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Yale Nursing Presents and Wins at Parkosewich Nursing Research Conference

C. Chime Karkhang and Roxana Bustamente both presented work at the Parkosewich Nursing Research Conference.
Tue, 04/25/2023
Yale School of Nursing (YSN) affiliates presented their latest scholarly research at the 15th Annual YNHHS Janet Parkosewich Nursing Research Conference at the Yale West Campus Conference Center on April 13. The conference is named for Nurse Researcher at Yale New Haven Hospital Janet Parkosewich ’...

Reynolds Honored for Strengthening Ties Between Yale and New Haven

Heather Reynolds, Yale President Peter Salovey, and New Haven Mayor Justin Elicker. Photo by Dan Renzetti.
Wed, 04/19/2023
President Peter Salovey and New Haven Mayor Justin Elicker presented Yale School of Nursing (YSN) Lecturer in Nursing Heather Reynolds ’80 MSN, CNM, FACNM with an Ivy Award on April 4, honoring her decades of work strengthening ties between the university and the city. The annual Seton Elm-Ivy...

Integrating Chagas disease screening into primary health care

Patient evaluation
Tue, 04/18/2023
by Elisabeth Reitman April 14 is World Chagas Disease Day. Since its discovery in 1909 by Brazilian researcher Carlos Ribeiro Justiniano Chagas, a Chagas disease epidemic has spread from the rural areas of Latin America to the United States. When untreated, patients are at risk for disorders...

Yale Nursing Students, Alum Win Prizes at Research Conference

Jacob Hofheimer ’25 MSN (from left), PhD student Laura Manzo, and PhD student Yan Zhan all won awards at the ENRS conference in Philadelphia.
Wed, 04/05/2023
Yale School of Nursing (YSN) was well represented at the Eastern Nursing Research Society (ENRS) conference in Philadelphia, as students, faculty, post-doctoral fellows, and alumni attended and presented their scholarly research. Several YSN affiliates took home prizes from the 35th annual...

Azita Emami named dean of Yale School of Nursing

Azita Emami (Photo courtesy of University of Washington School of Nursing)
Mon, 04/03/2023
Emami is an internationally recognized nursing leader who has called attention to the key role nurses can play in improving care in underserved communities. Azita Emami, an internationally recognized nursing leader and investigator who has called attention to the key role nurses can play in...

YourYale: Tools of the Trade

Gustavo Carrillo brings medical manikins to life in the Simulation Lab. Photo by Robert DeSanto.
Wed, 03/29/2023
Gustavo Carrillo, simulation lab technologist The figure on the bed moans as blood seeps from her head wound. She starts to breathe erratically and her pulse skyrockets, setting off an alarm on the vital stats monitor. This may look like a scene out of a TV medical drama, but this patient at the...

Admitted Students Explore the History and the Future of Yale Nursing

YSN welcomed nearly 100 guests to Admitted Students Day.
Tue, 03/28/2023
Yale School of Nursing (YSN) recently hosted nearly 100 guests for Admitted Students Day, a program designed to help admitted students envision themselves thriving as Yale nurses and midwives. Sessions covered everything from financial aid and life on West Campus to attending graduate school as a...

Yale Pediatric Nursing Students and Faculty Present at NAPNAP

YSN was well represented at the NAPNAP conference in Orlando.
Mon, 03/27/2023
Yale School of Nursing (YSN) students, faculty, and alumni in the Pediatric Nurse Practitioner (PNP) specialty recently presented their scholarship at the National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners (NAPNAP) conference in Orlando.  Student Work PNP students Hibah Mahwish Askari ’23 MSN...

Yale Schools of Nursing and Drama Bring 'Marys Seacole' to Life

The Simulation Team lent several pieces of equipment to the Marys Seacole production, including a baby mannikin that cried from a stroller on stage. Photo credit: T. Charles Erickson.
Mon, 03/20/2023
Stepping away from a classroom lab space for a packed theater house, the Yale School of Nursing (YSN) Simulation Team recently (figuratively) took the Yale Repertory Theatre stage for Marys Seacole, a production by students at the David Geffen School of Drama that draws inspiration from the life of...

Post-Master’s Clinical Doctor of Nursing Practice DNPs Present Research, Receive Scholarships

Mon, 03/13/2023
The Yale School of Nursing (YSN) Post-Master’s Clinical Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) program is designed for Advanced Practice Nurses (APN) who have graduated from an MSN program and are interested in pursuing an exceptional course of study to enhance their skills as clinical innovators while...