 | Catherine L. Gilliss |
Catherine L. Gilliss has stepped down as dean of the Yale School of Nursing (YSN) to accept dual appointments as dean of the Duke University School of Nursing and vice chancellor for nursing affairs in the Duke University Health System.
"For the second time in the past year, Yale's loss is Duke's gain," said President Richard C. Levin in announcing Gilliss' departure. Gilliss will join former Yale College Dean Richard H. Brodhead at Duke, where he is the university's new president.
Levin also announced the appointment of YSN faculty member Professor Katherine Jones as acting dean of the school, effective Sept. 1.
Gilliss, who has been YSN dean since 1998, will assume her Duke post on Oct. 1. Of her tenure at Yale, Levin said, "Catherine Gilliss has worked tirelessly, recruiting outstanding faculty and students and developing a long-range strategic plan, to ensure that Yale's School of Nursing would be recognized as one of the best academic schools of nursing in the United States." Last year, YSN was ranked 10th (up from 18th in 1998) by U.S. News & World Report.
During Gilliss' years as dean, YSN saw an increase in its student enrollment, operating budget and research funding. In 2003, the school ranked ninth among nursing programs receiving funding from the National Institutes of Health (NIH). In recent years, the NIH has also awarded YSN two exploratory center grants and a center of excellence grant, as well as a pre- and postdoctoral institutional training award.
Under the dean's guidance, YSN launched an Office of International Affairs and strengthened its partnerships with institutions around the world. The school also instituted two community-based faculty practices, and expanded its infrastucture to include offices for student and faculty recruitment and advancement, public affairs, development and clinical affairs.
As dean, Gilliss worked to increase diversity at the school and within the nursing profession. With Dean Dorothy Powell of Howard University's Division of Nursing, she co-created the Yale-Howard Scholars Program, which brings nursing students from diverse backgrounds to Yale to pursue graduate education and careers in nursing research. This program model has been adopted at university settings throughout the country.
"My experience at Yale has been rich," said Gilliss, whose own research focuses on developing interventions for families of individuals with cardiac disease and diabetes. "Since the summer of 1990 when I arrived at Yale, the YSN community has taken on significant challenges and accomplished more than many ever expected. It has been my distinct honor to be able to say, 'I am the dean of Yale's School of Nursing.'"
Katherine Jones was "recommended with great enthusiasm by her colleagues" for the post of acting YSN dean, said Levin in his announcement of her appointment.
"The range of her experience at other schools and in the profession will be of great value in her new capacity. ... I am confident that she will serve the school with distinction," he added.
Jones joined the YSN faculty in July of 2003 as a professor in the doctoral program with a focus on health services research and health policy. She has held faculty positions at the University of Florida, the University of California at Los Angeles, the University of Michigan and the University of Colorado. A member of the American Academy of Nursing, she has served the nursing profession in numerous capacities, including several expert panels.
Her own research focuses on health care quality and improvement. She is currently completing a study funded by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality that developed and evaluated an intervention to improve pain management in nursing homes. She also directs the Yale Program for the Advancement of Chronic Wound Care and is co-director of the Outcomes Core on a newly-funded National Institute of Nursing Research grant for self and family management of vulnerable populations, led by Margaret Grey, YSN associate dean for scholarly affairs, as principal investigator.
T H I S
Nursing dean Catherine Gilliss
accepts dual post at Duke
Katherine Jones
Interim YSN dean
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