Good news! Kudos to Mitch Knisely, assistant professor, and Allison Ashley-Koch of Duke Molecular Physiology Institute and their entire team for the submission of their NIH R21 application entitled: "Epigenetic Age Acceleration and Psychoneurological Symptoms in Sickle Cell Disease." This…
This week (October 18-24) is Infection Prevention Week. To celebrate, the Duke University Hospital Infection Prevention Team is sponsoring a Meme Contest.
The submission period has concluded. Thank you to those who submitted memes!
Now, vote for your favorite by Wednesday, October…
The Duke University School of Nursing has once again received the Best Schools for Men in Nursing Recognition from the American Association for Men in Nursing (AAMN).
This is the sixth time the School has received this accolade since 2010 (2010, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2020).
This recognition…
When psychiatrist Dr. Luke Smith moved from Arkansas to North Carolina to complete his residency in the late 90s, the state was experiencing a significant wave of immigration from Latin America. Through his experience treating patients from this demographic, Smith saw a population needing care with…
It is Cybersecurity Awareness Month! Cybersecurity is everyone’s job, especially now when so many of us are working remotely. Hackers never let up, and neither should we. With some simple digital hygiene, it’s possible to prevent bad things from happening online.
Some things to look out for this…
Dear DUSON Community,
The freedom to vote is a cornerstone of our democracy, and Duke Health wants to make it as easy as possible for the voices of our team members to be heard.
In recent weeks, we reminded everyone of our policy that enables team members to use paid time off to exercise their…
Tech Tip of the Week
Welcome to Cybersecurity Awareness Month!
Shelly Epps, a former DUSON staff member now with the Duke Health Security Office, presented an engaging presentation with lots of great information security tips during the Dean’s Quarterly Update…
The DNP Program held its virtual series of fall sessions from October 5 to 7. These sessions are traditionally held on campus but were moved to a virtual format this year.
Katherine C. Pereira, DNP Program assistant dean, and Jennifer Meyer Dare, DNP Program coordinator, Sr., welcomed…
Jennie C. De Gagne, professor, co-published "Exploration of Cybercivility in Nursing Education Using Cross-Country Comparisons" in the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health with Sang Suk Kim, a former visiting scholar, and Jung Jae Lee from the University of…
Carolina Tennyson, assistant professor, presented "Identifying and Managing Complications of Cardiac Transplantation" on October 9 during the 2020 Duke Transplant Advanced Practice Provider Bootcamp - VIRTUAL. Her segment was part of the Breakout Session I: Heart and Lung Transplant section in…
Please join me in congratulating Dr. Anne Derouin, associate clinical professor and assistant dean for the Master's Program, whose promotion to Clinical Professor in the School of Nursing was approved by the Board of Trustees effective September 1, 2020, through June 30, 2025.
Marion E.…
Kudos to Michael Cary, associate professor, and his entire team for the submission of his NIH R01 proposal entitled: “Development of an electronic clinical prediction tool to guide successful community discharge following inpatient rehabilitation for older adults." This proposal request funding for…
The Interprofessional Education Advanced Certificate Program, sponsored by Duke AHEAD and the Duke Health Interprofessional Education and Care (IPEC) Center, is a yearlong professional development program that prepares health professions educators to develop, deploy and evaluate interprofessional…
Brigit Carter, associate dean for Diversity and Inclusion, is a featured speaker for Fitzhugh Mullan Institute's Health Workforce Equity's Health Workforce Equity Summit "Structural Racism and Health Professions Education" on October 29 from 1 to 5 p.m.
The Summit is an…
Mitchell Knisely, assistant professor, is a coauthor of "Brief Behavioral Therapy and Bupropion for Sleep and Fatigue in Young Adults with Crohn’s Disease: An Exploratory Open Trial Study" in Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology.
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Background…
Chip LeDuff, DNP '18 and MSN '17, along with Brigit Carter, associate dean for Diversity and Inclusion, Craig Cunningham, consulting associate, and Keith Gallaher with the Duke Department of Pediatrics, published "NICU Fathers: Improving the Quality of Paternal Support in the NICU" in …
The Mary Lou Williams Center for Black Culture is excited to offer a variety of training opportunities to university partners. They are hosting a revamped suite of trainings, workshops, and discussions covering topics such as anti-Black racism, anti-racism, and race-based stress and battle fatigue…
Consulting Associates and Postdoctoral Fellows with Duke National Clinician Scholars Program Dominique Bulgin, PhD '19, Gillian Adynski and Rachele Lipsky contributed to the guest editorial entitled "Nurses should oppose police violence and unjust policing in healthcare" published in the…
Congratulations to PhD student Jiepin Cao for being selected as an American Association of University Women (AAUW) International Doctoral fellow for the 2020-21 award year. Fellows are selected based on their scholarly promise, academic achievement, and demonstrated commitment to women and girls.…
Kudos to PhD student Shamatree Shakya and her advisors Associate Professors Michael Cary and Susan Silva for the submission of her SNRS proposal entitled: "The Impact of Initial Frailty Status and Cardiometabolic Syndrome on the Development of Frailty in Older Adults." This proposal…
Who doesn’t love a good meme? (example pictured). We see them, “like” them, share them on social media or via texts and email almost daily. But have you ever tried to create one? As a fun and creative way to celebrate Infection Prevention Week 2020 (October 18-24), the Duke Health Infection…
Allison Stafford, assistant professor, Gabriela Nagy, assistant clinical professor, and Rosa Gonzalez-Guarda, associate professor, coauthored "The influence of peer relationships on Latina Adolescents' experiences with depressive symptoms" in the Journal of Pediatric Nursing.
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Carolina Tennyson, assistant professor, coauthored "Understanding and recognizing cardiac amyloidosis" for the Journal of the American Academy of Physician Assistants with Todd McVeigh of Duke Hospital.
Abstract
Cardiac amyloidosis is an infiltrative …
Several weeks ago, Chancellor A. Eugene Washington tasked Paula Tanabe, vice dean of Research, with developing research specific goals to contribute to the racial justice initiatives at Duke and complement the work of the Racial Justice Task Force. These goals were established with…
Duke Health's Government Relations produced an article on Rosa Gonzalez-Guarda, associate professor, to position her as an expert resource for policymakers in regard to her expertise and active efforts in supporting the Latinx community during the pandemic. Her work on the LATIN-19 (Latinx…