In anticipation of the burgeoning debate surrounding repeal of the Affordable Care Act, the Deans’ Nursing Policy Coalition, which includes Yale School of Nursing’s Dean, Ann Kurth, has sent a letter to congressional leaders urging them to carefully consider the consequences of “repeal...
Inaugural Visiting Scholar Announced
Wed, 01/25/2017
YSN’s Office of Diversity and Inclusion is pleased to announce its inaugural Visiting Scholar, Bernice Coleman ‘83, PhD, ACNP-BC, FAHA, FAAN. Named in 2013 as one of YSN’s 90 Yale Nurses, Dr. Coleman has made significant contributions to nursing throughout her impressive career. Her work has...
YSN Names Carmen J. Portillo New Executive Deputy Dean
Thu, 01/12/2017
Carmen J. Portillo, RN, PhD, FAAN has been named the Yale School of Nursing’s next Executive Deputy Dean. Her term will begin July 1, 2017. Dr. Portillo currently serves as Professor and Chairperson of the Community Health Systems department at the University of California San Francisco (UCSF)...
Symposium launches new Yale network focused on global chronic diseases
Wed, 12/07/2016
Non-communicable, chronic diseases such as heart disease and diabetes now account for more illness and death throughout the world than communicable diseases. This shift in the global disease burden spurred faculty from Yale School of Public Health and Yale School of Medicine to form the Yale...
Midwifery research can improve care for every woman, every child, says YSN deputy dean
Wed, 09/21/2016
An estimated 300,000 women worldwide die every year during pregnancy, childbirth, or soon after, and nearly 3 million infants die in the first month of life. Prioritizing research into midwifery – particularly on family planning, preterm births, and high-quality care – can help address these...
YSN Partners with Provost's $50 million Diversity Initiative
Thu, 09/08/2016
YSN Hosts First-Ever Nursing Program for National Student Leadership Conference
Mon, 08/08/2016
This summer, Yale School of Nursing hosted 100 students as part of the National Student Leadership Conferences’ (NSLC) first-ever nursing program. During the program, students were provided insight into the careers available in the nursing field, an overview of the type of curriculum graduate...
New NIH Grant to Support Pediatric Sleep Intervention
Wed, 08/03/2016
Nancy S. Redeker, Yale School of Nursing Beatrice Renfield Term Professor of Nursing, and Professor Lois S. Sadler of YSN and the Yale Child Study Center, have received a two-year $474,754 grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) for their study, “Community Partnership for Healthy Sleep...
The Power To Serve, The Imperative To Protect: A Letter To Police From Nurses
Tue, 07/12/2016
YSN Faculty Member Calls for “Immediate Action” in Flint, MI Lead Poisoning Crisis
Wed, 06/22/2016
In an article published in npj Genomic Medicine, a Nature Publication Journal, Associate Professor of Nursing and Assistant Dean for Diversity and Inclusion, Jacquelyn Taylor, PhD, PNP-BC, RN, FAHA, FAAN, calls for “immediate action” by health care providers in the Flint, MI lead poisoning...
Changing the Classroom Game at YSN
Fri, 06/17/2016
For years, students walked into class expecting a lecture by their professor, supplemented with a PowerPoint presentation and additional readings. However, emerging trends toward innovative teaching methods have persuaded many YSN professors to embrace new approaches, with the aim of...
Nursing Students Connect to the West Campus Landscape, and Themselves, for Patient Care
Tue, 06/14/2016
By Meghan Murphy and Jon Atherton
Learning about food systems, food security, and one’s own relationship with growing, cooking and advocating for healthy food is beyond what many think of as typical training for nurses. But this expansive view of health, allied to a growing connection with...
YSN Executive Deputy Dean Receives Prestigious American College of Nurse-Midwives Award
Mon, 06/06/2016
The American College of Nurse-Midwives (ACNM) honored Yale School of Nursing Executive Deputy Dean, Holly Powell Kennedy, with the Hattie Hemschemeyer Award during the 61st Annual Meeting and Exhibition in Albuquerque, NM. The Award is ACNM’s highest honor. This award in the midwifery community is...
Senator Murphy, Congresswoman DeLauro Visit YSN for Cancer Moonshot Roundtable
Fri, 06/03/2016
On Tuesday, May 31, 2016, Senator Chris Murphy, Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro, and Yale School of Nursing (YSN) Dean Ann Kurth hosted a cancer moonshot roundtable at the school to discuss support for cancer research and treatments in Connecticut. Attendees included YSN faculty, Yale researchers and...
Quick-Acting Yale Nurses Save a Life, Lauded by Yale Police
Wed, 06/01/2016
On Monday, May 23, 2016, Yale Police Chief Ronnell Higgins presented Georgia Anne Arenas and Andrea Frantz-Iversen, two graduating YSN students, with the Life Saving Award. The presentation took place at YSN’s 90th Commencement ceremony at the Shubert Theater in New Haven.
Earlier this month,...
Ann Kurth appointed the inaugural Linda Koch Lorimer Professor of Nursing
Thu, 05/26/2016
Ann Kurth, the inaugural Linda Koch Lorimer Professor of Nursing, is dean of the Yale School of Nursing and an expert on global health.
As a clinically trained epidemiologist, Kurth focuses her research on how to improve the prevention, detection, and care of HIV and other sexually transmitted...
“Leadership is in Your DNA” – YSN Celebrates 90th Commencement Ceremony
Wed, 05/25/2016
Yale School of Nursing (YSN) celebrated its 90th Commencement on Monday, May 23, 2016, at the Shubert Theater in New Haven. This year, the school awarded degrees to 75 MSN students, 12 Doctor of Nursing Practice students, three PhD students, and two post-master’s students.
This year’s Commencement...
YSN Day of Service Supplies More Than 100 Bags for Mothers at St. Raphael’s Hospital
Mon, 05/16/2016
As part of Yale University’s annual Day of Service, YSN hosted “Newborns in Need” on Saturday, May 7, 2016. In total, 140 bags were assembled with diapers, clothing, books and other essential items, and will be delivered to mothers at Yale-New Haven Hospital Saint Raphael Campus last week. The...
Giving a Voice to Seriously Ill Patients Through Palliative Care
Thu, 05/12/2016
For people with serious and progressive disease, integrating palliative care early on in their illness is imperative, according to YSN Research Scientist Dena Schulman-Green. Early integration of palliative care into a plan of care gives patients time to weigh critical and often emotional decisions...
YSN to Celebrate 90th Commencement Ceremony
Wed, 05/11/2016
YSN is pleased to announce that Bernice Coleman ’83, PhD, ACNP-BC, FAHA, FAAN, will present the school’s 90th Commencement address at this year’s ceremony. The ceremony will take place on Monday, May 23, 2016 at the historic Shubert Theater in New Haven, followed by a reception at the Omni New...
