2017 AHEAD Grant Funding Available

Letter of Intent Due: June 21, 2017 (12:00 pm)

Full Proposal Due: August 10, 2017

 

We are very pleased to offer project funding for members of Duke AHEAD.  This funding is intended to provide critical start up support for projects aimed at improving health professions education through innovative approaches to instruction or assessment. 

Associate Dean Interprofessional Education Services

Duke University Schools of Medicine and Nursing are seeking an Associate Dean of Inteprofessional Education Programs. The Associate Dean will create, develop, direct, and coordinate the Duke Health Center for Interprofessional Education & Care (IPEC) in collaboration with the Chancellor, Deans of the School of Nursing and Medicine, and leadership of all health professions programs.

Member Publications Updates

Duke AHEAD member Jennie De Gagne's, PhD, DNP, RN-BC, CNE, ANEF, paper “Experience of Novice Clinical Adjunct Faculty: A Qualitative Study" was published in the Journal of Continuing Education in Nursing. (Read abstract) Members Megan von Isenburg, MSLS, AHIP, Linda S. Lee, PhD, Marilyn H. Oermann, PhD, RN, ANEF, FAAN recently had an article about their AHEAD sponsored Writing Boot Camp published in JMLA. (Read Abstract)

Duke/UNC Collaborative Holds 2nd Event at DUSON

The Duke/UNC/VA Health Professions Education Collaborative held it's second event on 4/19 at Duke University School of Nursing.  The four hour event included simulation exercises with ED, inpatient, and outpatient examples of interprofessional practice and teaching methods throughout. The event concluded with a networking reception and debrief and discussion of further collaboration.  If you're interested in joining the collaborative list serve, email dukeahead@dm.duke.edu to learn about future opportunities. 

Certificate Program Project Accepted for Poster Presentation

Stacey O’Brien, MSN, RN-BC, recent graduate of the AHEAD certificate program, had her program project accepted for poster presentation at the 13th annual SENSES (Southeastern Nursing Staff Education Symposium) in October 2017. Congratulations!

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Stacey O'Brien

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AHEAD Grant Recipient to Present Work at National Meeting

April 25, 2017 - 12:05 pm

  • Announcement 
  • Award 
  • Presentation

Gayathri Devi, PhD in the Department of Surgery, Division of Surgical Sciences and a Duke Ahead member will present an abstract related to the development and goals of the Duke MERITS Education program for the Advancement of Translational Sciences at the 2017 Association for Clinical and Translational Sciences (ACTS) Meeting (April 19-21) in Washington, DC.

AHEAD Members Named Assistant Deans in School of Medicine

Member Dr. Nancy Knudsen has been named Assistant Dean for Learning Environment, and steering committee member Dr. Alison Clay is the new Assistant Dean for Clinical Education.  The Assistant Dean for Learning Environment will serve as the academic leader for programs and strategies to assure positive learning environments for all aspects of medical student education.  The Assistant Dean for Clinical Education will serve as the academic leader of the medical students’ clinical science education program. Congratulations to Dr. Clay and Dr. Knudsen!