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Staff Profile: Institutional Research Analyst Delves into Data

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Wed, 12/15/2021
Caitlin Blacksmith, M.Ed, arrived at Yale School of Nursing (YSN) two years ago as the Institutional Research Analyst. She has extensive experience in educational research methodologies and provides a wide variety of data support activities across all areas of the school. These include...

Midwifery Students Riddle Their Way Through Escape Room

Simulation faculty use a two-way mirror to observe nursing students in the Escape Room.
Tue, 12/14/2021
Two years ago, Director of the Midwifery Faculty Practice Erin Morelli ’02 MSN, CNM, CLC, RN, FACNM decided that the best way for her Yale School of Nursing (YSN) first-year midwifery specialty students to conduct a summative self-evaluation was to host an Escape Room.  Say what?   Through a...

Nursing’s McGroarty ’11 MSN Quells Burnout Through Alumni Network and New Business

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Fri, 12/10/2021
As a mental health professional for more than a decade, Andrena McGroarty ’11 MSN, PMHNP-BC, RN readily recognized their symptoms of burnout earlier this year. Encouraged in part by engagement with their Yale School of Nursing (YSN) alumni network, McGroarty ultimately founded a new business to...

Staff Profile: Senior Admin Assistant Quiles Thrives at ODEI

Mon, 11/29/2021
Eddie Quiles is the Senior Administrative Assistant for the Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (OEDI). A former history teacher, who transitioned to Yale 12 years ago and who grew up in Bridgeport, CT, Quiles first arrived at Yale School of Nursing (YSN) two years ago. He also served as a...

YSN Alumni Association Announces Board Moves

Mon, 11/22/2021
The Yale School of Nursing (YSN) Alumni Board recently shared leadership changes for the current and upcoming terms. The board partners with YSN alumni, current students and faculty, and the Yale Alumni Association (YAA). “I am thrilled to announce that current YAA Delegate Elyssa Noce ’17 MSN was...

Guided by light the eye can’t see, local students envision a future in STEM

Fri, 11/19/2021
By: Allison Bensinger The Zoom room opened and, within a minute, more than 100 middle school and high school students joined the online webinar. They began filling the chat with greetings to one another and with comments of excitement. “I’ve been to one of these before,” one seventh grader from...

Yale Nursing Veterans Share Their Journeys Through Military Service

Thu, 11/18/2021
On Veterans Day the Yale Alumni Association (YAA) welcomed three Yale School of Nursing (YSN) veterans to its ongoing “Careers, Life, and Yale” series. Tim McGehee ’22 MSN, Nick Smith ’22 MSN, and Dr. Lydia Cristobal ’16 DNP all reflected on their journey to nursing through military service and...