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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.

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.

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.

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.

Students have several options to further develop their skills as scholars, researchers, and educators through scholarly concentrations, certificate programs, and tracks.

Matthew Ellman, MD, teaches budding doctors how to practice engaged end-of-life care. It can mean everything to their patients.

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.

On August 8, 2025, the 104 students in the Yale School of Medicine MD Class of 2029 received their white coats.

The 13th annual Medical Education Day at Yale was held on June 5, 2025.