Leading the Way for Advances in Healthcare: Naratils endow fund for nursing innovation
Tue, 09/04/2018
Established in 1923 as the first university-based nursing school, Yale School of Nursing (YSN) has a nearly century-long commitment to science and research. Ann Kurth ’90 MSN, dean and Linda Koch Lorimer Professor of Nursing, is proud to uphold that tradition.
“Yale nurses lead the way in applying...
Elevating Nurses and Health Systems: Patricia Gruber supports the next generation of nurses at Yale
Tue, 09/04/2018
Nathan Christopherson ’18 DNP learned his trauma-management skills as a U.S. Army combat medic and trauma nurse in Iraq. Currently the assistant vice president of the Northwell Health Trauma Institute, Christopherson oversees eight trauma centers in the New York metropolitan area, with a mission to...
Welcoming eight new faculty to Yale School of Nursing
Sun, 09/02/2018
The Yale School of Nursing is delighted to introduce eight new faculty members whose collective expertise will build on the school’s deep teaching and research strengths.
Dr. Samantha Conley graduated from the PhD program at Yale School of Nursing in 2016 and joined the YSN faculty as an assistant...
Celebrating YSN’s new Simulation Lab and classroom space
Fri, 08/31/2018
On August 30, Yale School of Nursing celebrated the completion of the Simulation Lab and classroom expansion project at a ribbon cutting ceremony. Faculty, staff, students, community partners, and the many individuals who contributed to the project were present. Dean Ann Kurth cut the ribbon,...
Disaster simulation video: How Yale nursing students are preparing for real life catastrophes
Thu, 08/30/2018
In June, students at the Yale School of Nursing (YSN) engaged in a “disaster simulation” in which a tornado had destroyed a grocery store. Filmmakers from Yale’s Office of Public Affairs and Communications created this insightful video which captures both how a simulation is executed, as well...
Dean Kurth's BBC interview about the U.S. drug epidemic
Tue, 08/28/2018
Dean Ann Kurth was one of two people interviewed live on the BBC World News today (8/28/18) regarding the U.S. drug epidemic. Speaking on the challenges of substance misuse as a global problem, Dean Kurth observed that nurses are very often on the front lines in communities suffering from opioid...
Jessica Coviello to receive the Florence S. Wald Award 2018
Mon, 08/27/2018
Dr. Jessica Coviello, DNP, APRN, ANP-BC, associate professor at Yale University School of Nursing, has been chosen to receive the 2018 Florence S. Wald Award by the Connecticut Nurses’ Association (CNA). She has taught at the school since 1983 and for more than 30 years, her practice has focused...
New Yale-Commonwealth Fund Fellowship to Train Leaders in Minority Health
Fri, 08/24/2018
With financial support from the Commonwealth Fund, the Yale School of Management will launch a program to give healthcare practitioners the leadership skills and the deep understanding of markets, organizations, and governments needed to tackle major inequities in the U.S. healthcare system. Read...
Artists wanted for City Wide Open Studios at West Campus
Fri, 08/24/2018
We are delighted that Artspace will be holding its 2018 City-Wide Open Studios “Alternative Space Weekend” at West Campus on October 26 - 28 at Building 410. Art, or our shared cultural heritage, has been a prominent feature since the earliest days of the Campus, and the 2018 theme of the Open...
A Call to Action: Addressing America’s Drug Epidemic
Fri, 08/17/2018
The following joint statement was posted on the Yale School of Public Health’s website on Friday, August 17th and was signed by faculty members from the Yale School of Nursing, Yale School of Public Health, and the Yale School of Medicine.
The drug poisonings of more than 100 people with “K2...
Yale School of Nursing responds to the overdose crisis in New Haven
Thu, 08/16/2018
Statement from Yale School of Nursing
It is with deep concern that we observe the situation unfolding in New Haven over the last 24 hours with close to one hundred people having overdosed from a synthetic form of marijuana called K2. This situation is not only distressing for our local community,...
Dr. Ruth McCorkle receives the American Academy of Nursing’s highest honor of “Living Legend”.
Thu, 08/09/2018
We are proud and thrilled to share the news that Yale School of Nursing’s Dr. Ruth McCorkle has received the American Academy of Nursing’s highest honor of “Living Legend”. The announcement was made today, August 9th, in a press release from the AAN – read the full release here. Dr. McCorkle, who...
