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September 11, 2006 Volume 15 No. 17

Investing in the Future
Duke Welcomes First Nursing Doctoral Students

With the start of the academic year, Duke welcomed five students unlike any who have ever studied on its campus -- the first cohort of nursing Ph.D. candidates.
As schools of nursing around the country struggle to find qualified faculty and providers seek better ways to meet the complex needs of the chronically ill, doctorally prepared nurses are in increasing demand.

“Consider that more than 90 million Americans currently live with...

Members of the inaugural class of the new Ph.D. program at the Duke University School of Nursing attend Orientation Day on Aug. 23. They are: (from left) Jada L. Brooks, Bomin Shim, Chris Lorentz, Yvonne R. Ford and Becky Kitzmiller.

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