https://medicine.yale.edu/education/ethics/news-rss/?title=Latest%20News&orgId=114793 A selection of the latest research, academic, and other newsworthy developments at Program for Biomedical Ethics en-us Copyright 2026 Yale School of Medicine Tue, 10 Mar 2026 13:44:27 Z https://medicine.yale.edu/education/ethics/news-article/yale-school-of-medicine-auction-raises-over-dollar20000-to-fight-food-and-housing-insecurity-in-new-haven/ https://medicine.yale.edu/education/ethics/news-article/yale-school-of-medicine-auction-raises-over-dollar20000-to-fight-food-and-housing-insecurity-in-new-haven/ The 32nd annual Hunger and Homelessness Auction on Feb. 20 in Yale School of Medicine’s (YSM) Med Café raised funds for nonprofits working to alleviate issues of food and housing insecurity in the community. Thu, 26 Feb 2026 05:00:00 Z https://medicine.yale.edu/education/ethics/news-article/andrew-berg-md-selected-as-commencement-speaker-by-md-class-of-2026/ https://medicine.yale.edu/education/ethics/news-article/andrew-berg-md-selected-as-commencement-speaker-by-md-class-of-2026/ Yale School of Medicine MD Class of 2026 has selected Andrew Berg, MD, co-founder of Sketchy, as its graduation speaker. The ceremony takes place on Monday, May 18. Tue, 24 Feb 2026 05:00:00 Z https://medicine.yale.edu/education/ethics/news-article/explore-yjbms-december-2025-issue-on-neglected-tropical-diseases-and-parasites/ https://medicine.yale.edu/education/ethics/news-article/explore-yjbms-december-2025-issue-on-neglected-tropical-diseases-and-parasites/ The December 2025 issue of the Yale Journal of Biology and Medicine (YJBM), on Neglected Tropical Diseases and Parasites has been published on PubMed Central (PMC). This issue features articles on the wide variety of understudied infections that primarily impact people in low-income countries. Mon, 05 Jan 2026 05:00:00 Z https://medicine.yale.edu/education/ethics/news-article/new-247-community-space-opens-in-medical-library/ https://medicine.yale.edu/education/ethics/news-article/new-247-community-space-opens-in-medical-library/ After years of planning and months of renovations, the Cushing/Whitney Medical Library (CWML) has unveiled its new 24/7-accessible lounge and study area. Thu, 18 Dec 2025 05:00:00 Z https://medicine.yale.edu/education/ethics/news-article/physician-associate-program-celebrates-class-of-2025-at-graduation-ceremony/ https://medicine.yale.edu/education/ethics/news-article/physician-associate-program-celebrates-class-of-2025-at-graduation-ceremony/ On Dec. 8, faculty, staff, friends, and family gathered at Yale’s Woolsey Hall to celebrate the 52nd Commencement of the Physician Associate (PA) Program. Wed, 10 Dec 2025 05:00:00 Z https://medicine.yale.edu/education/ethics/news-article/bridging-medicine-and-technology-yales-new-ai-distinction-pathway/ https://medicine.yale.edu/education/ethics/news-article/bridging-medicine-and-technology-yales-new-ai-distinction-pathway/ Artificial intelligence is revolutionizing both how medicine is practiced and how it’s taught. The AI and Innovation in Medicine Distinction Pathway at Yale School of Medicine was launched this past year for internal medicine residents interested in engaging more deeply with this evolving field. Tue, 02 Dec 2025 18:00:00 Z https://medicine.yale.edu/education/ethics/news-article/siegel-receives-fisher-graduate-medical-education-award/ https://medicine.yale.edu/education/ethics/news-article/siegel-receives-fisher-graduate-medical-education-award/ Mark Siegel, MD, professor of medicine (pulmonary) and program director of the Internal Medicine Traditional Residency Program at Yale School of Medicine (YSM), was awarded the 2025 Rosemarie L. Fisher, MD, Excellence in Graduate Medical Education Award. Mon, 01 Dec 2025 21:20:00 Z https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/frustrated-by-the-medical-system-patients-turn-to-ai/ https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/frustrated-by-the-medical-system-patients-turn-to-ai/ Driven in part by frustrations with the medical system, more and more Americans are seeking advice from AI. Last year, about 1 in 6 adults — and about a quarter of