Kudos to Rosa Gonzalez-Guarda, associate professor, and her entire team for the submission of their Multi-PI project with North Carolina Central University (NCCU) on an NIMHD R01 proposal entitled: “Equitable COVID-19 Vaccination among Black and Latinx communities in North Carolina.” This proposal…
Spring 2021 ABSN, MSN and DNP grads, your opinion matters! Exit survey data impacts the student experience at DUSON, and your input is vital to continuous program improvements. Watch your Duke email this month for survey invitations from Valerie Howard, vice dean, Academic Affairs. It only…
Vincent Guilamo-Ramos, MSN'17, incoming DUSON dean, will participate in the 2021 National Latinx Conference on HIV/HCV/SUD from April 15 to 16. His presentation, "Revisiting the Invisible Latino HIV Crisis: Amplifying Strategies for Improving the National Response," will occur in the 10:…
Schenita Randolph, assistant professor, was a keynote speaker at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill GlobeMed annual red-tie event. GlobeMed is a national nonprofit organization that partners with and fundraises for grassroots organizations around the world until they achieve self-…
Angela Richard-Eaglin, assistant professor, participated in the North Carolina Nurses Association (NCNA) webinar entitled "Let's Keep Talking: Diversity, Health Equity and Social Justice." The webinar took place on April 30. Richard-Eaglin was a panelist of "NC Nurses Panel: Stories…
Kudos to Maryellen Kelly, assistant professor, and Tatyana Sysoeva (Univ. of Alabama, Huntsville) for the submission of their Multi-PI, Collaborating for the Advancement of Interdisciplinary Research in Benign Urology (CAIRIBU) application to the University of Wisconsin-Madison entitled: “…
The Active Minds student group is partnering with the Student Success Center and Duke Integrative Medicine to offer two drive-up ear seeds activities on April 10 and 17 at Duke Integrative Medicine, 3475 Erwin Road.
Students, faculty, and staff may sign up for a shift to be seeded by a…
For PhD students, a link to Duke Graduate School's "Reporting Harassment, Discrimination, and Other Concerns: An Interactive Guide for Graduate School Students" has been added to the Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion web page on the DUSON website. To navigate to the page, click on "…
This March, the RESPECT NC team hosted the first in a series of capacity building workshops that aim to empower community organizations, lay leadership and academics to building strong inclusive relationships that promote community-engaged research. The first workshop, "Research Ethics 101:…
Paula Koppel, PhD student, presented at the Society of Duke Fellows Annual GradX event on March 26. Students from the graduate school gave inspiring TED talk presentations describing their programs of research. Koppel's presentation, "The Power of Rapport: Enhancing the Health and Wellbeing of…
Connie B. Bishop, BSN'75, DNP'12, contributed to "Raising awareness about health disparities: A call to action" for American Nurse Association's blog.
Introduction
The COVID-19 pandemic has raised consciousness about health disparities, institutional…
Sigma Event
Sigma presents "Amplifying the Power of Nursing: Beyond Traditional Nursing Roles" on April 15 at 4 p.m. EDT. This session will discuss the opportunities that are different than traditional nursing roles as well as how to locate and prepare for these roles.…
Tolu O. Oyesanya, associate professor, published "Inpatient rehabilitation facility discharge destination among younger adults with traumatic brain injury: Differences by race and ethnicity" in Brain Injury with Gabrielle Harris, PhD'20, Associate Professors Qing Yang and Michael P. Cary…
Nora Harrington, lead admissions officer, and Brigit Carter, associate dean for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, will participate in the American Association of Colleges of Nursing's Graduate Nursing Admissions Professionals (GNAP) Conference. Harrington help welcome the events on April 8 and 13,…
Carolina Tennyson, assistant professor, and Benjamin Smallheer, associate professor, wrote "Using Social Media for Microlearning in Nurse Practitioner Education" in Nurse Educator.
Microlearning is educational content delivered in short bursts for learners to study at their convenience. The…
Associate Professors Debra Brandon and Wei Pan contribute to "Protocol for Implementation of an Evidence-Based Parentally Administered Intervention for Preterm Infants" in BMC Pediatrics. Evan Myers, with the Duke School of Medicine, is a co-author.
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Ashlee Vance, PhD'19, Sharron Docherty, assistant dean, PhD in Nursing Program, and Debra Brandon, associate professor, wrote "Inpatient Unit Leaders' Perspectives on Parent Engagement in Neonatal and Pediatric Intensive Care: A Secondary, Qualitative Analysis" in Advances in Neonatal Care.…
Ashlee Vance, PhD'19, and Debra Brandon, associate professor, are co-authors of "Patterns of Parenting Confidence Among Infants With Medical Complexity: A Mixed-Methods Analysis" for Advances in Neonatal Care.
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Background
Parenting…
Ashlee Vance, PhD'19, (pictured) and Tracey Bell, DNP alum, wrote "Becoming an Antiracist Neonatal Community" for Advances in Neonatal Care.
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Background
There are pervasive and documented disparities in maternal and infant outcomes related to race…
Annette Lancaster, clinical placement manager, visited Southern High to volunteer as a medical interpreter for the Latinx COVID vaccine clinic. Pictured with Lancaster are Candace Gentry, Duke Regional Hospital director of strategic initiatives, Katie Galbraith, community health interim…
Associate Professor Midge Bowers's article "Why Older Adults Can't Ignore Cardiovascular Care During the Pandemic" is part of Mediaplanet’s nationwide Cardiovascular Health campaign. The campaign is digital and was included as a centerfold insert, featuring Barbra Streisand…
Kudos to Shamatree Shakya, PhD student, and her faculty sponsor Michael Cary, associate professor, for the submission of her Southern Nursing Research Society (SNRS) Dissertation Research Grant application entitled: "Identification of Cardiometabolic Indicator Clusters Associated with the…
Kudos to Tolu Oyesanya, associate professor, and her entire team for the submission of their application to the Duke Center for Research to Advance Healthcare (REACH) Equity, Research Vouchers Program. The proposal title "Inclusion of Spanish-speaking Patients & Families in TBI Transitional…
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Nurses have long been the backbone of the health care system who have put the care of their patients first and foremost. This was never more the case as it has been throughout the last year, when the COVID-19 pandemic upended life…