Abigail Wilpers, a PhD student at YSN, has been awarded the Edith M. Pritchard scholarship by Nurses Educational Funds, Inc. Abigail was selected from a significant group of highly qualified candidates. The award recognizes her noteworthy academic and clinical practice, community service and...
Leading the Way for Advances in Healthcare: Naratils endow fund for nursing innovation
Tue, 09/04/2018
Established in 1923 as the first university-based nursing school, Yale School of Nursing (YSN) has a nearly century-long commitment to science and research. Ann Kurth ’90 MSN, dean and Linda Koch Lorimer Professor of Nursing, is proud to uphold that tradition.
“Yale nurses lead the way in applying...
Elevating Nurses and Health Systems: Patricia Gruber supports the next generation of nurses at Yale
Tue, 09/04/2018
Nathan Christopherson ’18 DNP learned his trauma-management skills as a U.S. Army combat medic and trauma nurse in Iraq. Currently the assistant vice president of the Northwell Health Trauma Institute, Christopherson oversees eight trauma centers in the New York metropolitan area, with a mission to...
Welcoming eight new faculty to Yale School of Nursing
Sun, 09/02/2018
The Yale School of Nursing is delighted to introduce eight new faculty members whose collective expertise will build on the school’s deep teaching and research strengths.
Dr. Samantha Conley graduated from the PhD program at Yale School of Nursing in 2016 and joined the YSN faculty as an assistant...
Celebrating YSN’s new Simulation Lab and classroom space
Fri, 08/31/2018
On August 30, Yale School of Nursing celebrated the completion of the Simulation Lab and classroom expansion project at a ribbon cutting ceremony. Faculty, staff, students, community partners, and the many individuals who contributed to the project were present. Dean Ann Kurth cut the ribbon,...
Disaster simulation video: How Yale nursing students are preparing for real life catastrophes
Thu, 08/30/2018
In June, students at the Yale School of Nursing (YSN) engaged in a “disaster simulation” in which a tornado had destroyed a grocery store. Filmmakers from Yale’s Office of Public Affairs and Communications created this insightful video which captures both how a simulation is executed, as well...
Dean Kurth's BBC interview about the U.S. drug epidemic
Tue, 08/28/2018
Dean Ann Kurth was one of two people interviewed live on the BBC World News today (8/28/18) regarding the U.S. drug epidemic. Speaking on the challenges of substance misuse as a global problem, Dean Kurth observed that nurses are very often on the front lines in communities suffering from opioid...
Jessica Coviello to receive the Florence S. Wald Award 2018
Mon, 08/27/2018
Dr. Jessica Coviello, DNP, APRN, ANP-BC, associate professor at Yale University School of Nursing, has been chosen to receive the 2018 Florence S. Wald Award by the Connecticut Nurses’ Association (CNA). She has taught at the school since 1983 and for more than 30 years, her practice has focused...
New Yale-Commonwealth Fund Fellowship to Train Leaders in Minority Health
Fri, 08/24/2018
With financial support from the Commonwealth Fund, the Yale School of Management will launch a program to give healthcare practitioners the leadership skills and the deep understanding of markets, organizations, and governments needed to tackle major inequities in the U.S. healthcare system. Read...
Artists wanted for City Wide Open Studios at West Campus
Fri, 08/24/2018
We are delighted that Artspace will be holding its 2018 City-Wide Open Studios “Alternative Space Weekend” at West Campus on October 26 - 28 at Building 410. Art, or our shared cultural heritage, has been a prominent feature since the earliest days of the Campus, and the 2018 theme of the Open...
