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Donna Windish, MD, MPH

Professor of Medicine (General Medicine)
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Additional Titles

Associate Chair for Educational Scholarship, Internal Medicine

Director, Education Scholar Fellowship, Center for Medical Education

Program Director, Yale General Internal Medicine Medical Education Fellowship, Internal Medicine

Director, Resident Research, Yale Primary Care Internal Medicine Residency Program, Internal Medicine

Education Scholar Fellowship Director, Center for Medical Education Faculty Associates

Contact Info

General Internal Medicine

Yale-New Haven Hospital, St. Raphael Campus, 1450 Chapel Street

New Haven, CT 06511

United States

About

Titles

Professor of Medicine (General Medicine)

Associate Chair for Educational Scholarship, Internal Medicine; Director, Education Scholar Fellowship, Center for Medical Education; Program Director, Yale General Internal Medicine Medical Education Fellowship, Internal Medicine; Director, Resident Research, Yale Primary Care Internal Medicine Residency Program, Internal Medicine; Education Scholar Fellowship Director, Center for Medical Education Faculty Associates

Biography

Donna M. Windish, MD, MPH has a passion for medical education and educational scholarship. She has created and led many programs to train fellows and faculty in educational scholarship. She founded the General Internal Medicine Medical Education Fellowship in 2016 which has produced national leaders and scholars in UME, GME and CME education. She developed a novel faculty development program in educational scholarship for Yale's Department of Internal Medicine called ACES (Advancement of Clinician Educator Scholarship). She mentored all 30 ACES participants and ran the program for 5 years. She developed a similar faculty development program for Yale School of Medicine in 2024: the Educator Scholar Fellowship. This program trains faculty who are interested in educational scholarship across all Departments of the School. Dr. Windish also established and co-leads a national education scholarship faculty development program for faculty across the country through the Society of General Internal Medicine.

Dr. Windish has mentored numerous students, residents, fellows and faculty at Yale and across the country in educational scholarship initiatives. Her mentorship has been recognized nationally through the Society of General Internal Medicine who awarded her with the Frederick L. Brancati Mentorship and Leadership Award and most recently the Mid-Career Education Mentorship Award.

Appointments

Other Departments & Organizations

Education & Training

Fellow
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine (2005)
MPH
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health (2004)
Intern/Resident
University of Rochester, Strong Memorial Hospital (2002)
MD
University of Connecticut (1999)
BA
Cornell University, Biology and Chemistry (1994)

Research

Overview

Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)

Curriculum; Education; Education, Medical, Graduate; Education, Medical, Undergraduate; Faculty, Medical; Fellowships and Scholarships; Health Care Surveys; Internal Medicine; Learning; Needs Assessment; Students, Medical; Teaching

Research at a Glance

Yale Co-Authors

Frequent collaborators of Donna Windish's published research.

Publications

2024

2023

Academic Achievements & Community Involvement

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    Yale Office-Based Medicine Scholarship and Innovation Fund in Primary Care, Yale Department of Internal Medicine

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    Journal of General Internal Medicine, Deputy Editor

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    Journal of the American Medical Association

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    BMC Medical Education

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    Journal of Graduate Medical Education

Clinical Care

Overview

Donna M. Windish, MD, MPH, is an internist who provides care to patients in the Adult Primary Care Center at Yale New Haven Hospital, Saint Raphael Campus. She diagnoses and treats a variety of conditions, including high blood pressure, diabetes and heart disease. “We work together in teams to ensure our patients have excellent clinical care and continuity of care,” she says.

An associate professor of medicine (general medicine) at Yale School of Medicine, Dr. Windish is also the director of the Resident Research, Primary Care Residency Program at Yale and is responsible for training new physicians. She studies undergraduate, graduate and continuing medical education for ways to improve training and ultimately patient care.

Clinical Specialties

Internal Medicine

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General Internal Medicine

Yale-New Haven Hospital, St. Raphael Campus, 1450 Chapel Street

New Haven, CT 06511

United States

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