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The Top 12 Stories of 2022

Grid of 12 images for top 12 stories.
Mon, 12/19/2022
Catch up on everything you missed in 2022 with our Top 12 stories of the year. Enjoy!  1 | Yale Pledges $50 Million to YSN Over Five Years Yale announced an unprecedented $50 million investment in YSN on in February. The magnitude of this endowment match over the next five years means the school...

YSN’s Dean Kurth Reflects on School’s Past, Looks Ahead to Centennial

Ribbon Cutting.
Wed, 12/14/2022
After seven years leading Yale School of Nursing (YSN), Dean Ann Kurth ’90 MSN, PhD, CNM, MPH, FAAN, FACNM departs on December 31 for the top leadership post at the New York Academy of Medicine. She is the first nurse and first epidemiologist to hold the position in the organization’s 175-year...

Office Hours with… Sandy Cayo

Sandy Cayo (Photo by Andrew Hurley)
Thu, 12/01/2022
In a Q&A, Cayo, a nurse practitioner and an educator interested in classroom innovation, discusses her approach to teaching, her research, and more. By Mallory Locklear Sandy Cayo is a nurse practitioner, a Ph.D. candidate, and a professor at Yale School of Nursing. She can also now add “actor...

Yale School of Nursing Launches Its First Online Education Program

YSN's first-ever online MSN program is a part-time commitment for RN-prepared nurses.
Wed, 11/30/2022
Yale School of Nursing (YSN) announces the launch of its first-ever online master of science in nursing (MSN) course of study: a three-year, part-time Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP) program for RN-prepared nurses. Applications for the inaugural Summer 2023 cohort are now open ...

A Legacy of Selflessness: Maximizing Impact at Yale School of Nursing

Nancy Banasiak is the inaugural Wendy U. and Thomas C. Naratil Professor in Acute Care.
Tue, 11/29/2022
Wendy Underwood Naratil ’83 and Thomas C. Naratil ’83 have established an endowed professorship at the Yale School of Nursing to improve acute care training—and unlock additional funds for YSN. By Anna Elizabeth Wendy Underwood Naratil ’83 and Thomas C. Naratil ’83, who have established the Wendy...

Student-Alumni Leadership Forum Merges Valuable Insights with Fresh Perspectives

Between discussions led by alumni, networking sessions provided opportunities for students and alumni to forge deeper connections.
Fri, 11/18/2022
By Steve Blum ’74 Brought together by a shared hunger to grow as leaders, more than 80 applicants — 50 graduate/professional students alongside 30 undergrads — convened with a team of Yale alumni on an early-November weekend. Together, in a nine-hour, two-day deep-dive, they explored the essence of...

Pop-up vaccine clinic finds the perfect parking spot on Cross Campus

FNP student Matthew Bouwer ’24 MSN, provided clinical support to the Community Health Care Van during the Cross Campus visit. (Photo by Andrew Hurley)
Thu, 11/10/2022
By Jim Shelton Make way for the vaccine van. A new “pop-up” clinic makes getting the updated, bivalent COVID-19 booster shot even more convenient by bringing health-giving vaccines to the heart of campus. The pilot program, a collaboration of Yale Health, Being Well at Yale, and Yale School of...

New Yale Nurses and Midwives Embrace Tradition of Patient Care, Leadership

YSN welcomed family and friends to celebrate new nurses on October 6.
Wed, 11/09/2022
As she welcomed the crowd to the New Nurses Celebration on October 6, Yale School of Nursing (YSN) Associate Dean of Student Life Erin Morelli ’02 MSN, CNM, CLC, RN, FACNM, encouraged the nurses and midwives to look beyond a patient’s physical assessment to learn their individual story.  “When we...

Malerba ’15 DNP Offers Counsel as Mohegan Chief and Nurse

Dr. Lynn Malerba '15 DNP
Fri, 11/04/2022
Yale School of Nursing (YSN) Associate Dean for Equity Dr. Angela Richard-Eaglin, DNP, MSN, FNP-BC, CNE, FAANP, CDE® recently connected with Dr. Lynn Malerba ’15 DNP, 18th Chief of the Mohegan Tribe of Indians of Connecticut, to discuss nursing and healthcare topics. In September, Dr. Malerba was...

Office Hours with… Bridget Basile Ibrahim

Fri, 10/28/2022
By Mallory Locklear Before pursuing a career in nursing, Bridget Basile Ibrahim was an anthropologist. At their core, she says, the two fields are actually quite similar: They require one to take a holistic view of the person in front of you. Basile Ibrahim, who earned her Ph.D. at Yale School of...