"The ways we educate students have changed, and we need space that is flexible and equipped for tomorrow's students," said Dean Margaret Grey. "We are developing plans for customized spaces suited to modern teaching, simulation, research, and lab needs." Read more.

 

A prominent leader in the world of nursing, Diers was nominated by alumni, faculty, and trustees. Read more. 

Diers Keynotes, Two Professors Honored at "Nightingale Awards for Excellence in Nursing"
Donna Diers was the keynote speaker at the Nightingale Awards for Excellence in Nursing, hosted by the Visiting Nurse Association of South Central Connecticut (VNASCC) on May 10th. 

"We are honored that Professor Donna Diers was the keynote speaker..." said John Quinn, President and CEO of the VNASCC. "It is most fitting that Professor Diers addresses our Nightingale honorees as she herself exhibits the qualities of a Nightingale."

In addition, two YSN professors, Angela Crowley and Pat Jackson Allen, were honored with the prestigious Nightingale Awards.  Read more.

2012 YSN Commencement Speaker Announced

This year's commencement speaker will be Margaret Flinter, Senior Vice President and Clinical Director of the Community Health Center in Middletown, CT.

The 2012 YSN Commencement will be held on Monday, May 21 at the historic Shubert Theater in New Haven, Conn. Read more.

Ashleigh Smith '12 Awarded Nightingale Scholarship
Ashleigh Smith '12, was recently awarded a 2012 Nightingale Scholarship for Excellence in Nursing.

"Ashleigh Smith is a RN who goes beyond the call of duty, not only in her course work and clinical practicums at YSN, but every shift she works as an oncology nurse at Massachusetts General Hospital," said YSN Assistant Dean Frank Grosso. Read more.

Psyche Philips Receives the 2012 Community Service Award
As part of the annual Sybil Palmer Bellos Lecture, Dean Grey presented the 2012 YSN Community Service Award to Psyche Philips '13.

"The 2012 Community Service Award recipient has contributed a great deal to the Yale University and New Haven Communities through her passion for global health, her enthusiasm for international nursing opportunities, and clinical outreach within the YSN community," Dean Grey stated during the ceremony. Read more.

Pellico Authors Interactive Textbook for NCLEX Prep and Medical-Surgical Practice

Course Leads to Student Publications and Invitation to Expert Panel
Emphasizing leadership for future nurses, YSN Lecturer Judy Kunisch assigned students to submit ideas to the AHRQ Innovations Exchange web site. Six students' professional memos were published on the site. "It's bridging theory with practicality and reality," said Kunisch, who was invited to join the AHRQ expert panel. Read more.

Yale Recruiting Nurse Practitioners
Yale University is recruiting Nurse Practitioners in the following fields: Digestive Diseases, Genetics, Infectious Diseases, Neurology, Orthopedics. Search online at www.yale.edu/jobs or contact jillian.goodfellow@yale.edu.

The year 2013 marks the 90th anniversary of the founding of YSN, the first university based school of nursing in the U.S. Since its founding in 1923, YSN has prepared nurses under an educational, rather than apprenticeship, program, an extreme innovation in its time.