National Student Leadership Conference: exploring potential careers in nursing at YSN
Thu, 08/02/2018
This summer, YSN hosted several groups of high school students from the National Student Leadership Council (NSLC) who spent a week at the school taking classes, and attending simulation events, in order to explore nursing as a possible career path.
The National Student Leadership Conference on...
A PNP student's journey into plant-based medicine: the story behind "Nutrition that Heals"
Thu, 07/26/2018
Vanessa Correia, RN, CLC, YSN ’19 (pictured on the right), is a second year MSN student, and teaching assistant to Michelle Kennedy (pictured left), lecturer of the Community Health Nursing and Public Health course for students in the first year of the Graduate Entry Prespecialty in Nursing (GEPN)...
A Salute to Dean Annie W. Goodrich on the 100th anniversary of the end of World War I
Thu, 07/26/2018
As America and most of Europe prepares to commemorate the end of World War I, much attention is focused on the immense bravery, patriotic fervor, and unimaginable carnage which mark the history of that long and destructive ”War to End All Wars.” With visions of the gallantry of dogfights in the...
Simulation Lab ribbon cutting celebration, August 30
Wed, 07/25/2018
Join us on August 30 from 3:30-5:00 pm for a ribbon cutting ceremony & tour to celebrate the opening of the new simulation space. The school has been working with a great construction team over the spring/summer to create a state-of-the art simulation lab and two new classrooms. This capital...
Yale Nursing students create menu for better community health
Tue, 07/03/2018
“Sam is a 15 year old with type II diabetes. He eats a whole pizza every day, so we made him a smaller portion, with healthier ingredients.” Just one of the hypothetical patient scenarios – and a possible solution – concocted by Yale School of Nursing students recently as they took to the farm at...
Alison Moriarty Daley selected as a "Distinguished Nurse Leader" by AAN
Tue, 07/03/2018
Professor Alison Moriarty Daley was selected this week as one of the American Academy of Nursing’s 195 highly distinguished nurse leaders to be inducted into its 2018 class of Academy fellows. Alison will be honored at a ceremony to be held during the Academy’s annual policy conference...
RSVP for the YSN Faculty Boot Camp!
Tue, 07/03/2018
RSVP for our very first annual Faculty Development Boot Camp! Sessions will be held from Monday, August 13 through Thursday, August 16, from 8:30 am-5:00 pm at the Yale School of Nursing. Explore a broad range of topics through guided practice, hands-on activities, and collaborative discussions...
From music student to gerontology nurse: Elliott Race '18
Fri, 06/29/2018
There is one day left to give to the 2017-2018 annual fund scholarship campaign. Please consider a gift to help financially support deserving scholars such as Elliott Race ’18. Read his story here.
Elliott Race ’18 is a recent Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) graduate specialized in adult/...
Polly Huynh: aspiring to a holistic approach to psychiatric nursing
Wed, 06/27/2018
Polly Huynh is an MSN student specializing in psychiatric-mental health nursing who wants to bring psychiatric care to primary care clinics and have it become the norm to see a psychiatric specialist. Please consider supporting Polly and students like her, as part of YSN’s annual fund, ending...
Yale expands Minding the Baby® home visitation program across 8 municipalities in Denmark
Fri, 06/22/2018
Yale University’s Minding the Baby® (MTB) National Office recently entered a 6-year contract with the Danish organization Metodecentret - Center for Innovation og Metodeudvikling [Center for Innovation and Methodology] to implement the interdisciplinary home visitation program across 7 new...
Brighid Gannon awarded annual prize for leadership in nursing practice
Thu, 06/21/2018
Congratulations to Brighid Gannon for being awarded the Leadership in Nursing Practice Prize which recognizes a graduating DNP student who showed outstanding leadership in the capstone project. Brighid developed an intervention for use with traumatized women in the largest homeless shelter in New...
Maria Haslip ’20, Yale Nursing student of the week!
Thu, 06/21/2018
In the final month of the 2017-2018 annual fund scholarship campaign, which provides financial support to deserving scholars, we’re featuring Maria Haslip ’20 as our Yale Nursing student of the week!
Maria was born and raised in St. Petersburg, Russia, where she received her masters of science in...
