New DLC Chair Focuses on Midwifery, Maternal and Neonatal Mortality
Fri, 07/02/2021
Jim Leitner ’75 cordially invites you to join the current and future generations of midwives and nurses to do no less than change the world.
Actually, he enthusiastically invites you, which is how he does everything. Visitors to the Leitner Family Observatory and Planetarium at Yale College...
Meet the New Director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion: Maurice Nelson, Med, CDE
Thu, 07/01/2021
After a nationwide search and series of interviews including input from faculty, students, and staff, Yale School of Nursing (YSN) welcomed new Director for the Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Maurice Nelson, MEd, CDE, in April, and his inbox has been full ever since. Nelson...
Nursing’s Vlahov Conducts Urban Health Discussion with Moscow Mayor
Thu, 07/01/2021
Professor of Nursing Dr. David Vlahov, PhD, RN, FAAN will conduct a discussion centered on COVID-19 and cities as the plenary speaker at the Moscow Urban Forum with the city’s mayor, Sergei Sobyanin, on July 1.
“I am looking forward to a productive discussion with Mayor Sobyanin,” Vlahov said. “The...
Vlahov Wins YIGH Award: Yale Team Will Study TB in Recently Released Inmates
Thu, 07/01/2021
Dr. David Vlahov, PhD, RN, FAAN was recently tapped as a winner of the Hecht Global Health Faculty Network Awards for a collaboration with Dr. Sheela Shenoi, MD, MPH and Dr. Frederick Altice, MD at Yale School of Medicine for their proposal “Reducing Community Spread of TB through transitional care...
YSN in Media: Omer Op-Ed Highlights Nurses, Doctors as Essential to Final Vaccine Push
Wed, 06/30/2021
Dr. Saad B. Omer, MBBS, MPH, PhD, FIDSA, recently wrote an opinion editorial for The New York Times in his capacity as an epidemiologist and expert on vaccination hesitancy highlighting nurses and doctors as essential to the final push for COVID-19 vaccination.
“Twenty years of research on how to...
Vlahov’s Work Cited in Eviction Diversion Letter to State Courts
Fri, 06/25/2021
On June 24, Associate Attorney General Vanita Gupta sent a letter to state courts across the country encouraging the implementation of eviction diversion strategies, citing an article co-authored by Professor of Nursing Dr. David Vlahov, PhD, RN, FAAN.
“Eviction, Housing Equity, and the Spread of...
Preceptors Describe Joys of Teaching Next Generation of Nurses and Midwives
Wed, 06/23/2021
Yale School of Nursing (YSN) hosted the third annual Preceptor Appreciation event on June 11 to express gratitude to the hundreds of clinical and courtesy faculty who help educate the next generation of Yale nurses and midwives. Seven awards honored outstanding preceptors in each clinical specialty...