adults under 30 — used chatbots to find health information at least once a month, according to a survey from KFF, a health policy research group. Sun, 16 Nov 2025 05:00:00 Z https://medicine.yale.edu/education/ethics/news-article/scholarly-concentrations-and-tracks-at-ysm/ https://medicine.yale.edu/education/ethics/news-article/scholarly-concentrations-and-tracks-at-ysm/ Students have several options to further develop their skills as scholars, researchers, and educators through scholarly concentrations, certificate programs, and tracks. Wed, 29 Oct 2025 04:00:00 Z https://medicine.yale.edu/education/ethics/news-article/teaching-end-of-life-care/ https://medicine.yale.edu/education/ethics/news-article/teaching-end-of-life-care/ Matthew Ellman, MD, teaches budding doctors how to practice engaged end-of-life care. It can mean everything to their patients. Thu, 16 Oct 2025 18:00:00 Z https://medicine.yale.edu/education/ethics/news-article/pa-class-of-2027-celebrated-at-white-coat-ceremony/ https://medicine.yale.edu/education/ethics/news-article/pa-class-of-2027-celebrated-at-white-coat-ceremony/ Thirty-nine new physician associate students donned white coats on August 22, 2025, at the Yale School of Medicine Physician Associate Program’s White Coat Ceremony. Mon, 25 Aug 2025 04:00:00 Z https://medicine.yale.edu/education/ethics/news-article/new-yale-md-students-receive-white-coats/ https://medicine.yale.edu/education/ethics/news-article/new-yale-md-students-receive-white-coats/ On August 8, 2025, the 104 students in the Yale School of Medicine MD Class of 2029 received their white coats. Thu, 14 Aug 2025 04:00:00 Z https://medicine.yale.edu/education/ethics/news-article/yale-spotlights-med-ed-innovation-and-research/ https://medicine.yale.edu/education/ethics/news-article/yale-spotlights-med-ed-innovation-and-research/ The 13th annual Medical Education Day at Yale was held on June 5, 2025. Tue, 10 Jun 2025 04:00:00 Z https://medicine.yale.edu/education/ethics/news-article/celebrating-the-graduates-of-the-pa-online-class-of-2025/ https://medicine.yale.edu/education/ethics/news-article/celebrating-the-graduates-of-the-pa-online-class-of-2025/ On May 9, the Yale School of Medicine Physician Assistant Online Program Class of 2025 celebrated their graduation from the 28-month program. Family and friends filled Yale's Battell Chapel for the ceremony, while others watched remotely. Mon, 12 May 2025 04:00:00 Z https://medicine.yale.edu/education/ethics/news-article/co-champions-crowned-in-spirited-kalanithi-cup-competition/ https://medicine.yale.edu/education/ethics/news-article/co-champions-crowned-in-spirited-kalanithi-cup-competition/ Ignoring the soggy weather on May 4, about 200 Yale School of Medicine (YSM) MD, MD-PhD, and Physician Associate (PA) program students, along with heads of advisory houses, PA advisors, and a number of house community and YSM affiliates, gathered on Harkness Lawn and in Café Med and Harkness Ballroom for second annual Kalanithi Cup. Tue, 06 May 2025 04:00:00 Z https://medicine.yale.edu/education/ethics/news-article/celebrating-students-and-humanities-in-medicine/ https://medicine.yale.edu/education/ethics/news-article/celebrating-students-and-humanities-in-medicine/ On May 1, 2025, the Yale School of Medicine Program for Humanities in Medicine (PHM) celebrated the winners of its annual Health Professions Students' Creative Writing Art Contest. The event highlighted the students’ talent and the value of poetry, prose, and the visual arts during their training. Fri, 02 May 2025 04:00:00 Z https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s40670-025-02375-y https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s40670-025-02375-y Despite a small sample size, this study builds upon results from the few other studies in the field and demonstrates that the Yale School of Medicine Master of Health Professions Education Program (MPHE) is an effective way for medical educators to enhance their careers, and develop skills, knowledge, and research in education. Furthermore, these results may demonstrate that other MPHEs may be an effective way for clinician educators to hone their skills