Malerba ’15 DNP Offers Counsel as Mohegan Chief and Nurse
Fri, 11/04/2022
Yale School of Nursing (YSN) Associate Dean for Equity Dr. Angela Richard-Eaglin, DNP, MSN, FNP-BC, CNE, FAANP, CDE® recently connected with Dr. Lynn Malerba ’15 DNP, 18th Chief of the Mohegan Tribe of Indians of Connecticut, to discuss nursing and healthcare topics. In September, Dr. Malerba was...
Office Hours with… Bridget Basile Ibrahim
Fri, 10/28/2022
By Mallory Locklear
Before pursuing a career in nursing, Bridget Basile Ibrahim was an anthropologist. At their core, she says, the two fields are actually quite similar: They require one to take a holistic view of the person in front of you.
Basile Ibrahim, who earned her Ph.D. at Yale School of...
Ramos Explores How A Virtual Environment Can Produce Cardiovascular Health Gains IRL
Tue, 10/11/2022
Dr. S. Raquel Ramos, PhD, MBA, MSN, FNP-BC is Associate Professor at the Yale School of Nursing and jointly appointed at the Yale School of Public Health Social and Behavioral Sciences. She was a former postdoctoral fellow at Yale Nursing in 2015. Her NHLBI-funded, five-year, career development...
Uganda Experience Proves Transformative for Midwifery Students
Wed, 10/05/2022
The journey to the birth center in Atiak, Uganda, takes the Yale School of Nursing (YSN) midwifery group nearly 24 hours on a plane from New York to Dubai to Kampala and then it takes a seven-hour drive to reach the constellation of birthing huts. But it gives so much more.
“This trip was an...
Disaster Simulation Prepares Yale Nursing Students for Chaos
Fri, 09/30/2022
The Yale School of Nursing (YSN) Simulation Team spends every semester tailoring “sim” exercises to specific clinical and academic needs. The annual mass-casualty disaster simulation for Graduate Entry Prespecialty in Nursing (GEPN) students serves as a cumulative assessment of everything they have...
Kennedy Named Interim Dean of Yale School of Nursing
Fri, 09/23/2022
By Kevin Dennehy
Holly Powell Kennedy, an internationally renowned midwifery investigator and educator at Yale School of Nursing, will serve as the school’s interim dean while the university conducts a search for a successor to outgoing Dean Ann Kurth, President Peter Salovey recently announced....
An Advice Columnist, an Opera Singer, and a Girl Scout Walk into Yale Nursing…
Mon, 08/22/2022
Have you heard this one? An advice columnist, an opera singer, and a Girl Scout walk into Yale School of Nursing (YSN). Punchline: they all serve as Orientation Leaders (OLs) for the incoming class of Yale nurses and midwives.
This group represents the wide range of experience YSN students bring...
Public health policy conversations rarely include nurses. They should.
Tue, 08/16/2022
This piece was originally publishin in YaleNews.
By Mallory Locklear
The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the critical role nurses play in health care — millions of nurses worldwide have been essential administers of care on the front lines of the global health crisis. Yet in debate around public...
Yale Nursing Celebrates Faculty and Alumni Reaching FAAN Career Milestone
Mon, 08/01/2022
Yale School of Nursing (YSN) recently celebrated the selection of three faculty for Fellowship in the American Academy of Nursing (FAAN): Associate Professor Dr. Soohyun Nam, PhD, APRN, ANP-BC, FAHA, Associate Professor Dr. Gina Novick ’83 MSN, ’09 PhD, CNM, FACNM, and Associate Clinical Faculty Dr...
YSN Concludes Newborns in Need with NICU Gifts, Blood Pressure Cuffs
Wed, 06/29/2022
Yale School of Nursing Alumni Association (YSNAA) recently concluded the Newborns in Need project by delivering baby books to the Yale New Haven Hospital Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) and securing blood pressure cuffs for expectant parents.
Newborns in Need launched in 2017 and has been...
