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Helping Students Build Strong Foundations in Ethical Global Health Work
The Global Health Ethics Program (GHEP), which is part of the Yale Institute for Global Health, helps students prepare for potential ethical challenges before they conduct research or clinical projects abroad.
Source: YaleNews
26 Jul 2022
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Yale Doctors Ready to Welcome Resettled Refugees
Aniyizhai Annamalai, MD, Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Director of the Adult Refugee Clinic at Yale, spoke to the New Haven Register about preparations by Yale School of Medicine physicians to welcome Afghan refugees to Greater New Haven.
Source: New Haven Register
15 Sep 2021
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Surviving Violent, Traumatic Loss After Severe Political Persecution: Lessons From the Evaluation of a Venezuelan Asylum Seeker
Michelle Silva, PsyD, Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, is co-author of a case study in BMJ Journals that highlights the human rights violations occurring in Venezuela through the case of a Venezuelan woman who experienced political persecution and traumatic loss resulting from her opposition to the ruling socialist party.
Source: BMJ Journals
24 Mar 2021
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Seeing Opportunity to Help Others in a Pandemic
Aniyizhai Annamalai, MD, Associate Professor of Psychiatry, told The New Haven Register that COVID-19 “has caused more depression or exacerbation of symptoms if (people) already have anxiety or depression. The economic effects of the virus, losing jobs can make it much more pronounced.”
Source: The New Haven Register
24 Aug 2020
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Annamalai Awarded Leonard Tow Humanism in Medicine Award at YSM Commencement Ceremony
Aniyizhai Annamalai, MBBS, MD, Associate Professor of Psychiatry, was awarded the 2020 Leonard Tow Humanism in Medicine Award at Yale School of Medicine’s virtual Commencement Ceremony on May 18.
19 May 2020
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Importance of releasing asylum seekers from detention during the COVID pandemic
Importance of releasing asylum seekers from detention during the COVID pandemic
Source: The Hill
10 Apr 2020
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The flu shot saves lives. Why aren't migrants in US custody vaccinated?
The flu shot saves lives. Why aren't migrants in US custody vaccinated?
Source: CNN
28 Dec 2019
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Student-Run Asylum Clinics Bridge Critical Gap
Student-Run Asylum Clinics Bridge Critical Gap
4 Dec 2019
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Asylum Medicine Conference on Oct. 5: "Medical Forensic Evaluations of Asylum Seekers: The Role of the Clinician in Documenting Human Rights Abuses"
Yale Center for Asylum Medicine will present an all-day conference on Saturday, October 5, which outlines the unique and important contribution clinicians can make for the benefit of vulnerable migrants who are seeking asylum.
25 Sep 2019
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2019 Department of Internal Medicine Faculty Appointments and Promotions
There have been 121 faculty appointments and promotions across 11 sections in the Department of Internal Medicine since September of 2018.
16 Sep 2019
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Yale Refugee Health Program Provides Medical Home for Refugees
Yale School of Medicine (YSM) students and faculty play a key role ensuring the approximately 250 refugees who arrive annually to Greater New Haven receive high quality health care and guidance as they transition to a new health care system. The Yale Refugee Health Program (YRHP), which seeks to provide a medical home for refugees, coordinates these efforts.
29 Jul 2019
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Residents, Fellows, Faculty Honored at 2019 Commencement Ceremony
The Yale Department of Psychiatry honored residents, fellows, and faculty at its annual Commencement ceremony on June 13, 2019.
1 Jul 2019
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Over 200 Yale Medicine Physicians Make 2019 ‘Best Doctors’ List
Connecticut Magazine’s 2019 “Best Doctors” list includes 217 Yale Medicine physicians in 50 specialties who were selected by their peers as the best in their fields.
14 Jun 2019
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In Rural Missouri, Interpreters Are Key To Refugee Health Care
At a pediatric clinic in Kirksville, Mo., a young boy is waiting in an exam room to be vaccinated. A nurse explains the shots to his mother, and Lisette Chibanvunya translates. Chibanvunya is one of two Congolese interpreters hired by the Northeast Health Council to help the clinic care for refugees and immigrants from central Africa.
Source: St. Louis Public Radio (NPR)
24 Apr 2019
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Knock Down Barriers in Global Physician Training
In the position paper, “Reconfiguring a One-Way Street: A Position Paper on Why and How to Improve Equity in Global Physician Training,” published in Academic Medicine, the authors advocate for changes to the “observership” model, which is the primary type of short-term clinical training that is permissible under federal and state laws.
28 Mar 2019
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YSM Professor Describes ‘Compounding Trauma’ of Asylum Seekers in Detention
Yale’s Dr. Katherine McKenzie practices asylum medicine, the process of evaluating claims of torture and mistreatment by asylum seekers. Many times, these evaluations are conducted in a dreary, prison-like atmosphere in detention centers.
27 Feb 2019
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Kudos for February 2019
Kudos for February 2019
12 Feb 2019
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The health costs of high insulin prices
14 Shares The rising cost of insulin poses a significant barrier for people with diabetes, as many resort to limiting their use of the drug. A recent study at the Yale Diabetes Center reveals that cost-related insulin underuse may be more common than expected.
Source: Medical News Bulletin
5 Jan 2019
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General Internal Medicine Fall 2018 Retreat A Success
The Section of General Internal Medicine held a Women’s Health Update retreat in October. Faculty across the Department of Internal Medicine and the community spoke about various topics across women’s health to the 30 faculty in attendance.
16 Nov 2018
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The nonexistant: How the world came together to decide whether climate refugees are a real thing
Maya Prabhu, MD, Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, is quoted in a Weather Channel feature story about the plight of climate refugees and the efforts underway globally to assist them.
Source: The Weather Channel
2 Oct 2018