and advance in their fields. Fri, 04 Apr 2025 04:00:00 Z https://medicine.yale.edu/education/ethics/news-article/celebrating-mike-schwartz/ https://medicine.yale.edu/education/ethics/news-article/celebrating-mike-schwartz/ On March 27, 2025, a large group of current and former colleagues and students of Michael Schwartz, PhD, gathered in the team-based learning room in the Cushing/Whitney Medical Library (CWML) to celebrate him on his retirement from his leadership roles in medical education at Yale School of Medicine. An art installation that four medical students created as a tribute to Schwartz was unveiled. The work is now permanently located in the CWML team-based learning classroom. Mon, 31 Mar 2025 04:00:00 Z https://medicine.yale.edu/education/ethics/news-article/yale-school-of-medicine-celebrates-exemplary-matches/ https://medicine.yale.edu/education/ethics/news-article/yale-school-of-medicine-celebrates-exemplary-matches/ On March 21, 2025—Match Day— 87 Yale School of Medicine (YSM) MD students learned where they will spend their residency, matching into exemplary training programs across the country. Fri, 21 Mar 2025 21:00:00 Z https://medicine.yale.edu/education/ethics/news-article/ysm-moves-up-to-3rd-in-us-for-nih-funding/ https://medicine.yale.edu/education/ethics/news-article/ysm-moves-up-to-3rd-in-us-for-nih-funding/ Yale School of Medicine now ranks third in the nation for NIH funding, according to the most recent report from the Blue Ridge Institute for Medical Research. Tue, 25 Feb 2025 05:00:00 Z https://medicine.yale.edu/education/ethics/news-article/student-auction-supports-new-haven-nonprofits/ https://medicine.yale.edu/education/ethics/news-article/student-auction-supports-new-haven-nonprofits/ The 31st annual Hunger Homelessness Auction, held at Yale School of Medicine on January 9, 2025, raised funds for three local nonprofits. Wed, 15 Jan 2025 05:00:00 Z https://medicine.yale.edu/education/ethics/news-article/student-initiated-food-pharmacy-promotes-health-and-humanity/ https://medicine.yale.edu/education/ethics/news-article/student-initiated-food-pharmacy-promotes-health-and-humanity/ Katrina Dietsche and Jason Weinstein, second-year MD students at Yale School of Medicine, bonded during their first year over their shared passion for preventative health. Before starting medical school, Dietsche had witnessed the huge impact the food pharmacy at Children’s National Hospital in Washington, DC had on the lives and health of patients and their families, from a preventative health perspective. Therefore, when Dietsche and Weinstein learned that food insecurity was common in New Haven and at the HAVEN Free Clinic—the student-run primary care clinic that partners with Yale University to provide health care to uninsured adults in the New Haven community—they decided HAVEN could be a perfect setting for a food pharmacy. Tue, 03 Dec 2024 05:00:00 Z https://journals.lww.com/neurotodayonline/fulltext/2024/11070/how_neuroethicists_are_grappling_with_artificial.2.aspx https://journals.lww.com/neurotodayonline/fulltext/2024/11070/how_neuroethicists_are_grappling_with_artificial.2.aspx Artificial intelligence has begun to transform the way neurologists take notes during appointments, draft responses to patient messages, and more, but that use has raised some ethical questions. Neuroethicists weigh in on the ethical implications of the AI tools currently available to the field and where it could go next. Fri, 08 Nov 2024 05:00:00 Z https://medicine.yale.edu/education/ethics/news-article/tips-for-preparing-nutritious-cheap-and-easy-meals/ https://medicine.yale.edu/education/ethics/news-article/tips-for-preparing-nutritious-cheap-and-easy-meals/ October 14 likely was the first time an egg scramble with onions, green bell peppers, and Calabrian chiles was cooked in a microwave in the Cushing Whitney Medical Library’s team-based learning room. Instructor of Medicine (General Medicine) and Chef Nate Wood, MD, MHS, demonstrated how to prepare this easy, healthy, inexpensive recipe to a roomful of Yale School of Medicine (YSM) MD and Physician Associate students during a lunchtime workshop—part of a