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Homeless Patient-Aligned Care Teams (HPACT) of the VA Connecticut Healthcare System in West Haven were developed as a system for providing adequate care for veterans experiencing homelessness. Previously led by David Rosenthal, MD, the program has successfully expanded the scope of VA care within the New Haven catchment area. However, HPACT leaders both locally and from sites across the country recognized the limitations in their ability to provide services to a large portion of patients who are unable to access their brick-and-mortar services. Caroline Falker, MD, the new medical director of HPACT, and the rest of her team were determined to introduce new services to address these limitations.
- April 18, 2024
Medical students often face challenges transitioning from classroom to clerkships due to limited preparation materials. A group of researchers from Yale introduced a student-led Internal Medicine clerkship orientation bootcamp and accompanying survival guide, and assessed its efficacy in improving student confidence prior to clerkships.
- April 18, 2024
Acute pancreatitis is a severe inflammatory disorder of the pancreas, spanning the spectrum of mild discomfort to life-threatening illness. Researchers from Yale have written a comprehensive review of novel therapies for acute pancreatitis, their role based on the cause of the disease, and their risk/benefit profile.
- April 17, 2024Source: The Guardian
Kasia Lipska, MD, MHS, associate professor of medicine (endocrinology) at Yale School of Medicine, talks about clinicians' respect for the American Diabetes Association.
- April 17, 2024
Nearly 200 people attended the Yale Institute for Global Health’s (YIGH) inaugural Global Health Symposium on April 5. The day-long event featured opportunities to learn about YIGH programs, including seed grants, faculty networks, and fellowship opportunities for students. There was also a session on how to navigate Yale's policies to support global health programs, and lightning talks on a wide variety of faculty and student initiatives in global health.
- April 16, 2024
The Yale Department of Internal Medicine is pleased to highlight the following professors of medicine.
- April 16, 2024
Curtis Pickering and the Yale Head and Neck SPORE organized the first symposium of the Yale-NY region on head and neck translational research at Yale West Campus on April 12, 2024.
- April 16, 2024Source: The New York Times
Erol Fikrig, MD, Waldemar Von Zedtwitz Professor of Medicine (Infectious Diseases) at Yale School of Medicine, discusses new Lyme vaccines for humans that are being tested in clinical trials.
- April 15, 2024
Meet Christine Centola, associate director of academic and administrative affairs, who works on various human resources and faculty affairs functions in the different sections of the Department of Internal Medicine at Yale.
- April 15, 2024
The blog posts discuss medical papers about the condition and Sanders' take on where the findings fit into the big, emerging picture of Long COVID. Every blog includes a final insight from Sanders, who is known for her commitment to unraveling medical mysteries.