Yale University. School of Nursing

The Yale School of Nursing was established in 1923 with funding from the Rockefeller Foundation. It awarded its first Bachelor of Nursing (B.N.) degree in 1926 and its first Master of Nursing (M.N.) in 1937. In 1934 the school began admitting only college graduates. An official graduate program was established in 1952. The basic program was altered in 1956 when it was expanded to prepare nurses in public health, maternal-newborn nursing, and psychiatric nursing. The Master of Nursing program was discontinued in 1956, but a Master of Science in Nursing was established. Annie W. Goodrich, one of the original founders, served as its first dean and led the school through its formative years. She was followed by several deans who were each influential in the schools development: Effie Jane Taylor (1934-1944), Elizabeth Torrey (Bixler) (1944-1959), Florence Wald (1958-1967), Margaret Arnstein (1967-1972), Donna Diers (1972-1984), and Judith Krauss (1984-1998), Catherine Gilliss (1998-2004), Katherine Jones (2004-2005) and Margaret Grey (2005- ).

From the description of School of Nursing, Yale University, historical collection, 1890-2007 (inclusive). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 702194014

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