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YSN Welcomes Alvin Ailey to Cardiovascular Health Event

Sandy Cayo's cardiovascular health event included a heart-pumping dance class.
Thu, 09/07/2023
By Lizamishel Boateng New Haven Promise Scholar Yale School of Nursing (YSN) Assistant Professor Sandy Cayo, DNP, FNP-BC, PhD(c) and GEPN Lecturer Charleen Jacobs-McFarlane, MS, ANP-BC hosted a cardiovascular health and Movement event in July, a collaborative program that featured expertise from...

Yale Alumni Magazine: A Focus on Equity in Nursing

Dean Azita Emami
Thu, 09/07/2023
By Lisa Reisman ‘89MA | Sep/Oct 2023 Yale Alumni Magazine Perhaps it’s fitting that the 100th anniversary of the Yale School of Nursing this year coincides with the recent appointment of a woman lauded for her “history of visionary leadership.” Those words, from interim dean Holly Powell Kennedy,...

Nursing Students Hone Their Skills During Disaster Simulation

GEPN students rose to the challenges posed by the 2023 mass-casualty disaster simulation.
Tue, 08/29/2023
By Lizamishel Boateng New Haven Promise Scholar On June 16, The Yale School of Nursing (YSN) Simulation Team conducted its cumulative assessment for first-year Graduate Entry Prespecialty in Nursing (GEPN) students: a mass-casualty disaster simulation in partnership with Yale New Haven EMS Center...

Midwifery Review: Adding Care by Midwives Improves Birth Outcomes

Holly Powell Kenney (left) and Joan Combellick.
Fri, 08/18/2023
by Robert Forman Midwife care can improve pregnancy outcomes for mothers and babies, says new “Expert Review” from Yale faculty The practice of midwifery is less common in the United States than in other countries and other cultures, which is a shame because adding care by midwives generally...

YSN Welcomes International Nursing Leader Azita Emami as New Dean

Dean Azita Emami
Tue, 08/01/2023
Yale School of Nursing (YSN) is delighted to welcome internationally recognized nursing leader Azita Emami, PhD, MSN, BSN, RNT, RN, FAAN as the 11th dean of the Yale School of Nursing on August 1. Dean Emami will lead the school as it embarks on its second century and will feature prominently in...