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Catching Up with Adult Gerontology Primary Care Specialty Director Ami Marshall ’04 MSN

AGPCNP Specialty Director Ami Marshall.
Mon, 04/25/2022
When Ami Marshall ’04 MSN, EdD, APRN, ANP-C, was an RN-entry student at YSN, she always knew she wanted to come back and teach. After a few years as a part-time lecturer, she has been at the school full time since 2016. Now the Specialty Director for the Adult/Gerontology Primary Care Nurse...

Office Hours with… Christine Rodriguez

Christine Rodriguez (Photo by Dan Renzetti)
Wed, 04/20/2022
By Mallory Locklear Christine Rodriguez is dedicated to health care. She teaches clinical skills at the Yale School of Nursing (YSN) and provides transgender care to patients. An accomplished rapper, she even turned down a career in music to pursue one in nursing. She loves hanging out with her...

From the trading floor to the ED: Alum returns to Yale with new calling

Family Nurse Practitioner student Brian Roach '24 MSN (Photo by Dan Renzetti)
Mon, 04/18/2022
By Mallory Locklear After graduating from Yale School of Management in 1993, Brian Roach spent 18 years in the banking industry. His career included stops in New York City, San Diego, and San Francisco. He worked for several companies — including one that he co-founded and a multinational bank that...

YSN Welcomes Pain and Stress Researcher Dr. Cong as New Associate Dean of Research

Dr. Xiaomei Cong
Tue, 04/12/2022
Yale School of Nursing (YSN) is pleased to announce Dr. Xiaomei Cong, PhD, RN, FAAN, as the new Associate Dean of Research (ADR). Dr. Cong is one of the first U.S. nurse scientists investigating cumulative pain and stress in early life and neurodevelopment using biobehavioral and multi-omic...

Yale Nursing’s Dean Wald and Nearly 50 Years of Hospice Care

Florence Schorske Wald ’41 MSN, RN, MN, MS, FAAN
Mon, 04/11/2022
As Yale School of Nursing (YSN) looks ahead to its centennial in 2023, a second milestone is approaching the five-decade mark the following year: the arrival of hospice care in America, spearheaded by the efforts of YSN Dean Florence Wald. Florence Schorske Wald ’41 MSN, RN, MN, MS, FAAN, is a...

Roger Lee ’94 Makes $5 Million Gift Honoring Mother’s Nursing Legacy

Gayle Lee, RN, MHA
Mon, 04/04/2022
Roger Lee ’94 recently made a $5 million gift to Yale School of Nursing (YSN) to honor the legacy of his mother, hospice nursing pioneer Gayle Lee, RN, MHA. The extraordinary commitment is Lee’s first to YSN and the second-largest single contribution in the school’s nearly 100-year history. “This...

Yale Team Wins Global Health Competition

Zoe Che '24 MSN is seated at the far right.
Thu, 03/24/2022
By Rosalind D’Eugenio Five students from diverse fields of study at Yale collaborated to solve a global health challenge and take home this year’s first prize and $6,000 from the Emory Morningside Global Health Case Competition held on March 19th. Representing a range of fields including...