Gina Novick elected to the Fellowship of the American College of Nurse-Midwives
Tue, 03/27/2018
Gina Novick PhD, CNM, has been elected to the Fellowship of the American College of Nurse-Midwives (ACNM). This distinction honors service to the ACNM at a senior level and recognizes Gina’s leadership and service to midwifery. The induction will take place at the annual meeting of the ACNM in May...
Alison Moriarty Daley to receive Loretta C. Ford Distinguished Fellow Award
Tue, 03/27/2018
Congratulations to Alison Moriarty Daley who was awarded the Loretta C. Ford Distinguished Fellow Award at the annual meeting of the National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners (NAPNAP) in Chicago, one of the organization’s highest honors. With more than 8,800 members, NAPNAP is the...
Dean Ann Kurth one of speakers at Yale Annual Global Health Day
Fri, 03/23/2018
Dean Ann Kurth will be one of the speakers at the 8th Annual Global Health Day: “Health Consequences of Environmental Change” held at the Yale School of Medicine on Thursday, March 29. She will moderate a conversation examining the Personal and Institutional Response to Environmental Change along...
Yale School of Nursing one of top ten graduate nursing schools in the 2019 U.S. News and World Report
Tue, 03/20/2018
Yale School of Nursing is among the top ten best graduate nursing schools in the country, according to the latest rankings by the U.S. News & World Report. The school placed eighth in a three-way tie. This is an especially remarkable achievement given the school’s relatively small size, when...
Fourth annual Sleep & Symptom Research Symposium, April 27
Mon, 03/19/2018
Register now for the fourth annual Sleep & Symptom Research Symposium on April 27 at the Yale School of Nursing. The speakers will be Janet Mullington, PhD, & Naresh Punjabi MD, PhD. The day includes research presentations, speakers, & networking. Lunch will be served. Details here.
Invitation to the Sybil Palmer Bellos Lecture on April 11
Mon, 03/19/2018
RSVP HERE for the annual Sybil Palmer Bellos lecture on April 11 at 2:00 pm at the Yale School of Nursing. This year’s esteemed speaker will be Dr. Margaret Hamburg who will speak on New Imperatives for Nursing: Making a Difference in a Changing World. The Wisser Tea will follow the talk.
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James Leitner ’ 75 creates Nursing PhD fellowship
Tue, 03/13/2018
Yale School of Nursing is delighted to announce a generous gift from James (Jim) Leitner, ‘75, to establish a scholarship to support a PhD student from an international or diverse background.
A member of the School of Nursing’s Dean’s Leadership Council, Jim is an avid supporter of global health...
Creative programming supports mental health at YSN
Sat, 03/10/2018
A Mental Health Task Force, convened by the dean, and comprising a group of YSN faculty and students, have made recommendations to address mental health needs in the school. Following a survey of the student body, the task force identified a number of areas where the school will offer ongoing...
David Vlahov receives research award from Eastern Nursing Research Society
Sat, 03/10/2018
Congratulations to David Vlahov who has been selected as one of the 2018 recipients of the Distinguished Contributions to Nursing Research Award by the Eastern Nursing Research Society (ENRS) awards committee. David will be honored in April during ENRS’s 30th anniversary reception in New Jersey....
Kaitlyn Rechenberg completes dissertation on anxiety and diabetes
Sat, 03/10/2018
Congratulations to PhD student Kaitlyn Rechenberg who has successfully completed her dissertation defense entitled, Anxiety and Type 1 Diabetes are like Cousins: The Experience of Anxiety Symptoms in Youth with Type 1 Diabetes. Left to right: Margaret Grey, Eli Lebowitz, Kaitlyn Rechenberg, Joan...
Sound the ICU alarm! Halley Ruppell completes dissertation
Fri, 03/09/2018
Congratulations to PhD student Halley Ruppel who successfully completed her dissertation defense on March 1st! The title of her dissertation was “Customization of Physiologic Monitor Alarm Settings in Intensive Care Units.” Left to right: Holly Kennedy, Marjorie Funk, Halley Ruppel; & Robin...
Dean Kurth interviewed about the value of midwifery in Africa
Fri, 03/09/2018
Dean Ann Kurth was recently interviewed by YaleNews about the value and vital importance of nurses and midwives to healthcare systems around the globe, including in sub-Saharan Africa and other developing regions. “When you educate and reply midwives you can reduce 54 different health risks of the...
Register now for the Creative Writing Awards
Thu, 03/01/2018
Registration is now open for Yale School of Nursing’s Creative Writing Wards, to be held on Thursday, April 12 from 5:30 pm - 8:30 pm. The event will be held at the New Haven Lawn Club, 193 Whitney Avenue, New Haven. This year’s featured speaker is popular bestselling author, Dr. Gina Barreca....
Yale nursing’s international approach brings care and education to Africa
Tue, 02/27/2018
Ann Kurth, dean of Yale’s School of Nursing, recently spoke with YaleNews about the vital importance of nurses and midwives to healthcare systems around the globe, including in sub-Saharan Africa and other developing regions.
“Nurses run hospitals. They run entire health systems, yet despite their...
Two studies reveal the impact and future implications of U.S. midwifery
Mon, 02/26/2018
Two recently-published studies highlight the impact of midwifery on future implications for legislation. Dr. Holly Powell Kennedy, Helen Varney professor of midwifery at the Yale School of Nursing, co-authored both papers, and worked in collaboration with two multidisciplinary research teams to...
Artists from Artspace New Haven visit YSN
Fri, 02/23/2018
Yesterday staff and faculty at the School of Nursing and the West Campus administration welcomed a group of artists to YSN to tour some of the spaces that will be part of the Artspace New Haven 2018 City Wide Open Studios, happening in the fall. Here are some of them gathering in the lobby, where...
PhD student Eileen Condon completes dissertation on maternal health
Mon, 02/19/2018
Congratulations to PhD student, Eileen Condon, who successfully completed her dissertation defense on February 13! Eileen’s research focus was “Maternal Protective Factors Among Vulnerable Families at Risk for Experiencing Toxic Stress”. Here she is pictured with her dissertation committee, from...
Simulation Lab renovation kicks off with ground-breaking ceremony
Wed, 02/14/2018
The Yale School of Nursing held a ground-breaking ceremony yesterday to kick off the renovation of the Simulation Lab. The construction team from Svigals and Partners joined with members of the YSN and West Campus communities for a ceremony and hard hat tour. Dean Ann Kurth, Marcia Thomas,...
Dean Kurth interviewed about Africa
Fri, 02/02/2018
Dean Kurth was interviewed this morning about her work in Africa by colleagues at the Office of Public Affairs at Yale University and the Yale Office of International Affairs. We look forward to sharing the video and story soon! Meanwhile, read more about her research focus here.
A Yale nursing student with a colorful passion for HAVEN
Wed, 01/24/2018
Kaitlin N. Erickson, RN, MPH, is an MSN’19 student at the Yale School of Nursing, and the executive director of the HAVEN Free Clinic. She shared with us some of the reasons why working at the HAVEN clinic is a passion for her and how it influenced her decision to come to Yale.
“Monday is my most...
