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Jaideep S. Talwalkar, MD

Associate Professor of Internal Medicine (General Medicine)
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Additional Titles

Assistant Dean for Education, Medical Education

Director of Clinical Skills, Office of Education

Associate Professor, Pediatrics

Editor, Yale Primary Care Pediatrics Curriculum, Pediatrics

About

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Associate Professor of Internal Medicine (General Medicine)

Assistant Dean for Education, Medical Education; Director of Clinical Skills, Office of Education; Associate Professor, Pediatrics; Editor, Yale Primary Care Pediatrics Curriculum, Pediatrics

Biography

Jaideep Talwalkar is a physician and Associate Professor of Internal Medicine and Pediatrics at Yale School of Medicine. He provides primary care for patients of all ages as well as specialty care for adults with cystic fibrosis. In addition to seeing patients, he teaches medical students and residents at Yale and develops curricula for medical education. As Assistant Dean for Education, he works on educational and administrative innovations for YSM. As Director of Clinical Skills, he oversees the teaching of fundamental bedside skills to Yale medical students. He also edits and administers the Yale Primary Care Pediatrics Curriculum (pcpc.yale.edu), a guide for pediatric teaching used by pediatricians nationwide. When not at work, he spends time with family and seeks any opportunity to play ultimate frisbee.

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Other Departments & Organizations

Education & Training

Chief Resident
Yale-New Haven Children's Hospital (2005)
Internship & Residency
Yale-New Haven Hospital (2004)
MD
Tufts University School of Medicine (2000)
ScB
Brown University, Psychology (1996)

Research

Overview

Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)

Curriculum; Cystic Fibrosis; Education, Medical; Internal Medicine; Pediatrics

Research at a Glance

Yale Co-Authors

Frequent collaborators of Jaideep S. Talwalkar's published research.

Publications

2024

2023

Academic Achievements & Community Involvement

  • honor

    Alvan R. Feinstein Clinical Skills Teaching Award

  • honor

    Brendan Kelly Award for “teaching excellence, collaborative leadership, and compassionate care”

  • activity

    Practice-Based Learning Elective

  • activity

    Clinical Visiting Professor

  • honor

    Charles W. Bohmfalk Teaching Award

Clinical Care

Overview

Jaideep Talwalkar, MD, practices primary care for children and adults, and is a physician with the Yale Adult Cystic Fibrosis Program at Yale Medicine’s Winchester Center for Lung Disease.


In addition to his clinical practice, Dr. Talwalkar is an associate professor of medicine (general medicine) and of pediatrics, assistant dean for education and director of clinical skills at Yale School of Medicine, and core faculty in the Yale Combined Internal Medicine-Pediatrics Residency Program. “Teaching students and residents provides me with constant reminders about the privilege of caring for patients and the importance of lifelong learning for physicians. Teaching makes me a better doctor for my patients,” he says. “It is important to show empathy. Patients want to be heard and understood, regardless of the clinical situation or the prognosis.”

Medical advances have allowed doctors to provide better options for patients with cystic fibrosis and other diseases, but Dr. Talwalkar acknowledges that while curing the patient is often the goal, it is not always possible. “In some circumstances, my role is to allow people to find quality of life and dignity at the end of life. Working with a patient and family at this stage is enormously gratifying, but can also be emotionally taxing,” he says. “I had a family member of a patient who passed away years ago reach out to me to express gratitude for the care I had provided and to remind me of the patient's strengths in life. This gesture reinforced for me the importance of humanism and patient-centeredness even in difficult circumstances.”

Clinical Specialties

Internal Medicine; Pediatrics

Fact Sheets

Board Certifications

  • Pediatrics

    Certification Organization
    AB of Pediatrics
    Latest Certification Date
    2012
    Original Certification Date
    2004
  • Internal Medicine

    Certification Organization
    AB of Internal Medicine
    Latest Certification Date
    2014
    Original Certification Date
    2004

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