The Yale School of Nursing (YSN) celebrated the achievements of its former dean, Margaret G. Arnstein, on April 10 with the rededication of a conference room named in her honor and the unveiling of a new exhibition honoring her achievements.
The Margaret G. Arnstein exhibit, which describes her career as one of the most influential nursing and public health leaders of her generation, features photographs, citations, awards and medals. It will remain on permanent display at YSN.
Catherine Gilliss, YSN's current dean, emphasized how Arnstein's work helped shape the school's mission: "Margaret Arnstein represented the epitome of nursing research, nursing education and nursing practice. Her career and accomplishments are truly legend. She is an inspiration to all of us at the Yale School of Nursing to continue working to improve health care for all people."
In a statement read at the ceremony by Provost Alison Richard, President Richard C. Levin noted that Arnstein had an enduring influence upon generations of Yale students: "She was involved in international development and public health before those words had the cachet they carry today. She gave herself to the study of health care needs in developing countries at a moment when this was not the common thing to do. She taught at a university. And then when given the opportunity, she led a school of nursing -- our School of Nursing -- with initiative, imagination and innovative flair.
"As I consider her career, I consider also the careers of all the undergraduate students at Yale today. If they had her character and were to use their talents, training and temperament as she has used hers, we could feel they had achieved what Yale is striving to accomplish."
Dr. Robert Arnstein, the former dean's brother and psychiatrist-in-chief emeritus of Yale University Health Services, attended the ceremony along with his wife, Mary. Also in attendance was Stephanie S. Spangler, deputy provost for biomedical and health affairs.
The 2002 Sybil Palmer Bellos Lecture followed the rededication ceremony. Marla E. Salmon, dean of the Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing at Emory University and a professor of nursing and public health, delivered a lecture titled "Footprints, Pathways and the Public's Health: A Tribute to Margaret G. Arnstein."
Salmon noted, in part, that "my own work, our profession and the health of people worldwide has been improved by the remarkable work of this nurse, scholar, leader and person, Margaret Arnstein."
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