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Blanca Iris Padilla

Associate Clinical Professor in the School of Nursing
School of Nursing
307 Trent Drive, Durham, NC 27710

Research Interests


  • Health system redesign/models of care/RN led models of care
  • Health care economics and policy
  • Climate sustainability in health systems
  • Climate change and chronic care
  • Diabetes in Primary Care
  • Diabetes and Transition of Care
  • Health Disparities/Social Drivers of Health in Primary Care
  • Academic Practice Partnerships

Selected Grants


Nurse Education, Practice, Quality and Retention-Mobile Health Training Program (NEPQR-MHTP)

Inst. Training Prgm or CMEParticipating Faculty Member · Awarded by Health Resources and Service Administration · 2022 - 2026

A Transition of Care Model from Hospital to Community for Hispanic/Latino Adult Patients with Diabetes

ResearchCo-Principal Investigator · Awarded by Albert Einstein College of Medicine · 2019 - 2022

Advanced Nursing Education Program

Inst. Training Prgm or CMEPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Health Resources and Service Administration · 2016 - 2020

Fellowships, Gifts, and Supported Research


Presidential Fellow · September 2024 - June 2025 Awarded by: Duke University
Duke Advanced Practice Provider Leadership Institute · 2022 - 2023 Awarded by: Duke University Health