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,…
Paula Tanabe, vice dean, research, was interviewed for "Most Sickle Cell Disease Patients Avoid EDs During Pain Attacks" for the ED LEGAL LETTER. Research from DUSON faculty and staff, including Tanabe, is cited: "Patient Perspectives of Sickle Cell Management in the Emergency…
Welcome to these three new research staff. Adam Benzekri is an associate in research at DUSON, project director and psychologist at the Center for Latino Adolescent and Family Health (CLAFH). At CLAFH, he is involved in every step of the research process including study design, the…
Ally C. Johnson has joined DUSON, working as a clinical research coordinator for Schenita Randolph, associate professor. She has been focusing on infectious disease research at Duke since 2007 and is currently pursuing her nursing degree at North Carolina Central University, to graduate…
Midge Bowers, associate professor, and Michael Zychowicz, professor, were selected to serve on Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Technical Expert Panels focused on Heart Failure and Low Back Pain, respectively. Their work will contribute to the development of MACRA episode-…
Marilyn Oermann, Thelma M. Ingles Professor of Nursing, received an APEX 2021 Award of Excellence for Editorial & Advocacy Writing. The award was for her editorial in "Nurse Educator:" "COVID-19 Disruptions to Clinical Education: Nurse Educators Rise to the Challenges." The APEX…
Sarah Schwisow, DNP'20, along with Christian Falyar, assistant professor, and Susan Silva and Virginia (Chris) Muckler, associate professors, produced "A protocol implementation to determine aspiration risk in patients with multiple risk factors for gastroparesis" in the "Journal of…
Michael Cary, Elizabeth C. Clipp Term Chair in Nursing, Jacqueline Nikpour, PhD'21, and Roy Thompson, PhD student, contributed to "Leading Policy and Practice Change During Unprecedented Times: The Nursing Health Services Research Response" in "Journal of Nursing Regulation." 
Mitchell Knisely, assistant professor, Paula Tanabe, vice dean, research, Qing Yang, associate professor, and Rita Masese, associate in research, co-wrote "Severe Pain Profiles and Associated Sociodemographic and Clinical Characteristics in Individuals with Sickle Cell Disease" in "The Clinical…
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