three-session series focused on preparing healthy, simple, inexpensive meals. Tue, 29 Oct 2024 04:00:00 Z https://medicine.yale.edu/education/ethics/news-article/donation-brings-tom-duffys-ethics-related-books-to-ysm/ https://medicine.yale.edu/education/ethics/news-article/donation-brings-tom-duffys-ethics-related-books-to-ysm/ 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). Wed, 07 Aug 2024 04:00:00 Z https://medicine.yale.edu/education/ethics/news-article/enhanced/ https://medicine.yale.edu/education/ethics/news-article/enhanced/ Yale School of Medicine's Master of Health Science Degree Program begins first year under its enhanced, centralized structure. Mon, 29 Jul 2024 04:00:00 Z https://medicine.yale.edu/education/ethics/news-article/medical-education-celebrated-on-med-ed-day/ https://medicine.yale.edu/education/ethics/news-article/medical-education-celebrated-on-med-ed-day/ For the first time in five years, Medical Education Day at Yale —now in its 12th year— was fully in-person. Over 200 Yale School of Medicine faculty, staff, students, residents, fellows, and alumni gathered on June 6, along with colleagues from the Yale Schools of Nursing and Public Health, to share best practices and to celebrate trainees and educators and Yale’s excellence and innovation in medical education. Mon, 10 Jun 2024 04:00:00 Z https://medicine.yale.edu/education/ethics/news-article/15-faculty-selected-as-2024-2025-education-scholar-fellows/ https://medicine.yale.edu/education/ethics/news-article/15-faculty-selected-as-2024-2025-education-scholar-fellows/ Fifteen Yale School of Medicine (YSM) faculty have been accepted into the inaugural class of the Education Scholar Fellowship (ESF). Fri, 07 Jun 2024 04:00:00 Z https://medicine.yale.edu/education/ethics/news-article/yale-pa-online-class-of-2024-gathers-for-graduation/ https://medicine.yale.edu/education/ethics/news-article/yale-pa-online-class-of-2024-gathers-for-graduation/ Woolsey Hall was filled with family and friends to celebrate the graduation of the 73 members of Yale School of Medicine’s Physician Assistant Online Class of 2024. Wed, 15 May 2024 04:00:00 Z https://medicine.yale.edu/education/ethics/news-article/celebrating-health-profession-students-poetry-prose-and-visual-arts/ https://medicine.yale.edu/education/ethics/news-article/celebrating-health-profession-students-poetry-prose-and-visual-arts/ The winners of the annual Yale School of Medicine Program for Humanities in Medicine Health Professions Students' Creative Writing Art Contest were celebrated on May 2, 2024. Tue, 14 May 2024 04:00:00 Z https://medicine.yale.edu/education/ethics/news-article/filling-a-gap-in-training-medical-students-to-care-for-transgender-and-gender-diverse-patients/ https://medicine.yale.edu/education/ethics/news-article/filling-a-gap-in-training-medical-students-to-care-for-transgender-and-gender-diverse-patients/ A small group of Yale medical and public health students collaborated with faculty mentors to develop a clinical skills-based simulation session on caring for transgender and gender-diverse patients, in which MD students will participate during their clinical year. Fri, 10 May 2024 04:00:00 Z https://medicine.yale.edu/education/ethics/news-article/inaugural-college-cup-competition-for-the-kalanithi-cup-builds-community/ https://medicine.yale.edu/education/ethics/news-article/inaugural-college-cup-competition-for-the-kalanithi-cup-builds-community/ What do Mario Kart, Cornhole, Trivia, Tug-of-War, Smash Brothers, and Dodgeball have in common? These activities comprised the first annual Yale School of Medicine (YSM) Kalanithi Cup, held on May 4, 2024, in Café Med, Harkness Ballroom, and the Harkness Lawn. The prize? YSM College pride and possessing the coveted Kalanithi Cup—a specially-engraved Mory’s cup—for a year, until the 2025 competition. Fri, 10 May 2024 04:00:00 Z https://medicine.yale.edu/education/ethics/news-article/match-day-is-a-success-at-yale-school-of-medicine/ https://medicine.yale.edu/education/ethics/news-article/match-day-is-a-success-at-yale-school-of-medicine/ It was a joyous day, with 102 students matching in top programs. Fri, 15 Mar 2024 04:00:00 