Yale Nursing's Malerba ’15 DNP Will Make History as First Native American US Treasurer
Thu, 06/23/2022
Yale School of Nursing (YSN) alumnus Dr. Marilynn “Lynn” Malerba ’15 DNP will make history as the first Native American to serve as Treasurer of the United States, and when her signature appears on the nation’s currency, it will be the first inked by a Tribal leader and Native American woman.
Dr....
Yale School of Nursing (YSN) saluted preceptors in every specialty and the Graduate Entry Prespecialty in Nursing (GEPN) program at the 4th Annual Preceptor Appreciation Day and award ceremony on June 10.
The celebration honored the unique role of preceptors in nursing: these clinicians volunteer...
YSN Welcomes In-Person Guests To Celebrate the Class of 2022
Thu, 06/16/2022
Yale School of Nursing (YSN) celebrated Commencement for the Class of 2022 on Old Campus and a diploma ceremony on school grounds on May 23. And for the first time in three years, in-person festivities included a huge tent packed with hundreds of guests.
As Dean Ann Kurth ’90 MSN, PhD, CNM MPH,...
Midwifery Student Wins TedxNewHaven Competition with Maternal Mortality Speech
Fri, 06/10/2022
Nurse Midwifery/Women’s Health student Ashleigh Evans ’23 MSN placed first in the graduate student division of the TedxNewHaven competition and will make her winning presentation on June 11 at the Shubert Theater.
High school, college, and graduate students from across the state were invited to...
Yale Nursing Celebrates 2022 Delta Mu Honor Society Inductees
Wed, 06/01/2022
Yale School of Nursing (YSN) gathered to celebrate the newest class of the Delta Mu chapter of the Sigma Theta Tau International Society of Nursing on May 19.
In her remarks, Dean Ann Kurth ’90 MSN, PhD, CNM, MPH, FAAN, briefly described three challenges facing the inductees: the climate crisis,...
2022 Creative Writing Awards
Fri, 05/27/2022
Yale School of Nursing (YSN) celebrated the humor, heartbreak, and hope of nursing at the 19th Annual Creative Writing Awards on May 5. The top three finishers each received a $1,000 cash prize: Sajni Persad ’23 MSN, Michaela Gabrielle Serafica ’24 MSN, and Gayelan Tietje-Ulrich ’24 MSN.
Keynote...
Classes of 2020 and 2021 Return To Celebrate Alumni Commencement
Wed, 05/18/2022
Members of the Yale School of Nursing (YSN) Classes of 2020 and 2021 returned to Yale on Saturday, May 14, to celebrate an especially hard-won Commencement.
As Dean Ann Kurth ’90 MSN, PhD, CNM, MPH, FAAN mentioned in her remarks, the Class of 2020 walked out the door for spring break completely...
YSN Honors Distinguished Alumni and Decade Award Winners: Fitzgerald ’80 MSN, Geary ’74 MSN, Tigges ’84 MSN, Seagriff ’11 MSN
Tue, 05/10/2022
Yale School of Nursing (YSN) is delighted to announce the 2022 winners of the Distinguished Alumni Award: Shannon Fitzgerald ’80 MSN, Mary Geary ’74 MSN, and Beth Baldwin Tigges ’84 MSN, PhD. YSN is also thrilled to recognize Dr. Nicole Seagriff ’11 MSN, DNP as the second winner of the Decade Award...
Yale Nursing Faculty Share Insight During Nurses Week
Fri, 05/06/2022
Yale School of Nursing (YSN) is celebrating Nurses Week (May 6-12) by sharing insight and expertise from YSN faculty. Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, and Twitter for to see the new quote each day.
Nicole Langan Maciejak, MSN, APRN, CPNP
Lecturer in Pediatrics
“A career as a pediatric...
