Capt. Joel Dulaigh
Captain Joel Dulaigh has been named 2019 Whitney Distinguished Lecturer and speaking at the annual University of Wyoming Fay W. Whitney School of Nursing day-long event as follows:
- Date: Wednesday, April 24, 2019
- Event: School of Nursing Research & Scholarship Day
- Time: 8:15 a.m.
- Location: Wyoming Union Center Yellowstone Ballroom
- Presentation: "Public Health in America: The Priorities of the U.S. Surgeon General"
- Online Streaming: Also streamed online through WyoCast as follows;
(https://wyocast.uwyo.edu/WyoCast/Play/5f7dd4ced6d1454e83eca549f4a31fe11d)
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ABOUT DULAIGH
Captain Joel Dulaigh is a career officer and an Acute Care Nurse Practitioner in the
United States Public Health Service. He currently serves as the Chief of Staff to
the United States Surgeon General, Vice Admiral Jerome Adams.
Captain Dulaigh began his uniformed service career in 1988 with the Army National
Guard before accepting a commission as a nurse officer in the United States Navy in
1995. After his first assignment at Naval Medical Center Portsmouth, VA, he was selected
for duty under instruction and was sent to The University of Texas – Houston Health
Science Center, after which he was assigned to Naval Hospital Guam. From there, he
served as a nurse with the White House Medical Unit from 2002 – 2005.
Following his tour at The White House, CAPT Dulaigh resigned his active duty commission
and transferred to the Naval Reserve where he served four years while working in critical
care and cardiology at St. Mary’s Hospital in Grand Junction, Colorado. In 2009, he
returned to active duty with a branch transfer to the Commissioned Corps of the U.S.
Public Health Service. He has served over 30 years in uniform. Immediately prior to
his current assignment he was the Director of Diving Medicine for the National Oceanic
and Atmospheric Administration. His tenure there included chairing the NOAA Diving
Medical Review Board, advisory member of the NOAA Diving Control and Safety Board,
member of the NOAA Health Services Executive Leadership team, and co-director of the
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration/Undersea and Hyperbaric Medical Society
Physicians Training in Diving Medicine program. Additionally, he has been a member
of Rapid Deployment Force – Team Three serving as the deputy group supervisor for
the mid-level provider group and deploying to hurricane Irene, superstorm Sandy, and
hurricane Maria.
Joel received his Bachelors of Science Nursing degree from Mesa State College, Grand
Junction, Colorado in 1993. In 2000, he obtained his Nurse Practitioner from the University
of Texas – Houston Health Science Center. He is an active member of the American Association
of Nurse Practitioners as the USPHS liaison to the AANP and in 2017, he was inducted
as a Fellow of the AANP.
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ABOUT the School of Nursing Research & Scholarship Day event
Capt. Dulaigh's presentation will kick off the annual nursing event on April 24th, followed by coffee and a light breakfast in his honor. The remaining activities of the day follow:
From 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Doctor of Nursing Practice graduates-elect will present their findings from their
individual Quality Improvement Projects, performed with nearby clinical agencies.
Read what students have shared with us as their biggest impression so far from their
study on their particular quality improvement projects.
1:30 p.m. and 2:30 p.m.
Also presenting research at the event will be (1) members of "The Strategies of Risk Reduction Lab" on their research, "Healthcare Professionals Use and Perceptions of the Term 'Prediabetes'"
[presentation scheduled at 1:30 p.m.];
and nursing faculty Dr. Paula Belknap on "Differences in Critical Thinking with Simulation
Accompanying Lecture in Associate-level Classrooms"
[presentation scheduled at 2:30 p.m.].
3:30 p.m.
Closing up a packed day will be the annual "Willow Ceremony", which was instituted
to encourage Doctor of Nursing Practice students as they continue to prepare for their
chosen Family Nurse Practitioner or Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner career.
Awards also presented at this ceremony include the DNP Program Community Partner of
the Year Award, the Excellence in Advanced Practice Nursing Award, and the Peter K.
Simpson "Advanced Practice Nursing Fan Award".