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    Benjamin Doolittle, MD, MA Div

    Professor of Medicine (General Medicine), Pediatrics and Divinity; Director, Int Med-Pediatrics Residency Program
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    Director, Int Med-Pediatrics Residency Program

    Professor, Religion and Health, Yale Divinity School

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    Professor of Medicine (General Medicine), Pediatrics and Divinity; Director, Int Med-Pediatrics Residency Program

    Director, Int Med-Pediatrics Residency Program

    Positions outside Yale

    Professor, Religion and Health, Yale Divinity School

    Biography

    Ben Doolittle is the Program Director of the Combined Internal Medicine-Pediatrics Residency Program. He is also the Medical Director of the Faculty-Resident Continuity Clinic. His practice focuses on addiction, Hepatitis C, HIV, and primary care. His research interests explore the intersection of medicine and spirituality, wellness and burnout. Ben is also an ordained minister, holding a MDIV from Yale Divinity School, and serves a local urban congregation.

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    Education & Training

    Resident
    Yale-New Haven Hospital (2002)
    MD
    Yale University School of Medicine (1997)
    MA Div
    Yale Divinity School (1994)
    BS
    Yale University (1991)

    Research

    Overview

    I am interested in the interface between medicine and spirituality, wellness and burnout, as well as medical education and primary care. I have several on-going projects about emotional coping and job stress, as well as the influence of religion on chronic disease.

    Medical Research Interests

    Burnout, Professional; Spirituality; Urban Health

    Research at a Glance

    Yale Co-Authors

    Frequent collaborators of Benjamin Doolittle's published research.

    Publications

    2024

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    Academic Achievements & Community Involvement

    • honor

      Courage to Teach

      National AwardACGME
    • honor

      Leonard Tow Humanism Award

      Yale School of Medicine AwardYale School of Medicine
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      Primary Care Hall of Fame

      Yale School of Medicine Award
    • honor

      Leah Lowenstein Award

      Yale School of Medicine Award

    Clinical Care

    Overview

    Benjamin Doolittle, MD, is board-certified in internal medicine and pediatrics but primarily focuses on taking care of adults struggling with addiction and HIV.

    In addition to treating patients, Dr. Doolittle is an ordained minister, holding an MDiv (master of divinity) from Yale Divinity School, and serves a local urban congregation. He is a professor of religion and health at Yale Divinity School and a professor of general medicine and pediatrics at Yale School of Medicine.

    Dr. Doolittle’s research interests explore the relationship between medicine and spirituality, wellness, and physician burnout. Dr. Doolittle has several ongoing projects about the influence of religion on chronic disease as well as emotional coping and job stress, particularly during the COVID-19 pandemic.

    Dr. Doolittle has earned many accolades during his career, including the Courage to Teach award from the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) and the Leonard Tow Humanism and Leah Lowenstein awards from Yale School of Medicine. He is also the program director of the Combined Internal Medicine/Pediatrics Residency Program at Yale New Haven Hospital.

    Clinical Specialties

    General Internal Medicine; Pediatrics

    Board Certifications

    • Pediatrics

      Certification Organization
      AB of Pediatrics
      Latest Certification Date
      2018
      Original Certification Date
      2003

    • Internal Medicine

      Certification Organization
      AB of Internal Medicine
      Original Certification Date
      2002

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    PO Box 208056, 333 Cedar Street

    New Haven, CT 06520-8056

    United States

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