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Distribution of GraduatesAlumni records show that those individuals who have completed graduate programsoffered by the Yale University School of Nursing are now located throughout the UnitedStates and in a number of foreign countries.Recent graduates hold positions as nurse clinicians, clinical specialists, nurse-midwives,nurse practitioners, or nurse managers in a variety of settings. Their roles are beingtested and defined as they function in new situations. Their responsibilities may includedirect patient care, supervision and teaching of others involved in caring for patientsserved by their units or agencies, interdisciplinary planning, and execution and evaluationof services.Many graduates from former years are now in administrative, teaching, policy, and/orresearch positions in educational institutions, foundations, or government.A number hold positions as consultants in their specialty areas to public and privateagencies at local, state, federal, and international levels.Others have assumed responsibility for management of nursing services in bothpublic and private institutions and agencies.