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A pioneer in oncology nursing, Ruth McCorkle has been named the first Florence Schorske Wald Professor at the Yale School of Nursing (YSN). McCorkle is currently professor of Nursing, director of the Center for Excellence in Chronic Illness Care, and she was chair of the Doctor of Nursing Science Program from 1998-2004. She is also the program leader for Cancer Control at the Yale Comprehensive Cancer Center and a professor in the Department of Epidemiology and Public Health at the Yale School of Medicine.
McCorkle received a bachelor's degree in nursing from the University of Maryland and a master's in medical-surgical nursing from the University of Iowa. Her doctorate, in mass communications, was earned at the University of Iowa's School of Journalism. She has held teaching positions at a variety of institutions across the country, including the University of Pennsylvania, the University of Washington, and the University of Iowa.
McCorkle's interest in cancer and palliative care is longstanding. Over 20 years ago she studied at St. Christopher's Hospice in London, England, and participated in clinical studies to relieve distressing symptoms associated with dying. Since then, she has been continuously funded by the National Institutes of Health and other prestigious groups for her studies on managing life with cancer.
Elected to the institute of Medicine in 1990, McCorkle is the recipient of numerous scholarships and awards. Some of her many honors include the Book of the Year Award for Cancer Nursing from the American Journal of Nursing, a Distinguished Merit Award from the International Society of Nurses in Cancer Care, and a Distinguished Research Award from the Oncology Nursing Society. She was named the Nurse Scientist of the Year by the Council of Nurse Researchers of the American Nurses Association, one of the most coveted awards in the field of nursing. A prolific writer, her work appears in many professional journals in the US and abroad.
Testing the Effects of the Role of the Advanced Practice Nurse on Patient and Caregiver Outcomes in Cancer Care.
Distinguished Scholar Award, University of Connecticut, School of Nursing, 2002
Florence S. Wald Professorship, 2001
Professor Emeritus, University of Pennsylvania, School of Nursing, 1998
American Journal of Nursing, Book of the Year Award, Cancer Nursing, 2nd. Edition, edited by McCorkle, Grant, Stromborg, & Baird, 1996
Distinguished Merit Award, International Society of Nurses in Cancer Care, 8th International Conference on Cancer Nursing, Vancouver, British Columbia, August 1994
Distinguished Research Award, Oncology Nursing Society, Cincinnati, OH, May, 1994
Nurse Scientist of the Year, Council of Nurse Researchers, American Nurses Association, Washington, DC, 1993
American Journal of Nursing, Book of the Year Award, Cancer Nursing, edited by Baird, McCorkle, and Grant, 1991
Elected to the Institute of Medicine, National Academy of Sciences, 1990
Joan Ashley Fiffick Memorial Award, Akron General Medical Center, 1989
Outstanding Research Award, Pennsylvania Nurses' Association, November, 1988
Excellence in Nursing Education Award, Oncology Nursing Society and Ross Laboratories, May, 1988
American Cancer Society, Professor of Oncology Nursing, Philadelphia Division, 1986-1991; 1992-1995
Puget Sound Local Chapter, Oncology Nursing Society, established the Ruth McCorkle lectureship to be given at the annual symposium, Seattle, Washington, 1986
Elected Fellow of the American Academy of Nursing, American Nurses' Association, 1979
University of Southern Florida, Distinguished Lecturer Award, 2004.
Elected Member, The Connecticut Academy of Science and Engineering, 2004
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