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Telepsychiatry Bridges Gap between Rural and Urban Communities

April 9, 2018

Upon completion of the program, students receive a level II professional training certification in telepsychiatry, allowing them to provide distance-based health care.

ɫ�ش�ý Schools, Durham VA Join National Clinician Scholars Program

April 3, 2018

The National Clinician Scholars Program (NCSP), an interdisciplinary, community-partnered research program for physicians and nurses, recently added ɫ�ش�ý University to its prestigious consortium.

Three ɫ�ش�ý CRNAs: A 113 Year Legacy of Service

April 2, 2018

If you were studying to become a Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) at ɫ�ش�ý University School of Nurse Anesthesia in the 1970s, your experience was totally different from the experience that students today are having.

PhD Program Receives 2018 Dean’s Award

March 27, 2018

The ɫ�ش�ý’s PhD Program recently received the 2018 Dean’s Award for Inclusive Excellence in Graduate Education.

DNP Remains #1 – DUSON Ranks 2nd Best in the Nation

March 20, 2018

ɫ�ش�ý has been ranked the No.1 Doctor of Nursing Practice program by U.S. News & World Report (USNWR) in its 2019 Best Graduate Nursing Schools rankings.

March 14, 2018

ɫ�ش�ý’s Institute for Educational Excellence will host the 8th annual Pursuing Radical Transformation in Nursing Education Conference March 22 and 23. This year’s theme is “The Science of Learning.”

PhD Student Receives NIH NRSA Grant

March 12, 2018

Growing up in the crack cocaine epidemic of the 1980s and 1990s, PhD student Vanessa Curlee has witnessed firsthand the negative effects that substance abuse and mental illness can have on a community.

Rodgers Leads COG Evidence-Based Workshop at DUSON

March 5, 2018

Cheryl Rodgers, PhD, RN, CPNP, CPON, associate professor at ɫ�ش�ý, recently led the Children’s Oncology Group (COG) Evidence-Based Practice Workshop at ɫ�ش�ý.

2018 Reunion Weekend at DUSON

March 5, 2018

ɫ�ش�ý (DUSON) will welcome alumni for the annual Nursing Reunion Weekend from April 12-13. Alumni who graduated in years ending in a 3 or 8 are encouraged to come back to reunite, reminisce and reconnect with classmates.

Center for Nursing Research Announces Summer Research Institute

March 5, 2018

The 2018 Summer Institute: Methods and Analytics for Symptom Research will support symptom science researchers and analysts to explore advanced techniques for statistical modeling and data analysis.