Greetings and welcome to the Yale School of Nursing. It was wonderful seeing our classrooms filled again last week as students returned to campus.
As your new dean I am thrilled to begin working with you in 2016 to achieve our mission of better health for all. A new year and a new beginning gives...
Study Led by YSN Faculty Member Links Cigarette Smoking to Genetic Underpinnings of Hypertension in African Americans
Mon, 01/11/2016
YSN Associate Professor and newly appointed Assistant Dean of Diversity and Inclusion Jacquelyn Taylor, Ph.D., P.N.P.-B.C., R.N., F.A.H.A., F.A.A.N., is lead author of a recent study published in a Nature Publication“Scientific Reports”. The study titled, “A Genome-wide study of blood pressure in...
Calling the Midwife
Tue, 01/05/2016
Written by Katie Temes ‘17
Image from PBS.org
For many of us, winter break means catching up on sleep, catching up with family, and catching up with our favorite television series.
Confession: last year, after miraculously surviving the first semester of nursing school, I spent the first two days...
The Boy with the Fedora
Tue, 12/22/2015
Written by Christopher Schayer ‘17
One of the many wonderful things about YSN is its proximity to New York City. Yalies of every generation have enjoyed the tradition of breaking from their regimented Ivy League lives, to explore the whimsical wonders of the city. From the Metro North ride into the...
Faculty Member Receives Dove Medical Press Video Abstract Award
Mon, 12/21/2015
Yale School of Nursing Assistant Professor Marianne Davies, D.N.P., M.S.N., R.N., A.P.R.N., C.N.S.-B.C., A.C.N.P.-B.C., A.O.C.N.P., recently received the 2015 Dove Medical Press Video Abstract Award for the video abstract for her published paper, “New modalities of cancer treatment for NSCLC: Focus...
New Assistant Dean for Diversity and Inclusion Position and Office Established at YSN
Thu, 12/17/2015
Incoming Yale University School of Nursing Dean Ann Kurth has established an Office of Diversity and Inclusion at the school and has appointed Dr. Jacquelyn Taylor, Ph.D., P.N.P.-B.C., R.N., F.A.H.A., F.A.A.N. as assistant dean to lead this effort. The assistant dean role will strengthen YSN’s...
Fall Issue of Yale Nursing Matters Magazine Available Today
Tue, 11/24/2015
The fall 2015 issue of Yale Nursing Matters magazine is now available online. The magazine delves into the issue of toxic stress, or a prolonged exposure to significant adversity that is not only overwhelming to a child but also not alleviated by the buffering of supportive adults. We learn about...
Meet the New YSN Alumni Association Board Members
Mon, 11/23/2015
This semester, YSN welcomed four new YSN Alumni Association (YSNAA) board members: Taby Ali ’12, Ani Bagdasarian ’14, Amanda Filippelli ’15, and Brenda Penner ’76. Their two-year term began October 16, 2015.
Get to know the new board members:
Taby Ali is a psychiatric nurse practitioner who has...
Dean Designate Visits Yale Center Beijing
Tue, 11/10/2015
Last week, YSN dean designate Ann Kurth visited the Yale Center Beijing (YCB), marking YCB’s one-year anniversary of opening. Dr. Kurth presented on new technologies in the healthcare industry, as well as areas of development and challenges for the healthcare industry in the United States to a team...
YSN Hosted 2015 Scholars' Day
Mon, 11/09/2015
YSN hosted its annual Scholars’ Day on Friday, October 30, 2015. The event celebrated the scholarly endeavors and achievements of YSN’s students. This year included four student presentations on their research and educational progress, as well as several student poster presentations. Were you...
Nursing Across Continents
Mon, 11/09/2015
On Tuesday, November 10th, YSN hosted Oliver Norah Kavuma Nabacwa, a nurse midwife from Mulago Hospital in Kampala, Uganda. She was joined by YSN student Lindsay Geoghegan ‘16, recipient of the Lindsay Fellowship for Research in Africa. Together, Oliver Norah and Lindsay discussed the state of...
Yale World Fellow Dr. Zeena Johar Joined By Many
Tue, 10/27/2015
This past Tuesday evening, a group of YSN students and professors gathered to welcomed Dr. Zeena Johar to the nursing school and learn about her initiatives to train health care providers to serve communities in rural south India. We were joined by students from Yale College, who support Dr. Johar...
