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    David Brissette, MMSc, PA-C

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    Assistant Professor in the Physician Associate Program, Department of Medicine; Director of the Physician Associate Program
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    Additional Titles

    Program Director, General Internal Medicine

    Chair of Admissions, General Internal Medicine

    About

    Titles

    Assistant Professor in the Physician Associate Program, Department of Medicine; Director of the Physician Associate Program

    Program Director, General Internal Medicine; Chair of Admissions, General Internal Medicine

    Biography

    • Management of all aspects of the Physician Associate Program
    • Maintain ARC-PA accreditation standards for the program
    • Assist the didactic and clinical faculty with curriculum and exam development
    • Chair of the Admissions Committee
    • Lecturer in Patient Assessment I and Practice, Policy and Ethics courses
    • Small group facilitator for history taking, physical examination, communicating difficult news and shared decision making workshops for PA and medical students
    • Co-Director and Section Leader for the Interprofessional Longitudinal Clinical Experience (ILCE) integrating pre-clinical training for first-year PA, medical and advanced practice nursing students.
    • Academic advisor for PA students
    • Clinical practice with the Hospitalist Service at Yale New Haven Hospital

    Appointments

    Other Departments & Organizations

    Education & Training

    MMSc
    Emory University PA Program, Physician Assistant (1994)
    BS
    Tulane University, Biology (1992)

    Board Certifications

    • Physician Assistant Certified

      Certification Organization
      National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants
      Original Certification Date
      1994

    Research

    Research at a Glance

    Yale Co-Authors

    Frequent collaborators of David Brissette's published research.

    Publications

    2020

    Academic Achievements & Community Involvement

    • activity

      Yale University Physician Associate Program Admissions Committee

      CommitteesDirector
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      Yale University Physician Associate Program Progress and Promotions Committee

      CommitteesChair
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      Yale University Physician Associate Program Thesis Review Committee

      CommitteesMember
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      Yale University Physician Associate Program Program Assessment Committee

      CommitteesMember
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      National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA)

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    Get In Touch

    Contacts

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    Locations

    • Yale PA Program

      Academic Office

      100 Church Street South, Ste A 250

      New Haven, CT 06519

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