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Valerie K. Sabol

Clinical Professor in the School of Nursing
School of Nursing
307 Trent Drive, DUMC #3322, Office 2017, Durham, NC 27710
307 Trent Drive, Durham, NC 27710

Current Duke Appointments & Affiliations


Clinical Professor in the School of Nursing · 2020 - Present School of Nursing
Director of Planetary Health in the School of Nursing · 2025 - Present School of Nursing
Faculty Associate in the Trent Center for Bioethics, Humanities, & History of Medicine · 2021 - Present Trent Center for Bioethics, Humanities & History of Medicine, Institutes and Centers

Previous Duke Appointments & Affiliations


Faculty Fellow in the Nicholas Institute for Energy, Environment & Sustainability · 2025 - 2026 Nicholas Institute for Energy, Environment & Sustainability, University Institutes and Centers
Chair, Healthcare in Adult Populations Division · 2015 - 2023 School of Nursing
Clinical Professor in the School of Nursing · 2014 - 2020 School of Nursing
Director, ABSN Program · 2014 - 2015 School of Nursing
Associate Clinical Professor in the School of Nursing · 2012 - 2014 School of Nursing
Instructor, Temporary in the School of Nursing · 2011 - 2012 School of Nursing

Professional Training & Employment


Geriatric Nurse Practitioner · 2014 - 2015 Durham Veterans Administration Medical Center, Geriatric Research, Education and Clinical Center
Acute Care Nurse Practitioner · 2010 - 2011 University of Maryland Medical Center, Surgical Intermediate Care Unit
Assistant Professor and Specialty Program Director · 2009 - 2011 University of Maryland, Baltimore County, Trauma, Critical Care & Emergency CNS/ACNP Masters Program
Acute Care Nurse Practitioner · 2006 - 2007 University of Maryland Medical Center, Transplant Surgery
Assistant Professor and Specialty Program Co-Director · 2005 - 2009 University of Maryland, Baltimore County, Trauma, Critical Care & Emergency CNS/ACNP Masters Program
Acute Care Nurse Practitioner · 2001 - 2004 University of Maryland Medical Center, Surgical Intermediate Care Unit
Clinical Instructor, Critical Care Course Master, Senior Practicum · 2000 - 2005 University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Acute Care Nurse Practitioner · 1997 - 2000 Bryn Mawr College
Certified Nutrition Support Nurse · 1995 - 1996 Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Registered Nurse, Level 1 · 1991 - 1996 Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Trauma Surgery/Trauma ICU