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In January 2026, the Pediatric and Adolescent Addiction Consult Service at Yale New Haven Children’s Hospital celebrated its five-year anniversary. Established in 2021 by Deepa Camenga, MD, MHS, associate professor of emergency medicine at Yale School of Medicine, with collaboration from the YPAM’s adult Yale Addiction Medicine Consult Service (YAMCS), the service sees patients up to age 21 in the emergency department and admitted to the hospital for at-risk substance use, mild to severe substance use disorders (SUDs), and associated complications such as overdose and withdrawal.

At the 2026 residency graduation ceremonies, faculty and trainees from the Yale Department of Internal Medicine received awards for their outstanding contributions to the residency programs.

More than 50 leaders from state government, academia, philanthropy, health care, and community organizations convened at Yale University on April 10, 2026 for “Data-Driven Decarceration in Connecticut,” a working meeting hosted by the SEICHE Center for Health and Justice at Yale and sponsored by the Section of General Internal Medicine at Yale School of Medicine (YSM).

A new study led by Yale School of Medicine's William Becker, MD, finds that an interdisciplinary, individualized approach to pain management, incorporating coaching support and health goal planning, can help reduce the impact of chronic pain on veterans.

A new study published in JAMA Network Open on May 7, 2026, engaged 42 national experts in hospital-based addiction treatment in a consensus-building process to develop best practices for hospital-initiated medications for opioid use disorder.

The Yale Department of Internal Medicine presented two staff members with the 2026 Department of Internal Medicine Service Excellence Award. Michelle Colon, senior administrative assistant, and June Weiss, research manager, both from the Section of General Internal Medicine, were presented with the awards at the Internal Medicine Staff Town Hall on April 21, 2026.

The College on Problems of Drug Dependence (CPDD) will present the James L. Sorensen Distinguished Treatment and Service Research Mentorship Award to David Fiellin, MD, professor of medicine (general medicine), of emergency medicine, and of public health, for his outstanding commitment to mentorship in treatment and service research.

The Yale Department of Internal Medicine announces its newest incoming class of residents for Match Day 2026.

The Department of Internal Medicine welcomes the following new faculty, staff, postgraduate associates, and postdoctoral associates and fellows who joined the team in February 2026.