Z https://medicine.yale.edu/education/ethics/news-article/physician-associate-class-of-2023-graduates/ https://medicine.yale.edu/education/ethics/news-article/physician-associate-class-of-2023-graduates/ The Yale Physician Associate Class of 2023 graduated on December 4. Tue, 19 Dec 2023 05:00:00 Z https://medicine.yale.edu/education/ethics/news-article/a-night-of-fun-raises-money-to-help-fight-hunger-and-homelessness/ https://medicine.yale.edu/education/ethics/news-article/a-night-of-fun-raises-money-to-help-fight-hunger-and-homelessness/ Members of the YSM community opened their hearts and their wallets at the 30th Annual Hunger Homelessness Charity Auction on Dec. 6, bidding generously on everything from VIP baseball tickets to a very in-demand bowtie. Tue, 19 Dec 2023 05:00:00 Z https://medicine.yale.edu/ysm/news/yale-medicine-magazine/article/from-the-journals/ https://medicine.yale.edu/ysm/news/yale-medicine-magazine/article/from-the-journals/ A genetic variant that is linked to faster progression of multiple sclerosis (MS) has been identified in a genome-wide association study. Wed, 01 Nov 2023 04:00:00 Z https://medicine.yale.edu/education/ethics/news-article/students-share-reflections-at-anatomy-service-of-gratitude/ https://medicine.yale.edu/education/ethics/news-article/students-share-reflections-at-anatomy-service-of-gratitude/ The Yale School of Medicine MD Class of 2026 held an Anatomy: Service of Gratitude on September 29. It was framed around musical, visual, and written art that classmates generously submitted for the purpose of this gathering. Thu, 05 Oct 2023 04:00:00 Z https://medicine.yale.edu/education/ethics/news-article/18-faculty-selected-as-inaugural-longitudinal-coaches-for-md-students/ https://medicine.yale.edu/education/ethics/news-article/18-faculty-selected-as-inaugural-longitudinal-coaches-for-md-students/ Eighteen Yale School of Medicine (YSM) faculty have been selected as coaches for the school’s new Longitudinal Coaching Program. Tue, 20 Jun 2023 04:00:00 Z https://medicine.yale.edu/education/ethics/news-article/celebration-of-medical-education-expands-to-two-days/ https://medicine.yale.edu/education/ethics/news-article/celebration-of-medical-education-expands-to-two-days/ On May 31 and June 1, 2023, the Yale health profession schools community gathered for the 11th annual Medical Education Day at Yale—and the inaugural Med Ed Day Pre-Conference sessions. Thu, 15 Jun 2023 04:00:00 Z https://medicine.yale.edu/education/ethics/news-article/congratulation-mhs-med-ed-pathway-graduates-and-med-ed-fellows/ https://medicine.yale.edu/education/ethics/news-article/congratulation-mhs-med-ed-pathway-graduates-and-med-ed-fellows/ The MHS-Medical Education Pathway Degree Program’s 2023 graduates received their diplomas on May 31, while the Medical Education Fellows were honored on Yale School of Medicine's Med Ed Day for completing their program. Thu, 15 Jun 2023 04:00:00 Z https://medicine.yale.edu/education/ethics/news-article/pa-online-graduates-celebrated-for-fierce-advocacy/ https://medicine.yale.edu/education/ethics/news-article/pa-online-graduates-celebrated-for-fierce-advocacy/ The Yale Physician Assistant Program Class of 2023 held their graduation ceremony on May 12. Thu, 25 May 2023 04:00:00 Z https://medicine.yale.edu/ysm/news/yale-medicine-magazine/article/department-of-pediatrics-leadership/ https://medicine.yale.edu/ysm/news/yale-medicine-magazine/article/department-of-pediatrics-leadership/ Pediatrics' leaders since 1921. Mon, 22 May 2023 04:00:00 Z https://medicine.yale.edu/education/ethics/news-article/the-lessons-of-dr-duffy/ https://medicine.yale.edu/education/ethics/news-article/the-lessons-of-dr-duffy/ A tribute to Dr. Thomas P. Duffy Sun, 06 Nov 2022 04:00:00 Z https://medicine.yale.edu/education/ethics/news-article/in-memoriam-thomas-duffy-md/ https://medicine.yale.edu/education/ethics/news-article/in-memoriam-thomas-duffy-md/ Thomas Duffy, MD, professor emeritus of medicine (hematology) at Yale School of Medicine and Yale Cancer Center, served as director of the Hematology Fellowship Program for Yale Cancer Center for over a decade. Tue, 01 Nov 2022 04:00:00 Z