Staff Profile: Institutional Research Analyst Delves into Data
Wed, 12/15/2021
Caitlin Blacksmith, M.Ed, arrived at Yale School of Nursing (YSN) two years ago as the Institutional Research Analyst. She has extensive experience in educational research methodologies and provides a wide variety of data support activities across all areas of the school. These include...
Midwifery Students Riddle Their Way Through Escape Room
Tue, 12/14/2021
Two years ago, Director of the Midwifery Faculty Practice Erin Morelli ’02 MSN, CNM, CLC, RN, FACNM decided that the best way for her Yale School of Nursing (YSN) first-year midwifery specialty students to conduct a summative self-evaluation was to host an Escape Room.
Say what?
Through a...
Nursing’s McGroarty ’11 MSN Quells Burnout Through Alumni Network and New Business
Fri, 12/10/2021
As a mental health professional for more than a decade, Andrena McGroarty ’11 MSN, PMHNP-BC, RN readily recognized their symptoms of burnout earlier this year. Encouraged in part by engagement with their Yale School of Nursing (YSN) alumni network, McGroarty ultimately founded a new business to...
Staff Profile: Senior Admin Assistant Quiles Thrives at ODEI
Mon, 11/29/2021
Eddie Quiles is the Senior Administrative Assistant for the Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (OEDI). A former history teacher, who transitioned to Yale 12 years ago and who grew up in Bridgeport, CT, Quiles first arrived at Yale School of Nursing (YSN) two years ago. He also served as a...
YSN Alumni Association Announces Board Moves
Mon, 11/22/2021
The Yale School of Nursing (YSN) Alumni Board recently shared leadership changes for the current and upcoming terms. The board partners with YSN alumni, current students and faculty, and the Yale Alumni Association (YAA).
“I am thrilled to announce that current YAA Delegate Elyssa Noce ’17 MSN was...
Guided by light the eye can’t see, local students envision a future in STEM
Fri, 11/19/2021
By: Allison Bensinger
The Zoom room opened and, within a minute, more than 100 middle school and high school students joined the online webinar. They began filling the chat with greetings to one another and with comments of excitement.
“I’ve been to one of these before,” one seventh grader from...
Yale Nursing Veterans Share Their Journeys Through Military Service
Thu, 11/18/2021
On Veterans Day the Yale Alumni Association (YAA) welcomed three Yale School of Nursing (YSN) veterans to its ongoing “Careers, Life, and Yale” series. Tim McGehee ’22 MSN, Nick Smith ’22 MSN, and Dr. Lydia Cristobal ’16 DNP all reflected on their journey to nursing through military service and...
Kaplan ’89 MSN Remembered as Dedicated Midwife
Wed, 11/17/2021
Rebekah Kaplan ’89 MSN, CNM, died on November 16 after a bicycle accident. As a midwife of over 30 years her career spanned the North Central Bronx to UCSF/San Francisco General Hospital where she taught midwifery students for over two decades. She was widely respected for her expertise, compassion...
Yale Nursing Co-Hosts International Climate Conference
Mon, 11/08/2021
Yale School of Nursing (YSN) partnered with the Global Alliance of Universities on Climate (GAUC) to cohost the “Graduate Forum & Global Youth Summit on Net-Zero Future,” on October 28.
Yale University President Peter Salovey welcomed attendees from across the globe.
“At Yale we believe...
Staff Series: Research Director DesJardins Navigates Funding Needs
Fri, 11/05/2021
Jenna DesJardins started as the Yale School of Nursing (YSN) Director of Research on June 14. She brings 20 years of experience working with both federal and non-federal sources of research funding in a university setting, most recently in a leadership role for the Research Administration office at...
What’s at stake at the Glasgow climate talks
Fri, 11/05/2021
Courtesy of Yale News
Representatives from nearly 200 countries are in Glasgow, Scotland this month for the 26thUnited Nations Climate Change Conference, or COP26, which aims to unite the international community in the fight against global warming. The latest climate talks will attempt to...
Nursing Students Cheer Cohort’s First Big Milestone
Wed, 11/03/2021
On October 22, the Graduate Entry Prespecialty in Nursing (GEPN) students at Yale School of Nursing (YSN) swapped their scrubs for dressier duds and cheered their classmates in a celebration of their first significant milestone: the nursing certificate ceremony, signaling the successful completion...
Yale Nursing Team Publishes Results of 5-Year Sleep Study
Tue, 11/02/2021
A team of Yale School of Nursing (YSN) faculty, students, and collaborators recently published the results of a five-year NIH-funded randomized controlled trial in SLEEP – the leading journal in the field.
“We found sustained improvements in insomnia, fatigue, and six-minute walk distance in the...
DNP Student Torres Creates Climate Change and Renal Health Toolkit
Thu, 10/28/2021
DNP student Christie Torres, MSN, RN, APRN, FNP-BC recently created “Climate Change and Renal Health: Awareness and Education Toolkit for Healthcare Providers.” As Torres points out, because the kidney has a unique role in providing protection from heat and dehydration and is an important site of...
ODEI Welcomes YSN Community to Fall Fest
Tue, 10/26/2021
On the kind of day that prompts residents to extoll the superior glories of a New England fall, the Yale School of Nursing (YSN) Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (ODEI) welcomed students, faculty, and staff to Fall Fest: A Family Affair on October 21. More than 150 attendees enjoyed music...
YSN Partners on Free COVID-19 Tool for Long-Term Care Facilities
Mon, 10/25/2021
Yale School of Nursing (YSN) faculty, in partnership with The New York Academy of Medicine (NYAM), Saraya Co. Ltd., and Best Sanitizers, Inc., have designed and produced a first-of-its-kind infection prevention resource to give long-term care facilities the tools they need to battle COVID-19 and...
Staff Series: Librarian Batten Partners in Nursing Mission
Mon, 10/18/2021
Dr. Janene Batten, EdD, grew up in Adelaide, South Australia and arrived in the US in 1993. She began her career as a librarian at Bridgeport Hospital, where she worked for three years. She was recruited to the Cushing/Whitney Medical Library to specifically as the nursing librarian working with...
Yale Honors Nursing’s Flinter ’80 MSN for Dedication to Community Health, Innovation, and Training the Next Generation
Wed, 10/13/2021
Dr. Margaret Flinter ’80 MSN, PhD, APRN, was honored last week with the Yale-Jefferson Award, a recognition of outstanding public service across a 40-year nursing career dedicated to providing high-quality primary care to vulnerable and underserved populations.
“Primary care in the U.S. would not...
Yale Nursing’s Nelson Leads $7 Million Pilot Study on Ending Racial Inequities in HIV
Mon, 10/11/2021
Yale School of Nursing (YSN) Professor Dr. LaRon Nelson, PhD, RN, FNP, FNAP, FNYAM, FAAN is leading a $7 million study funded by the National Institute of Allergy & Infectious Diseases at NIH to address disparities in HIV among Black men who have sex with men (MSM) by studying the effects of a...
Yale Nurses Lead, Present at Nursing Science Conference
Wed, 10/06/2021
Today Yale School of Nursing (YSN) is sponsoring, leading, and presenting at the Council for the Advancement of Nursing Science (CANS) advanced methods conference: “Inclusion by Design: Methods and Approaches Advancing Diversity, Equity, Inclusivity, and Accessibility in Nursing Research.”
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