Dean Vermund Highlights Health Issues of Climate Danger in Annual Bellos Lecture
Wed, 05/04/2022
Yale School of Nursing (YSN) celebrated the annual Sybil Palmer Bellos Lecture and Wisser Tea on April 26 with a “Climate Change and Health” presentation by Yale School of Public Health Dean Sten H. Vermund MD, PhD.
Dr. Vermund is as an infectious disease epidemiologist and pediatrician by...
YSN in Media: Nelson and Vlahov Engage on COVID-19 Vaccines and Community Power
Tue, 05/03/2022
Independence Foundation Associate Professor Dr. LaRon Nelson, PhD, RN, FNP, FNAP, FNYAM, FAAN and Professor of Nursing David Vlahov, PhD, RN, FAAN have continued to engage with media on the vaccine research published earlier this year with in a partnership with SAIC (Science Applications...
3 YSN Students Earn Honors in Creative Contest for Health Professions
Wed, 04/27/2022
Three Yale School of Nursing (YSN) students recently earned honors for their artistic work in the 2022 PHM Health Professions Creative Medical Writing and Art Contest, an annual celebration honoring the creative submissions of YSN, Yale School of Public Health, and Yale School of Medicine MD,...
Catching Up with Adult Gerontology Primary Care Specialty Director Ami Marshall ’04 MSN
Mon, 04/25/2022
When Ami Marshall ’04 MSN, EdD, APRN, ANP-C, was an RN-entry student at YSN, she always knew she wanted to come back and teach. After a few years as a part-time lecturer, she has been at the school full time since 2016. Now the Specialty Director for the Adult/Gerontology Primary Care Nurse...
Office Hours with… Christine Rodriguez
Wed, 04/20/2022
By Mallory Locklear
Christine Rodriguez is dedicated to health care. She teaches clinical skills at the Yale School of Nursing (YSN) and provides transgender care to patients. An accomplished rapper, she even turned down a career in music to pursue one in nursing. She loves hanging out with her...
From the trading floor to the ED: Alum returns to Yale with new calling
Mon, 04/18/2022
By Mallory Locklear
After graduating from Yale School of Management in 1993, Brian Roach spent 18 years in the banking industry. His career included stops in New York City, San Diego, and San Francisco. He worked for several companies — including one that he co-founded and a multinational bank that...
YSN Welcomes Pain and Stress Researcher Dr. Cong as New Associate Dean of Research
Tue, 04/12/2022
Yale School of Nursing (YSN) is pleased to announce Dr. Xiaomei Cong, PhD, RN, FAAN, as the new Associate Dean of Research (ADR). Dr. Cong is one of the first U.S. nurse scientists investigating cumulative pain and stress in early life and neurodevelopment using biobehavioral and multi-omic...
Yale Nursing’s Dean Wald and Nearly 50 Years of Hospice Care
Mon, 04/11/2022
As Yale School of Nursing (YSN) looks ahead to its centennial in 2023, a second milestone is approaching the five-decade mark the following year: the arrival of hospice care in America, spearheaded by the efforts of YSN Dean Florence Wald.
Florence Schorske Wald ’41 MSN, RN, MN, MS, FAAN, is a...
Roger Lee ’94 Makes $5 Million Gift Honoring Mother’s Nursing Legacy
Mon, 04/04/2022
Roger Lee ’94 recently made a $5 million gift to Yale School of Nursing (YSN) to honor the legacy of his mother, hospice nursing pioneer Gayle Lee, RN, MHA. The extraordinary commitment is Lee’s first to YSN and the second-largest single contribution in the school’s nearly 100-year history.
“This...
Yale Team Wins Global Health Competition
Thu, 03/24/2022
By Rosalind D’Eugenio
Five students from diverse fields of study at Yale collaborated to solve a global health challenge and take home this year’s first prize and $6,000 from the Emory Morningside Global Health Case Competition held on March 19th. Representing a range of fields including...
