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YSN Alumna Teaches Negotiation

Mary C. Geary ’74 MSN, RN teaching a class on Negotiation
Wed, 05/08/2019
Senior healthcare executive Mary C. Geary ’74 MSN, RN visited campus on April 23 to help Yale nurses enter the job market with confidence, providing career advice and negotiation best practices. Geary was first inspired to start sharing her experience several years ago. “When I learned what a high...

16th Annual Creative Writing Awards

Fri, 04/26/2019
The Yale School of Nursing community gathered at the New Haven Lawn Club on April 18 for one of its signature annual programs: the 16th annual Creative Writing Awards (CWA). Linda Honan ’89, MSN, PhD, FAAN, CNS-BC, RN, the heart and soul of CWA, described nurses as secret keepers, leaders, and...

Yale Nursing Climbs to Highest Rank in School’s History

Tue, 03/12/2019
Yale School of Nursing (YSN) has achieved its highest-ever ranking, earning the number five spot in the 2020 edition of U.S. News & World Report (USNWR), tying with Columbia University and the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill. YSN climbed three slots since last year’s list. “We are...

Yale Nursing Names LaRon E. Nelson Inaugural Associate Dean for Global Health & Equity

Photo of LaRon Nelson
Tue, 01/08/2019
LaRon E. Nelson, PhD, RN, FNP, FNAP, FAAN has been named the inaugural Associate Dean for Global Health & Equity at Yale School of Nursing (YSN) and also joins YSN as an Independence Foundation Associate Professor of Nursing. He is a leading expert in implementation science and HIV prevention...

Three faculty receive honors from the American Academy of Nursing

Tue, 11/06/2018
On November 3rd, three YSN faculty were honored with awards at the American Academy of Nursing (AAN) annual conference in Washington, D.C. Dr. Ruth McCorkle received the AAN’s highest honor of Living Legend, while Dr. Canhua Xiao and Dr. Alison Moriarty Daley were inducted as AAN fellows. The...

MSN application deadline extended to December 14th

Tue, 11/06/2018
The Master of Science in Nursing program application deadline has been extended to December 14th, 2018.  APPLY NOW

One student's insights from the 2018 GEPN ceremony

Mon, 11/05/2018
On October 26th, the 2018 GEPN class received their nursing certificates and traditional nursing baseball caps. It was an intense 11 months of pharm charts, care plans, and coffee, and it was exciting to gather with our friends and families and look back at what we’ve accomplished as a class...