Brief Bio

Dr. Mahmoud Kaddoura, who joined the faculty of the Duke University School of Nursing in 2014, has over 20 years of experience in clinical practice and nursing education. His clinical experience includes medical/surgical, adult, geriatric, and critical care nursing, and he has held a variety of nursing positions, including staff RN, Charge Nurse, Nurse Educator, Nursing Supervisor, Nurse Manager, and Adult/Gerontology NP.

Dr. Kaddoura holds a BSN from the American University of Beirut, master’s degrees in nursing and education from the University of Natal (Abu Dhabi campus), an Adult and Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner (AGPCNP) Post-Master’s Certificate from the University of Massachusetts-Boston, and a PhD in Health Professions Education from Simmons College. His PhD dissertation research compared the effects of the Essentials of Critical Care Orientation online program and traditional didactic "face-to-face" teaching on development of critical thinking in new graduate nurses. Dr. Kaddoura’s current research interests include critical thinking, teaching-learning strategies, simulation, health promotion/disease prevention, service learning, and cultural diversity.

Dr. Kaddoura came to Duke from MCPHS University (formerly Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences). At MCPHS, he developed, taught, and coordinated on-campus, online, and hybrid courses in the undergraduate (traditional and accelerated BSN) and graduate programs (generalist MSN, nursing education MSN, family nurse practitioner MSN, and RN-MSN tracks) of the MCPHS School of Nursing. Courses included health assessment and promotion, advanced health assessment, adult and elder health, mental health, scholarly inquiry, evaluation research and statistics, nursing skills and technologies, nursing informatics and health care, introductory pathophysiology/pharmacology, and advanced courses in both pharmacology and pathophysiology. He also taught pathophysiology at the MCPHS Schools of Medical Imaging and Therapeutics and Physician Assistant Studies, developed online CEU modules on evidence-based practice and sexually transmitted infections for national distribution by the MCPHS continuing education department, and served as an NCLEX instructor for Kaplan Learning Center, which awarded him the ACE Award for NCLEX teaching excellence. Dr. Kaddoura’s expertise in using innovative educational strategies and technology, incorporating evidence-based practice in class content, developing critical thinking in students, and effectively coordinating of didactic, laboratory simulation, and external clinical experience was recognized by MCPHS with multiple awards for teaching excellence. These included the Dean’s Award for Commitment to Teaching Excellence in the ABSN program (2008), the MCPHS Division of Health Sciences Teacher of the Year Award (2011), and the University’s Scholarship Award for Teaching and Learning (2012).

Academic Program Affiliations

Education

Professional Certifications

Research Interests

Awards and Honors

• 2014 Most Inspiring Professor Award, School of Nursing, MCPHS University

• 2013 Estelle Paris Advanced Nursing Practice Scholarship for Nursing Excellence, Cambridge Health Alliance, Cambridge, MA

• 2012 2012 Quarter 1 Nursing ACE Award for NCLEX Teaching Excellence, Kaplan Foundation

• 2012 Most Interactive Professor, School of Nursing, Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences (MCPHS)

• 2012 Scholarship Award for Excellence in Teaching and Learning, Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences (MCPHS)

• 2011 Teacher of the Year Award, Division of Health Sciences, Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences (MCPHS)

• 2008 Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center’s (BIDMC) Scholarship Award, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

• 2008 Dean’s Award for Commitment to Teaching Excellence, Accelerated Baccalaureate Nursing Program, Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences (MCPHS)

• 2008 Donald, Jacob, and Beulah Chayet Scholarship, Chayet Scholarship Trust, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC)

• 2008 Promise of Nursing (PON) Regional Faculty Fellowship

• 2007 Inducted, Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing

• 2007 Outstanding Academic Achievement Award in Health Professions Education, Simmons College

• 2002 Master of Education Med), Summa Cum Laude, University of Natal (Abu Dhabi Campus), Abu Dhabi, UAE

• 2002 Master of Science in Nursing (MSN), Summa Cum Laude, University of Natal (Abu Dhabi Campus), Abu Dhabi, UAE

• 1992 Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN), Summa Cum Laude, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon

Areas of Expertise

• Adult Health
• Nursing Education

Representative Publications

• 2015 -- Pubmed # 26260522 Kaddoura, M., Vandyke, O., Smallwood, C., Gonzalez, K. M. Perceived benefits and challenges of repeated exposure to high fidelity simulation experiences of first degree accelerated bachelor nursing students. Nurse Educ Today. July, 2015, Epub ahead of print;

