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John Encandela, PhD

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Professor of Psychiatry
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Executive Director of Evaluation & Assessment at the Center for Medical Education, School of Medicine

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Professor of Psychiatry

Executive Director of Evaluation & Assessment at the Center for Medical Education, School of Medicine

Biography

My contributions to education and research during my career have focused on organizing and delivering health-related services for vulnerable populations and training health professionals. With a PhD in Sociology of Medicine, I initially worked on national and international evaluations of HIV/AIDS programs and mental health services. More recently, I've applied my skills to medical education, primarily assisting faculty in assessing trainees and training programs and designing curriculum in health professional education.

At Yale School of Medicine, I serve as the Executive Director of Evaluation & Assessment at the Center for Medical Education. My expertise includes evaluating health professional education curricula; training faculty, staff, and students in feedback methods; improving assessment systems for educators; and consulting on program and curriculum evaluation approaches for scholarly work. I teach curriculum development and evaluation in the Masters of Health Science/Medical Education program and other educational programs. I am chairperson of the School of Medicine's Learning Environment Subcommittee of the Education Policy and Curriculum Committee. Additionally, I integrate LGBTQI-health topics into the curriculum and serve on the Dean's Council for LGBTQI Affairs. In select graduate medical education programs, including my academic department, Psychiatry, I gather and analyze qualitative data for internal reviews of training programs.

Appointments

Education & Training

NIMH Post-doctoral Fellow (1996-97)
University of Pittsburgh Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic (1997)
PhD
University of Pennsylvania, Sociology (of Medicine) (1994)
MA
West Virginia University, Counseling and Guidance (1981)

Research

Overview

Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)

Anthropology, Education, Sociology and Social Phenomena; Phenomena and Processes

Research at a Glance

Yale Co-Authors

Frequent collaborators of John Encandela's published research.

Publications

Featured Publications

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2023

2022

Get In Touch

Contacts

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Mailing Address

Psychiatry

PO Box 208060, ESH-A

New Haven, CT 06510-8060

United States

Administrative Support

Locations

  • Center for Medical Education

    Academic Office

    E.S. Harkness Memorial Hall, Building A

    367 Cedar Street, Wing Harkness Annex, Ste 2nd floor

    New Haven, CT 06510

    General Information

    203.737.5466