YSN faculty poster session addresses the opioid crisis through simulation
Mon, 06/18/2018
YSN faculty members Shannon Pranger and Ami Marshall presented a poster session at the International Nursing Association for Clinical Simulation and Learning conference in Toronto from June 13-16 . Entitled “We have a problem”, the poster focused on ways to address the opioid crisis through...
Help students like Nnemdi Azubuko by giving to the YSN Annual Fund
Tue, 06/12/2018
With three weeks left to the 2017-2018 annual fund scholarship campaign, which provides financial support to deserving scholars, we’re featuring Nnemdi Azubuko ’20, a family nurse practioner student, as our Yale Nursing student of the week!
Nnemdi did her undergraduate degree in biology. Throughout...
Help students like James W. Darden IV by giving to the YSN Annual Fund
Tue, 06/12/2018
There are three weeks left to give to the 2017-2018 annual fund scholarship campaign. Please consider a gift to help financially support deserving scholars such as James W. Darden IV ’19. Read his story here.
James W. Darden IV ’19 is a Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) student specializing in...
Marge Funk retires after 34 years at YSN
Mon, 06/11/2018
Professor Marjorie (Marge) Funk was honored at her retirement party at the Yale Golf Course in early June, with many colleagues paying tribute to her 34 years at YSN.
Marge has been on the faculty of the Yale School of Nursing since 1984. She received a BA in religion from Wheaton College in...
Beth Zapatka appointed new associate dean for advancement
Fri, 06/08/2018
Beth Zapatka has been appointed as Yale School of Nursing’s new associate dean for advancement, beginning Monday, June 11. She will join the senior administrative team at Yale Nursing and will be charged with the management of development, communications, and alumnae/i affairs.
Beth has enjoyed a...
Distinguished YSN alumna makes an impact in Uganda
Thu, 06/07/2018
Dr. Rose Clarke Nanyonga was one of five Yale nurses to receive a Distinguished Alumnae/i Award this year, travelling all the way from Uganda to be honored at a ceremony hosted by Dean Kurth at the Yale Graduate Club in early May.
Since 1973, the Yale School of Nursing has annually recognized the...
Jana Young receives Community Service Award
Mon, 06/04/2018
The YSN Community Service Award is presented to a deserving student who has made outstanding contributions to the New Haven community through the delivery of health care or in volunteering their time in outreach efforts. This year’s award went to Jana Young who devoted much of her time to the Haven...
Dr. Robin Whittemore receives the Dorothy Sexton Mentorship Award
Fri, 06/01/2018
Congratulations to Dr. Robin Whittemore who received the Dorothy Sexton Mentorship Award at the annual induction ceremony of the Sigma Theta Tau International (STTI) Honor Society of Nursing on Sunday May 20. STTI is the second largest nursing organization in the world with approximately 135,000...
Gina Novick, inducted as fellow of American College of Nurse Midwives
Fri, 06/01/2018
Congratulations to Gina Novick who was inducted into the Fellowship of the American College of Nursing Midwives on May 21! The ACNM is the professional association that represents certified nurse-midwives (CNMs) & certified midwives (CMs) in the United States. With roots dating to 1929, it sets...
Fanta Bayoh receives Charles King, Jr. Memorial Scholars Aid Prize & Khalid Lum Leadership Award
Thu, 05/24/2018
The Charles King, Jr. Memorial Scholars Aid Prize is given annually to a leading graduating student, who has demonstrated outstanding performance in scholarship, research, and clinical practice and who, through accomplishments in and leadership of all aspects of study, has inspired an admiration...
Dr. Halley Ruppel receives the Anthony Di Guida Delta Mu Prize
Wed, 05/23/2018
PhD student, Halley Ruppel was presented with the Anthony Di Guida Delta Mu Prize, given annually to a graduating doctoral student who exemplifies the love of scholarship and the joy in learning that Anthony embodied. Halley is pictured here with Professor Marjorie Funk at the award ceremony on...
Krista Anne Knudson receives abstract scholarship from the American Thoracic Society
Wed, 05/23/2018
PhD student, Krista Knudson, RN, MSN, APRN, has been selected to receive an abstract scholarship from the American Thoracic Society (ATS) for her presentation, Acceptability and Feasibility of an Electronic Tablet-Delivered Music Intervention in the Medical Intensive Care Unit. Her certificate and...