National Institutes of Health and National Institute of Nursing Research Grant Awarded to YSN Beatrice Renfield Term Professor of Nursing
Mon, 10/26/2015
YSN Beatrice Renfield Term Professor of Nursing Nancy Redeker was recently awarded a $3.3 million grant from the National Institutes of Nursing Research (NINR), a component of the National Institutes of Health. The grant allows Redeker and her team to evaluate the sustained effects of cognitive...
Associate Professor Inducted as Fellow of the American Heart Association
Thu, 10/22/2015
Earlier this semester, YSN Associate Professor Jacquelyn Taylor was elected a Fellow of the American Heart Association (AHA) with the Cardiovascular and Stroke Nursing Council (CVSN). Taylor will be honored at the AHA Scientific Sessions in Orlando, Florida, on November 10th, 2015.
AHA Fellowship...
Incoming Dean Ann Kurth Recipient of the FNINR 2015 Ada Sue Hinshaw Award
Thu, 10/15/2015
The Friends of the National Institute of Nursing Research (FNINR) presented the 2015 Ada Sue Hinshaw Award to YSN’s incoming dean Ann Kurth at the annual NightinGala event on October 14, 2015, in Washington, DC.
Considered the pre-eminent award given the FNINR, the Ada Sue Hinshaw Award is named in...
American Academy of Pediatrics Selects YSN Professor as Recipient of 2015 Dr. Susan S. Aronson Early Education and Child Care Advocacy Award
Mon, 10/12/2015
The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) Council on Early Childhood (COEC) selected YSN Professor Angela Crowley, PhD, APRN, PNP-BC, FAAN, as the recipient of the 2015 Dr. Susan S. Aronson Early Education and Child Care Advocacy Award. Crowley will receive the award at the AAP National Conference...
Two YSN PhD Students Selected for Prestigious Future of Nursing Scholars Award
Fri, 10/02/2015
Bridget Hutchens and Halley Ruppel are among the 46 nurses in the United States this year to receive a prestigious Future of Nursing Scholars program award to support their PhD study. TheFuture of Nursing Scholars program is a multi-funder leadership program, spearheaded by the Robert Wood Johnson...
Associate Professor Appointed to The National Council of State Boards of Nursing
Wed, 09/30/2015
Earlier this semester, YSN associate professor Geraldine Marrocco, EdD, APRN, CNS, ANP-BC, was appointed to serve on the National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN) Education Committee. As a committee member, Dr. Marrocco will examine advanced practice nursing educational programs in the...
Update on Access Yale Campaign
Wed, 09/30/2015
As Yale embarks on year two of Access Yale, a University-wide initiative to increase financial aid across all schools and units, President Peter Salovey ’86, PhD, has announced a new goal of $250 million. This initiative has established three new endowed scholarships for masters nursing students...
YSN Student Shares Experience from RN Year
Fri, 09/25/2015
YSN midwifery student Katie Temes ‘17 shared an experience she had during her RN year at Yale. We’re proud of Katie and our other Yale nurses who go above and beyond their call of duty, whether at work or not.
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As a new year at YSN begins and students return to New Haven, I have been...
Congratulations to YSN’s Eleven New Nurse Corps Scholars
Wed, 09/23/2015
September 23, 2015 – YSN is proud to announce 11 students were awarded the selective NURSE Corps Scholarship Program (NCSP) this year. The recipients are Patricia Cavanaugh ‘18, Ana Sofia De Brito ‘17, Courtney Hooks ‘17, Noelle Kellicker ‘17, Lynmarie Knight ‘17, Hung Le ‘18, Sarah Long ‘17, Nancy...
Assistant Professor of Nursing Presented at World Conference on Lung Cancer
Mon, 09/21/2015
September 21, 2015 – Earlier this month, YSN Assistant Professor Marianne Davies, DNP, MSN, RN, APRN, CNS-BC, ACNP-BC, AOCNP, attended and presented at the 16th World Conference on Lung Cancer (WCLC) held in Denver, CO. Davies spoke about managing side effects for patients on immune therapy.
At the...
