Congratulations to Yale School of Nursing’s Class of 2018
Mon, 05/21/2018
Warmest congratulations to the one hundred and fourteen Yale School of Nursing (YSN) graduates who received nursing degrees at Yale’s 317th Commencement held today, Monday May 21, 2018. Three students were conferred with PhDs; fourteen became Doctors of Nursing Practice (DNP); and ninety-seven...
Yale Commencement to be held on May 21
Sat, 05/19/2018
Yale’s 317th Commencement will be held on Monday, May 21, 2018. The ceremony marks the occasion at which all university degrees are formally conferred on the university’s historic Old Campus. More details can be found on the Yale University Commencement website. Congratulations to all nursing...
New management training for immunization leaders launches in Rwanda
Thu, 05/17/2018
“This is an unprecedented opportunity,” said Erika Linnander, director of the Yale Global Health Initiative (GHLI), during her opening remarks at the recent launch in Kigali, Rwanda of a new immunization program. “I see such an exceptionally diverse group here today to help support this program —...
375 bags provided for Newborns in Need on Yale Day of Service
Thu, 05/17/2018
Over a hundred alumnae/i, staff, and volunteers came together last weekend at the Yale School of Nursing to take part in the Yale Day of Service. 375 bags were filled with baby clothes, books, and diapers to be donated to St. Raphael’s Birth Center for the Newborns In Need program. Thanks to...
School of Nursing honors five recipients of the Distinguished Alumnae/i Awards
Thu, 05/17/2018
Since 1973, the Yale School of Nursing has annually recognized the work of alumnae/i who have made outstanding contributions to the fields of nursing practice, teaching, and research. Through their work or service to the community, these individuals have uniquely influenced the field of nursing....
Mixed Methods Symposium a resounding success
Wed, 05/16/2018
The Conducting Rigorous Mixed Methods Research in the Health Sciences Symposium last week at the Yale School of Nursing was a resounding success, with a packed auditorium of attendees from the faculty of YSN, Yale School of Medicine, and the Yale School of Public Health, as well as many students...
Newborns in Need honors nursing professor who helped countless women
Mon, 05/14/2018
Many Yale students have stories about the professors who inspired them, but few can say that they were at her bedside after she’d given birth, providing postpartum care. Such is the singular life of nursing students. Heather Reynolds ’80 M.S.N., lecturer and minority student coordinator at Yale...
Honoring Dr. Ruth McCorkle: nurse pioneer in hospice, palliative care, and oncology
Fri, 05/11/2018
The Yale School of Nursing hosted a symposium and reception this week to honor pioneering hospice, palliative care, and oncology nurse, Dr. Ruth McCorkle – the Florence Schorske Wald Professor of Nursing and Professor of Epidemiology – who is retiring after a distinguished career, the last twenty...
“La Charla”: The impact of one YSN alumnus in Nicaragua
Thu, 05/10/2018
When Simone Ippoliti ’16 MSN was accepted to Yale School of Nursing, she was instantly attracted to YSN’s commitment to global health. By the end of her Graduate Entry Pre-Specialty (GEPN) year, Simone met with Patricia Ryan-Krause, director of the Global Health Concentration, to discuss ways...
Three Yale nurses receive Nightingale Awards
Tue, 05/08/2018
Three nurses from Yale were honored with Nightingale Awards for Excellence in Nursing, at the annual award ceremony on May 3 in New Haven. Dr. Monica Ordway, assistant professor of nursing; Dr. Andrée de Lisser, lecturer in the psychiatric and mental health nurse practitioner specialty; and...
