Diversity, Equity & Inclusion News
"Diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs have in the past decade become commonplace at universities and academic health institutions. Academic institutions aim to be part of the world around them and to elevate the ideas that ennoble us through excellence in scholarship and teaching. This reflects their unique potential to bring together a diversity of perspectives, experiences, and identities and to create in their spaces the potential for discussion and debate that informs how we as a society think and act."
- July 10, 2024
On June 3, Yale held a graduation ceremony to celebrate the achievements of graduating interns and residents in the Primary Care Residency Program. During the ceremony, residents, trainees, and faculty members also received awards for their outstanding teaching skills.
- July 09, 2024
On June 12, we held our first Department of Medicine Mentorship and Sponsorship retreat for section chiefs and senior faculty who advise on promotions within sections. We discussed various topics, including mentoring across differences, mentorship training, the FDAQ process, the new promotion tracks, and the concept of career sponsorship.
- June 11, 2024
As we prepare to onboard hundreds of new GME trainees to Yale New Haven Hospital (YNHH) and Yale School of Medicine (YSM), let's reflect on our successful recruitment season. Across all residency programs within the Department of Medicine, our intern class comprises at least 31% who identify as underrepresented in medicine (URiM), a 35% increase from last year's intern class, which comprised 23% who identify as URiM. Across all the school and hospital programs, our incoming intern class will include at least 28% URiM individuals. As we get to know our new interns, we will likely encounter more individuals identifying as URiM beyond the ERAS data.
- May 30, 2024
Meet Rema Elmostafa, MD, from Akka, Palestine. She attended Mercer University School of Medicine and is a PGY-2 in the Primary Care Residency Program in the Department of Internal Medicine.
- May 20, 2024
Yale Cancer Center is pleased to announce that Jennifer Afranie-Sakyi, MD, has been selected by the American Society of Hematology (ASH) to participate as one of nine outstanding fellows in the 2024 ASH Minority Hematology Fellow Award (MHFA). This award encourages early-career researchers from historically underrepresented groups in the United States and Canada to pursue career in academic hematology.
- May 14, 2024
Yale School of Medicine (YSM) and Yale New Haven Hospital (YNHH) had an outstanding residency match result. Across the three residency programs within the Department of Medicine (Traditional Medicine, Primary Care, and Medicine-Pediatrics), our incoming intern class will comprise at least 34% URiM individuals. Across all the YSM and YNHH programs, our incoming intern class will comprise at least 28% URiM individuals.
- May 10, 2024
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 all MD students will participate in during their clinical year.
- May 09, 2024
Amy Anderson, communications officer, and Renee Capasso, research assistant, were selected for the Department of Internal Medicine Service Excellence Award.
- May 07, 2024
On May 7, 48 staff members from the Department of Internal Medicine were recognized for service anniversaries.