PhD student to receive funding from Heilbrunn Family Center for Research Nursing
Wed, 05/23/2018
Yale Nursing PhD student, Bridget Basile Ibrahim, will receive dissertation-support funding from the Rockefeller University Heilbrunn Family Center for Research Nursing for her project A Mixed Methods Exploration of Women’s Experiences of Pregnancy and Birth After Cesarean in the United States ....
Sandra Esposito receives staff appreciation award
Wed, 05/23/2018
Each year the YSN students and faculty recognize a staff member with a Staff Appreciation Award for their dedication to the students of YSN. This year, Sandra Esposito in the Office of Student Affairs received the award for her faithful work going above and beyond to support the YSN community....
Dr. Eileen Condon, Dr. Kaitlyn Rechenberg, and Dr. Halley Ruppel receive their PhD degrees in nursing
Tue, 05/22/2018
YSN congratulates Dr. Eileen Condon, Dr. Kaitlyn Rechenberg, and Dr. Halley Ruppel who received their PhD degrees in nursing yesterday from the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences. All three of them have already made strong contributions to nursing science through their accomplishments in the PhD...
Congratulations to Yale School of Nursing’s Class of 2018
Mon, 05/21/2018
Warmest congratulations to the one hundred and fourteen Yale School of Nursing (YSN) graduates who received nursing degrees at Yale’s 317th Commencement held today, Monday May 21, 2018. Three students were conferred with PhDs; fourteen became Doctors of Nursing Practice (DNP); and ninety-seven...
Yale Commencement to be held on May 21
Sat, 05/19/2018
Yale’s 317th Commencement will be held on Monday, May 21, 2018. The ceremony marks the occasion at which all university degrees are formally conferred on the university’s historic Old Campus. More details can be found on the Yale University Commencement website. Congratulations to all nursing...
New management training for immunization leaders launches in Rwanda
Thu, 05/17/2018
“This is an unprecedented opportunity,” said Erika Linnander, director of the Yale Global Health Initiative (GHLI), during her opening remarks at the recent launch in Kigali, Rwanda of a new immunization program. “I see such an exceptionally diverse group here today to help support this program —...
375 bags provided for Newborns in Need on Yale Day of Service
Thu, 05/17/2018
Over a hundred alumnae/i, staff, and volunteers came together last weekend at the Yale School of Nursing to take part in the Yale Day of Service. 375 bags were filled with baby clothes, books, and diapers to be donated to St. Raphael’s Birth Center for the Newborns In Need program. Thanks to...
School of Nursing honors five recipients of the Distinguished Alumnae/i Awards
Thu, 05/17/2018
Since 1973, the Yale School of Nursing has annually recognized the work of alumnae/i who have made outstanding contributions to the fields of nursing practice, teaching, and research. Through their work or service to the community, these individuals have uniquely influenced the field of nursing....
Mixed Methods Symposium a resounding success
Wed, 05/16/2018
The Conducting Rigorous Mixed Methods Research in the Health Sciences Symposium last week at the Yale School of Nursing was a resounding success, with a packed auditorium of attendees from the faculty of YSN, Yale School of Medicine, and the Yale School of Public Health, as well as many students...
Newborns in Need honors nursing professor who helped countless women
Mon, 05/14/2018
Many Yale students have stories about the professors who inspired them, but few can say that they were at her bedside after she’d given birth, providing postpartum care. Such is the singular life of nursing students. Heather Reynolds ’80 M.S.N., lecturer and minority student coordinator at Yale...
Honoring Dr. Ruth McCorkle: nurse pioneer in hospice, palliative care, and oncology
Fri, 05/11/2018
The Yale School of Nursing hosted a symposium and reception this week to honor pioneering hospice, palliative care, and oncology nurse, Dr. Ruth McCorkle – the Florence Schorske Wald Professor of Nursing and Professor of Epidemiology – who is retiring after a distinguished career, the last twenty...
“La Charla”: The impact of one YSN alumnus in Nicaragua
Thu, 05/10/2018
When Simone Ippoliti ’16 MSN was accepted to Yale School of Nursing, she was instantly attracted to YSN’s commitment to global health. By the end of her Graduate Entry Pre-Specialty (GEPN) year, Simone met with Patricia Ryan-Krause, director of the Global Health Concentration, to discuss ways...
