Growing the DEU Model for Optimal Clinical Education

Partnering with our area hospitals and health care providers, UB School of Nursing has opened several new Dedicated Education Units (DEU) to provide more clinical opportunities in this collaborative undergraduate learning environment. The new sites include a 26 bed telemetry unit at the Catholic Health Systems Sisters Hospital, St. Joseph Campus; a medical-surgical unit at Millard Fillmore Suburban Hospital; a medical-surgical/oncology/hospice unit at Sisters of Charity Hospital; and a perioperative surgical unit at Roswell Park Cancer Institute. With the addition of these four sites, the SON now offers undergraduate students experiences in a total of 15 DEUs comprised of 18 nursing units in both inpatient and hospice settings throughout WNY. On June 17, the SON held its third annual DEU collaborative partnership meeting. All DEU partners were represented and discussed ongoing opportunities to collaborate in sustaining the DEU, potential expansion of the DEU into additional specialty areas such as critical care and ED, and ways to strengthen the undergraduate nursing program to bridge the gap between academia and practice.