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DNP Student Honored for Exceptional Humanity at Mass Vaccination Site

Fri, 04/16/2021
Congratulations to Leadership DNP student Ron Yolo, who recently received the Population Health Mission Award in recognition of his exceptional humanity, dedication, and kindness at a mass vaccination clinic treating vulnerable and underserved communities in Los Angeles county, California.  Over...

James-Conterelli Shares Black Maternal Health Expertise

Thu, 04/15/2021
Black Maternal Health Week presents an opportunity to learn more about the Yale School of Nursing (YSN)’s expertise in this area. Lecturer in Nursing and incoming chair of the Graduate Entry Prespecialty in Nursing (GEPN) program Sascha James-Conterelli, DNP, CNM, LM, FACNM is a leader in this...

YSN in Media: Saad B. Omer on Pandemic Lessons, Vaccines

Thu, 04/01/2021
Throughout the COVID-19 global pandemic, Director of the Yale Institute for Global Health (YIGH) Dr. Saad B. Omer, MBBS, MPH, PhD, FIDSA, has discussed everything from vaccine hesitancy and efficacy to policy strategy with a variety of local and national media outlets. Included here is a sampling...

Nursing Welcomes Congresswoman Underwood as Commencement Speaker

Wed, 03/31/2021
Yale School of Nursing (YSN) is thrilled to announce Congresswoman Lauren Underwood as the 2021 Commencement speaker.  “Congresswoman Underwood is a nurse, a fierce champion of women and people of color, and a skilled policymaker who brings compassion and clinical expertise to the House of...

YSN in Media: Vlahov on the Reopening of New York

Mon, 03/29/2021
Yale School of Nursing (YSN) Professor David Vlahov PhD, RN, FAAN is a nurse, an epidemiologist, and an infectious disease authority who has shared his expertise with a wide range of media outlets throughout the COVID-19 global pandemic. Vlahov recently shared his expertise with Gothamist about the...

ENRS Honors YSN Faculty Member, PhD Students

Mon, 03/29/2021
The Eastern Nursing Research Society (ENRS) recently honored one Yale School of Nursing (YSN) faculty member and two doctoral students at a virtual conference on March 25. Assistant Professor in Nursing Shelli Feder, ’10 MSN, ’17 PhD, APRN, FNP-BC, ACHPN (pictured left), is the recipient of the...

Nursing Students Notch Top Three Places in Case Competition

Thu, 03/25/2021
Yale School of Nursing (YSN) students Samantha Ramirez ’22 DNP, Taina Lopez-Cartagena ’22 DNP, and Kwaku Gyasi ’23 MSN recently placed in the top three teams of the second annual Yale Institute for Global Health (YIGH) Case competition.  Participants were tasked with developing an intervention that...