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Forbes 30 under 30 | Holiday greeting | PA Commencement

“My name is Tim. I was 67. I worked as a traffic controller for the railway. I could not make a mistake.”

With the magnitude of the opioid crisis, there has been a growing call for treatment of patients with opioid use disorder to be expanded beyond specialist care and into the hands of primary care physicians.

“I don’t have the words to express how thankful I am that we are together, in person, for today’s celebration. Last year’s commencement was virtual. Maybe because of that, I’m a struck by the beauty of this place and by looking out into the audience and seeing all of you.”

Yale School of Medicine’s Physician Associate (PA) Program hosted the Class of 2021 Outstanding PA Theses Event on December 2, 2021.

Yale physician Jennifer Tsai and two medical students, Emmanuella Asabor and James Yoon — all of whose work is focused on improving access to healthcare — are among the innovative trailblazers and leaders named to Forbes magazine’s annual “30 Under 30” list.

When Nancy Angoff, MD ‘90, MPH ‘81, MEd, professor of medicine and then associate dean for student affairs, and Ann Williams, EdD, RNC, a former Yale School of Nursing (YSN) professor, founded Power Day 20 years ago, some individuals in power in the health care system were opposed to it.

Technology is changing many aspects of life and work, as well as the way Yale School of Medicine (YSM) students learn.

Eric Song, a sixth-year MD/PhD student at Yale School of Medicine, is a member of this year’s STAT Wunderkinds cohort.