• 2015 -- Pubmed # 26061697 Harkess, L., Kaddoura, M. Culture and Cultural Competence in Nursing Education and Practice: The State of the Art. Nurs Forum. June, 2015, Epub ahead of print;

• 2014 -- Pubmed # 24369774 Kaddoura, M., Puri, A., Dominick, C. A. International academic service learning: lessons learned from students' travel experiences of diverse cultural and health care practices in Morocco. J Nurs Educ. January, 2014; 53(1); 45-7

• 2013 -- Kaddoura, M., Cormier, K., Post, T. R., Leduc, J. The benefits of utilizing child life specialists when dealing with pediatric stress. Educational Research Quarterly. December, 2013; 37(2); 3-15

• 2013 -- Pubmed # 23964674 Kaddoura, M. A. The effect of preceptor behavior on the critical thinking skills of new graduate nurses in the intensive care unit. J Contin Educ Nurs. November, 2013; 44(11); 488-95; quiz 496-7

• 2013 -- Pubmed # 23986416 Puri, A., Kaddoura, M., Dominick, C. Student perception of travel service learning experience in Morocco. J Dent Hyg. August, 2013; 87(4); 235-43

• 2013 -- Kaddoura, M. Think Pair Share: A teaching learning strategy to enhance students’ critical thinking. Educational Research Quarterly. June, 2013; 36(4); 3-24

• 2013 -- Kaddoura, M. New graduate nurses' perceived definition of critical thinking during their first nursing experience. Educational Research Quarterly. March, 2013; 36(3); 3-21

• 2012 -- Kaddoura, M., Williams, C. Comparison of generic accelerated nursing students' critical thinking skills before and after implementing the case study pedagogical method. Educational Research Quarterly. June, 2012; 35(4); 3-28

• 2011 -- Kaddoura, M. A. Critical thinking skills of nursing students in lecture-based teaching and case-based learning. International Journal for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning. July, 2011; 5(2); Article 20

• 2011 -- Kaddoura, M. A., Williams, C., Jabaley, T. Curriculum innovation. In Accelerated Education in Nursing: Challenges, Strategies, and Future Directions, edited by Zhan, L. and Finch, L. 2011; pp. 15-38. New York: Springer Publishing Co..

• 2011 -- Kaddoura, M. A., Jabaley, T., Williams, C. Clinical immersion as an innovative pedagogical approach in accelerated BSN programs. In Accelerated Education in Nursing: Challenges, Strategies, and Future Directions, edited by Zhan, L. and Finch, L. P. 2011; pp. 39-59. New York: Springer Publishing Co..

• 2010 -- Pubmed # 20672760 Kaddoura, M. A. New graduate nurses' perceptions of the effects of clinical simulation on their critical thinking, learning, and confidence. J Contin Educ Nurs. November, 2010; 41(11); 506-16

• 2010 -- Pubmed # 20506928 Kaddoura, M. A. Effect of the essentials of critical care orientation (ECCO) program on the development of nurses' critical thinking skills. J Contin Educ Nurs. September, 2010; 41(9); 424-32

Grant Funding (selected)

• 2013 Estelle Paris Advanced Nursing Practice Scholarship for Nursing Excellence  
  Cambridge Health Alliance, Cambridge, MA
  05/2013-05/2014
  Project Goal: Examine relationship of preceptor behavior to critical thinking skills of beginning ICU nurses

• Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center’s (BIDMC) Scholarship Award  
  Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
  04/2008-04/2009
  Funding for dissertation research on impact of Essentials of Critical Care Orientation (ECCO) Progarm on nurses’ critical thinking

• Promise of Nursing (PON) Regional Faculty Fellowship (for Doctoral Study)  
  Promise of Nursing (PON)
  03/2008-05/2009
  Supported dissertation research on new graduate nurses’ perceptions of critical thinking development in critical care nursing training program. (Dissertation completed 08/05/2009)

• The Donald, Jacob, and Beulah Chayet Scholarship  
  Chayet Scholarship Trust, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC)
  01/2008-12/2008
  Educational assistance for BIDMC employees who wishes to advance their skills in any way that will improve care at the Medical Center or advance medical knowledge.