Office Hours With... Nathan Levitt
Wed, 03/16/2022
By Mallory Locklear
Nathan Levitt recently joined the Yale School of Nursing (YSN) faculty as a lecturer and director of LGBTQ and Gender Justice Learning. When he isn’t studying, teaching about, and providing health care for trans and non-binary populations, he’s out hiking and enjoying nature...
Yale Partners on Yale Nursing's Second Century
Fri, 02/25/2022
Yesterday evening Yale University President Peter Salovey and Provost Scott Strobel announced a historic commitment to Yale School of Nursing (YSN): $50 million in endowed matching funds over five years. The amount is unprecedented in the school’s history.
“This joyous news arrives in the final...
Point of care: Digital health tool aims to empower victims of elder abuse
Wed, 02/23/2022
By Mallory Locklear
In the United States, 5% to 10% of adults 65 and older are victims of elder abuse and mistreatment, public health experts say. Yet only one in 24 cases is ever identified. One of the barriers is a basic misunderstanding of just what constitutes mistreatment, which prevents many...
Yale Nursing Welcomes David King to Dean’s Leadership Council
Tue, 02/22/2022
Yale School of Nursing (YSN) welcomed David P. King to the Dean’s Leadership Council (DLC) in January. The DLC group of YSN supporters includes Yale alumni and friends who offer professional expertise and support to one of the world’s top nursing schools.
“David brings terrific business acumen,...
Gallup: Nurses are Most Trusted Profession for 20th Straight Year
Mon, 02/07/2022
According to the latest annual Gallup rating of various professions, nurses lead the nation in ratings for honesty and ethics for the 20th consecutive year.
Physicians are in second place by 14 points, followed by grade-school teachers, pharmacists, and military officers. More than six in 10...
Yale Nursing’s Nelson Serves as PI on COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy Papers; Vlahov Co-Authors
Thu, 02/03/2022
Yale School of Nursing (YSN) Associate Dean for Global Affairs & Planetary Health Dr. LaRon E. Nelson, PhD, RN, FNP, FNAP, FNYAM, FAAN served as the Principal Investigator (PI) for three recently published papers on COVID-19 vaccines. YSN Professor of Nursing Dr. David Vlahov, PhD, RN, FAAN...
Local Magnet High School Alumni Thrive at YSN
Fri, 01/21/2022
Yale School of Nursing (YSN) attracts top-notch students from across the country and around the world, but it also recognizes exceptional talent closer to campus. The Hill Regional Career Magnet High School (“Career”) in New Haven offers health and business tracks and has prepared multiple...
Staff Series: Grant Brings Experience as Clinician and Student
Wed, 01/05/2022
Fredericka “Freddie” Grant has been a member of the Yale School of Nursing (YSN) community for two decades, first as a member of Academic Affairs and now as the Senior Administrative Assistant for Financial Aid. Freddie provides information regarding all aspects of student services including...
Kurth Contributes to NASEM Clinical Prevention Report
Mon, 01/03/2022
A committee that includes Dean Ann Kurth ’90 MSN, PhD, CNM, MPH, FAAN, recently launched “Closing Evidence Gaps in Clinical Prevention,” a new consensus study report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine’s (NASEM) Board on Population Health and Public Health Practice...
Yale Midwifery Conference Examines 20 Years of Research
Wed, 12/22/2021
Yale School of Nursing’s (YSN) Helen Varney Professor of Midwifery Dr. Holly Kennedy, PhD, CNM, FACNM, FAAN cohosted the “Normal Labour & Birth: 20 Years of Evidence and Debate” conference with international partners on December 1 and 3 to accommodate time zones in two hemispheres.
The sessions...
New Preceptors Inspired to Support Next Generation of Yale Nurses and Midwives
Mon, 12/20/2021
While reviewing preceptor data for the 2020-21 school year, Yale School of Nursing (YSN) Associate Director of the Clinical Support Unit Tracy Chidsey made an astonishing discovery: a full 40% of the preceptors were first-time volunteers.
“It was incredible to welcome so many new preceptors,”...
