist, and Virginia Muckler, associate professor, wrote "A deep learning approach to student registered nurse anesthetist (SRNA) education" in the International Journal of Nursing Education…
Jodene Jensen, MSN student, has been selected as a recipient of the 2021 American Psychiatric Nurses Association (APNA) Board of Directors (BOD) Student Scholarship! Being selected as one of the 30 pre-licensure/undergraduate and graduate students who will participate in the program is a…
Paula Koppel, PhD student, and Jennie De Gagne, professor, were featured in "Nurse-Patient Videoconferencing Relationships in Oncology Ambulatory Care" by Lindsay Fischer in Oncology Nursing News. The article references their research protocol, "Exploring Nurse and Patient Experiences of…
Samantha Ammons, MSN student, has been selected for the Student to Service Loan Repayment Program via HRSA. She was awarded $120,000 in tuition reimbursement in return for three years of service, which she will doing at Karen Smith’s office in rural Raeford. Students in…
Kyung Hee Lee, former postdoc, and Eleanor S. McConnell, associate professor, "Mealtime caregiving approaches and behavioral symptoms in persons living with dementia: a longitudinal, observational study" in BMC Nursing.
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Behavioral symptoms during…
Jennie De Gagne, professor, led and published "Nursing Students' Perceptions about Effective Pedagogy: Netnographic Analysis" in JMIR Medical Education with Paula Koppel, PhD student, Hyeyoung Park, PhD'19, Allen Cadavero and Shari Rushton, assistant professors, Eunji Cho,…
Amie Koch, assistant professor, Miranda Ritz, MSN student, Anthony Morrow, ABSN'21, Kimberlee Grier, PhD student, (pictured) and Jacqui McMillian-Bohler, assistant professor, published "Role-play simulation to teach nursing students how to provide culturally sensitive care to transgender…
Dean Vincent Guilamo-Ramos was interviewed by B. Kaye Hayes for the article "An HIV Testing Conversation with PACHA’s Dr. Vincent Guilamo-Ramos," which is posted on HIV.gov. Hayes is the acting director of the Office of Infectious Disease and HIV/AIDS Policy and Executive Director of the…
A conversation with Vincent Guilamo-Ramos
In July, the Duke University School of Nursing officially welcomed its 12th dean, Vincent Guilamo-Ramos, PhD, MPH, LCSW, PMHNP-BC, ANP-BC, AAHIVS, FAAN. Ramos brings with him a staunch commitment to social justice and equity, particularly as seen…
Samantha Ammons, MSN student, served the community in a Juneteenth celebration. The day included fellowship and vaccinations. The event was filmed by a team from California from VaxCare and Google for a film they are making about Karen Smith, Ammons' mentor. Ammons has been offered a…