Three Yale nurses receive Nightingale Awards
Tue, 05/08/2018
Three nurses from Yale were honored with Nightingale Awards for Excellence in Nursing, at the annual award ceremony on May 3 in New Haven. Dr. Monica Ordway, assistant professor of nursing; Dr. Andrée de Lisser, lecturer in the psychiatric and mental health nurse practitioner specialty; and...
Filling Critical Gaps in Primary Healthcare: Advanced Practice Registered Nurses Meeting the Challenge
Mon, 05/07/2018
Filling Critical Gaps in Primary Healthcare: Advanced Practice Registered Nurses Meeting the Challenge
By Katherine L. Kraines
For many health care providers, meeting the needs of patients is a daily if not an hourly challenge. Increasing regulation, a plethora of new technologies and information,...
Celebrating National Nurses Week
Mon, 05/07/2018
Celebrating nurses everywhere! National Nurses Week begins each year on May 6th and ends on May 12th, Florence Nightingale’s birthday. Read about how Yale nurses are inspiring, innovating, and influencing in the spring issue of Yale Nursing Matters. #nationalnursesweek
Yale School of Nursing hosts annual Sleep Symposium
Fri, 04/27/2018
On April 27, the fourth annual Sleep Symposium was held at the Yale School of Nursing. The speakers were Dr. Janet Mullington, professor of Neurology at Harvard University, and Dr. Naresh Punjabi, professor at Johns Hopkins University. Dr. Nancy Redeker, the Beatrice Renfield Term Professor of...
Yale Nursing Matters, Spring 2018 issue now available online
Tue, 04/24/2018
The Spring 2018 issue of Yale Nursing Matters is now online, featuring some of the great work underway at the Yale School of Nursing. The magazine was mailed out with the accompanying Strategic Vision which can be found here.
5/3: Yale School of Nursing Global Health Symposium
Mon, 04/23/2018
Mark your calendars for a global health symposium on May 3 which will feature the work of YSN’s faculty and students across the globe. Come and learn how they are working to positively affect health around the world through their research and capability building efforts. It will take place from...
Register for the Fourth Annual Sleep Symposium
Fri, 04/20/2018
Today (April 20) is the last day to register for the Fourth Annual Sleep & Symptom Research Symposium on Friday April 27 at Yale School of Nursing. Please register here.
The speakers will be Janet Mullington, PhD & Naresh Punjabi MD, PhD. The day includes research presentations, speakers,...
Doctor of Nursing Practice students present final projects
Thu, 04/19/2018
For two days this week, fourteen students in the final semester of their Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) program are convening on campus to present their final projects to faculty and fellow students. The sessions are being live-streamed to enable work colleagues, friends, and family members to...
David Vlahov receives "Distinguished Contributions to Nursing Research Award" from Eastern Nursing Research Society
Fri, 04/13/2018
Congratulations to Dr. David Vlahov, our associate dean for Research at Yale School of Nursing, for being one of the 2018 recipients of the “Distinguished Contributions to Nursing Research Award” by the Eastern Nursing Research Society (ENRS). He was chosen for this award in recognition of his...
Virginia Sherrick receives Inspiring Yale award at a ceremony hosted by the Yale Graduate and Professional Senate
Thu, 04/12/2018
On April 11, YSN’s Virginia (Ginger) Sherrick received the “Inspiring Yale” award at a ceremony hosted by the Yale Graduate and Professional Senate. In her acceptance speech, she talked about “Lessons I learned from my father”, and spoke about what has inspired her as a nurse and an educator...
Dr. Margaret Hamburg speaks about how nurses can make a difference in a changing world
Thu, 04/12/2018
Dr. Margaret (Peggy) Hamburg spoke on April 11 at the annual Bellos lecture about how nurses can make a difference in a changing world. An internationally recognized leader in public health and medicine, and a former commissioner of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Dr. Hamburg commented, “...
Gina Novick elected to the Fellowship of the American College of Nurse-Midwives
Tue, 03/27/2018
Gina Novick PhD, CNM, has been elected to the Fellowship of the American College of Nurse-Midwives (ACNM). This distinction honors service to the ACNM at a senior level and recognizes Gina’s leadership and service to midwifery. The induction will take place at the annual meeting of the ACNM in May...