YSN Dean Designate Moderated Yale School of Management Leaders Forum with U.S. Surgeon General
Thu, 09/17/2015
On Wednesday, September 16, 2015, YSN Dean Designate Ann Kurth, PhD, RN, MPH, FAAN, moderated a Yale School of Management Leaders Forum with U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy, MD, MBA. Kurth and Murthy discussed some of the nation’s health programs, global health and the impact the U.S. can have on...
Associate Professor Begins Term as President of the American Psychosocial Oncology Society
Wed, 09/09/2015
Earlier this semester, Yale School of Nursing (YSN) Associate Professor Mark Lazenby, PhD, APRN, assumed the presidency of the American Psychosocial Oncology Society (APOS), the nation’s only multidisciplinary professional society of advocates, chaplains, licensed mental health counselors, nurses,...
Selected Student Second in School’s History to be Named a Bloomberg Emerging Nurse Scholar
Wed, 08/05/2015
The competitive Lawrence S. Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing has accepted YSN PhD student Nancy Knechel ’15 to present her research at the Emerging Nurse Scholars Forum on October 26-27, 2015 in Toronto, Canada. Knechel is the second student in YSN’s history to be selected.
“I am honored to have...
YSN Beatrice Renfield Term Professor of Nursing Selected as Ambassador for the National Institute of Nursing Research
Mon, 08/03/2015
The Friends of the National Institute of Nursing Research (FNINR) recently selected Nancy Redeker, YSN’s Beatrice Renfield Term Professor of Nursing, as an Ambassador to the National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR).
“I am delighted to be an Ambassador for the National Institute of Nursing...
YSN Community Remembers Promising Nursing Management, Policy, and Leadership Student
Tue, 07/28/2015
A short week after the School’s 2015 Commencement ceremony, YSN received news that Nursing Management, Policy, and Leadership (NMPL) student Joseph Ojo ’15 passed away. The news brought great sadness to many at the School, especially those who worked closely with Ojo.
In an email to the YSN...
Dr. Ann Kurth, Next Dean of YSN, Introduced to the School Community
Mon, 07/20/2015
On Thursday, July 16th, 2015, Yale University President Salovey and Yale School of Nursing (YSN) outgoing dean Margaret Grey introduced the School's next dean, Dr. Ann Kurth, to the YSN community. President Salovey shared his thoughts about Dr. Kurth's appointment, including her many...
Faculty Member Recipient of Two Awards from Middlesex Hospital
Wed, 07/01/2015
YSN Lecturer and Specialty Coordinator for the School’s Graduate Entry Prespecialty in Nursing (GEPN) program, Philip Martinez, MSN, APRN-BC, recently received the 2015 Nurse Educator of the Year and the 2015 Innovation in Advanced Practice Awards, given by Middlesex Hospital.
“I am honored to...
Four Students Receive American Cancer Society Scholarships
Thu, 06/25/2015
The American Cancer Society (ACS) awarded four YSN students scholarships as part of the organization’s Extramural Grants program. Rane Beal ’17, Victoria Ervin ’16, Janelle Jones ’16, and Molly Nestor ’16 all received a Graduate Scholarship in Cancer Nursing Practice.
The Graduate Scholarships in...
New YSN Dean Announced by Yale University President Salovey
Wed, 06/24/2015
On Wednesday, June 24, 2015, Yale University President Peter Salovey announced the appointment of Ann Kurth as the next dean of YSN. He wrote:
“To the Yale School of Nursing Community:
It is with great pleasure I announce that Ann Kurth, Ph.D., R.N., M.P.H., F.A.A.N., currently at New York...
Dean Margaret Grey Honored and Celebrated
Tue, 06/02/2015
On the weekend of May 29-30th, YSN hosted a State of the Science Symposium and banquet in honor and celebration of Margaret Grey and her tenure as dean. The events coincided with the School’s reunion weekend, which took place in both New Haven and on the West Campus.
Nearly 100 people attended...
Jacquelyn Taylor Inducted as Fellow of the American Academy of Nursing
Sat, 10/15/2011
Jacquelyn Taylor, PhD, PNP-BC, RN, YSN Associate Professor, was recently inducted as a Fellow of the American Academy of Nursing (FAAN). Fellowship in AAN is awarded in recognition of outstanding contributions and achievements in the nursing profession.
“Being selected as a FAAN is one of the most...
