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    David Brissette, MMSc, PA-C

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    Associate Director for Student Affairs and Assistant Professor in the Physician Associate Program, Department of Medicine
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    Additional Titles

    Associate Program Director, General Internal Medicine

    Chair of Admissions, General Internal Medicine

    About

    Titles

    Associate Director for Student Affairs and Assistant Professor in the Physician Associate Program, Department of Medicine

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

    Biography

    • Oversee all aspects related to Student and Alumni affairs
    • Assist didactic faculty with 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
    Last Updated on April 17, 2026.

    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

    Activities

    • activity

      Yale University Physician Associate Program Admissions Committee

      07/01/2010 - PresentCommitteesDirector
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      Yale University Physician Associate Program Progress and Promotions Committee

      2013 - PresentCommitteesChair
    • activity

      Yale University Physician Associate Program Thesis Review Committee

      2005 - PresentCommitteesMember
    • activity

      Yale University Physician Associate Program Program Assessment Committee

      2005 - PresentCommitteesMember
    • activity

      National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA)

      2018 - PresentProfessional OrganizationsMember
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    Honors

    • honor

      Inspiring Yale 2016

      03/30/2016Yale University AwardYale GPSS
    • honor

      Physician Assistants as Medicine Hospitalist: The Yale New Haven Hospital Experience.

      01/01/2006National AwardPAEA Research Institute Grant

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    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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