YSN in Media: Saad B. Omer Answers COVID-19 Vaccine Questions
Thu, 01/07/2021
Director of the Yale Institute for Global Health Dr. Saad B. Omer, MBBS, MPH, PhD, FIDSA, recently discussed a variety of COVID-19 topics with multiple media outlets. He recently conducted a Facebook Live event with Senator Chris Murphy to answer questions from the public about coronavirus vaccines...
YSN in Media: LaRon Nelson on Health Disparities
Tue, 01/05/2021
Associate Dean for Global Affairs and Planetary Health LaRon Nelson, PhD, RN, FNP, FNAP, FAAN was recently interviewed by The Toronto Star newspaper for his expertise on how to reduce health disparities in Black communities. Nelson described the skepticism toward a vaccine among Black people as a “...
Yale Nursing Experts in the Media: Fall 2020 Wrap-Up
Thu, 12/17/2020
The World Health Organization published the first global report on the state of nursing in 2020, documenting that 59% of all health workforces are nurses. Despite this, nursing’s contributions are not always recognized—and arguably, what cannot be seen cannot be understood or valued. When the “...
Confronting Racism During the Pandemic: James-Conterelli Charts Her Course
Thu, 12/17/2020
When asked to describe the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic in New York City, Sascha James-Conterelli, DNP, CNM, LM, FACNM answered in three words:
“It was hell.”
Health care professionals went to work without personal protective equipment (PPE) due to lack of supply, and because of that,...
A Health System Responds to COVID-19
Thu, 12/17/2020
Dr. Beth Beckman DNSc, FAAN is the Chief Nursing Executive for Yale New Haven Health System (YNHHS) and the Associate Dean for Clinical Partnerships at Yale School of Nursing (YSN). Beckman also holds the distinction of being one of the earliest confirmed COVID-19 cases in New Haven in March 2020....
Planetary Health and Human Health Meet In Mexico
Thu, 12/17/2020
About two years ago, Yale School of Nursing lecturer in nursing Dr. Ronica Mukerjee ’17 DNP, FNP-BC, MsA, LAc, AAHIVS learned that caravans of migrant workers were being detained or turned away in Tijuana, Mexico. Mukerjee took only enough time to fundraise for medications before booking a flight...
During the summer, Yale School of Nursing (YSN) worked to identify resources to support providers in lower-resourced settings during the global COVID-19 (coronavirus disease) pandemic. The result of those efforts is the COVID-19 Nursing Toolkit.
“By April, it became clear that we needed to better...
PhD Student Prepares to Tackle Stigmatization
Thu, 12/17/2020
Uzoji Nwanaji-Enwerem, MSN chose to come to Yale School of Nursing (YSN) because it offers an ideal scientific environment for her career growth and development as a nurse scientist. YSN offers courses and seminars from all of Yale’s graduate and professional schools, providing access to some of...
Incoming Gepn Makes Big Plans: Gyasi Shares Why He Chose YSN
Thu, 12/17/2020
The incoming Graduate Entry Prespecialty in Nursing (GEPN) students applied to Yale School of Nursing (YSN) before COVID-19 changed the world. In addition to forever altering the health care landscape, the pandemic also exposed longstanding heath inequities, and members of the new class are...
Beloved Traditions Go Virtual in 2020
Sat, 12/12/2020
Nursing education during a global pandemic looks and feels dramatically different from normal circumstances. Even though there was nothing normal about most of 2020, the school celebrated a series of treasured signature events with all the enthusiasm of an in-person occasion.
COMMENCEMENT 2020 (MAY...
