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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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...