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The Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and System (HCAHPS) survey is a key tool for assessing patient experience during a hospital stay. The survey asks recently discharged patients 29 questions related to their recent hospitalization, from communication with the medical and nursing teams to the cleanliness of the hospital. Yale postdoctoral fellow Kathleen E. Fitzpatrick Rosenbaum, PhD, RN, led a recent study published in Medical Care examining nursing factors that were associated with a better patient experience, “Hospital Performance on Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and System Ratings: Associations With Nursing Factors.”

Janet Henrich, MD, professor of medicine and co-founder and director of the Women & Gender Health Education Program, was named the 2024 Society of General Internal Medicine (SGIM) Distinguished Professor of Women & Medicine and delivered a distinguished professor keynote address during the 2024 SGIM Annual Meeting in Boston, Mass. Her keynote address was entitled “An Entrustment to Lead in Post-Roe America.”

In a conversation, Nate Wood, MD, instructor of medicine (general medicine) and the new inaugural director of culinary medicine at Yale, discusses the plant-forward diet, foods that prevent and treat common conditions, and common misconceptions about healthy eating.

During the graduation ceremonies for the Internal Medicine Traditional Residency Program, residents, trainees, faculty, and staff were honored with awards.

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.

The Department of Internal Medicine is recruiting for numerous faculty and staff employment opportunities within its 11 sections and administrative offices.

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.

Nate Wood, MD, instructor of medicine (general medicine) and director of culinary medicine at Yale, shares tips on healthy eating.

An extended-release version of buprenorphine, a treatment for opioid use disorder, can be used earlier than other medication.