Nursing’s McGroarty ’11 MSN Quells Burnout Through Alumni Network and New Business
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...
Kaplan ’89 MSN Remembered as Dedicated Midwife
Wed, 11/17/2021
Rebekah Kaplan ’89 MSN, CNM, died on November 16 after a bicycle accident. As a midwife of over 30 years her career spanned the North Central Bronx to UCSF/San Francisco General Hospital where she taught midwifery students for over two decades. She was widely respected for her expertise, compassion...
Yale Nursing Co-Hosts International Climate Conference
Mon, 11/08/2021
Yale School of Nursing (YSN) partnered with the Global Alliance of Universities on Climate (GAUC) to cohost the “Graduate Forum & Global Youth Summit on Net-Zero Future,” on October 28.
Yale University President Peter Salovey welcomed attendees from across the globe.
“At Yale we believe...
Staff Series: Research Director DesJardins Navigates Funding Needs
Fri, 11/05/2021
Jenna DesJardins started as the Yale School of Nursing (YSN) Director of Research on June 14. She brings 20 years of experience working with both federal and non-federal sources of research funding in a university setting, most recently in a leadership role for the Research Administration office at...
What’s at stake at the Glasgow climate talks
Fri, 11/05/2021
Courtesy of Yale News
Representatives from nearly 200 countries are in Glasgow, Scotland this month for the 26thUnited Nations Climate Change Conference, or COP26, which aims to unite the international community in the fight against global warming. The latest climate talks will attempt to...
Nursing Students Cheer Cohort’s First Big Milestone
Wed, 11/03/2021
On October 22, the Graduate Entry Prespecialty in Nursing (GEPN) students at Yale School of Nursing (YSN) swapped their scrubs for dressier duds and cheered their classmates in a celebration of their first significant milestone: the nursing certificate ceremony, signaling the successful completion...
