Campus News

Dr. Poussaint is a globally recognized pioneer in the field of pediatric neuroradiology.

As the lead volunteer for the Alumni Fund, Nazem supports about 75 volunteer class agents—representatives of the entire living population of Yale School of Medicine (YSM) alumni—in their efforts to keep their classmates connected to the school and encourage annual contributions to the Fund.

On Sunday, August 4th, in an historic first appearance by a YSM Dean, Nancy J. Brown, MD, welcomed over 85 alumni & guests at the National Medical Association (NMA) Annual Convention & Scientific Assembly in New York City.

Throughout his career, Kelvin A. Baggett, MD, MPH, MBA, has been applying his background and training to advance his mission of “making better care and services available to as many people as possible.” The broad training has equipped him to evaluate challenges in health care from multiple perspectives and facilitate solutions.

Meghan Fay, MBA, has been named associate vice president for medical school development and alumni affairs, effective Oct. 1, 2024. Her appointment was announced on Aug. 8 by Yale School of Medicine (YSM) Dean Nancy J. Brown, MD.

Yale School of Medicine (YSM) students, and other members of the YSM community, now have about 150 medical ethics-related books available to them. This is thanks to Susan V. Lewis (Duffy), MD, generously donating books to YSM’s Program for Biomedical Ethics (PBE) from the collection of her husband, the late Thomas P. Duffy, MD, professor emeritus of medicine (hematology).

Yale School of Medicine's Master of Health Science Degree Program begins first year under its enhanced, centralized structure.

Building on the strong foundation and momentum already established at the Association of Yale Alumni in Medicine (AYAM), Paul Leong, MD ’99, is refining his vision for his term as president of the organization. He will take the helm on August 1, 2024, after having served as AYAM’s vice president for the past three years. He succeeds J. McLeod (“Mac”) Griffiss, MD ’66.

The June 2024 issue of the Yale Journal of Biology and Medicine (YJBM), on Chronic Disease, was published on PubMed Central (PMC) on June 28. This focus issue features articles on the global burden of long-term health challenges.