Barry J. Wu, MD, MACP
Professor of MedicineCards
Appointments
Contact Info
Office of Curriculum
367 Cedar St, ESH 315
New Haven, CT 06510
United States
About
Titles
Professor of Medicine
Biography
Dr. Wu co-directs the first and last course at Yale School of Medicine, the Introduction to the Profession and Capstone courses, respectively. He also recruits and trains 200 faculty involved in the clinical skills training and interprofessional education for medical, nurse practitioner and physician associate students. He co-directs the Connecticut Older Adult Collaboration for Health (COACH) 4M to enhance the geriatric workforce in primary care and is Co-chair of the Health Committee for the Yale China Association and collaborated on a model of residency training at Xiangya Hospitals adopted by the government of China.
Appointments
Geriatric Medicine
ProfessorPrimary
Other Departments & Organizations
- COACH
- Geriatric Medicine
- Hamburg House Affiliates
- Internal Medicine
- Office of Curriculum
Education & Training
- Resident
- Yale-New Haven Hospital (1992)
- Intern
- Yale-New Haven Hospital (1990)
- MD
- University of Rochester (1989)
- BS
- Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Chemical Engineering (1984)
Board Certifications
Internal Medicine
- Certification Organization
- AB of Internal Medicine
- Latest Certification Date
- 2022
- Original Certification Date
- 1992
Research
Overview
My research interest is in medical education and geriatric training.
Public Health Interests
ORCID
0000-0002-3062-5349
Research at a Glance
Yale Co-Authors
Publications Timeline
Kirsten Wilkins, MD
Richard Marottoli, MD, MPH
John P Moriarty, MD, FACP
Oluwatosin Adeyemo, MD, MPH, FACOG
Peter Takizawa, PhD
Publications
2025
Intravenous to Subcutaneous Opioid Prescribing in Hospitalized Medicine Patients
Wu B, Spear R, Doyle M, Gallant N, Rink A, Ackerman A, Marottoli R. Intravenous to Subcutaneous Opioid Prescribing in Hospitalized Medicine Patients. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2025, 1-3. PMID: 40897969, DOI: 10.1007/s11606-025-09834-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAltmetric
2024
OPTIMIZING CARE OF OLDER ADULTS BY USING 4MS AT A COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER
Karla Tejada Arias, Elizabeth Hernandez, Jane Borrero De Jesus, Andrea Rink, Richard Marottoli, Jennifer Ouellet, Noelle Fry, Barry Wu, OPTIMIZING CARE OF OLDER ADULTS BY USING 4MS AT A COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER, Innovation in Aging, Volume 8, Issue Supplement_1, December 2024, Page 909, https://doi.org/10.1093/geroni/igae098.2935Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMedical students applying the 4Ms during their first week of school
Wu B, Schwartz M, Marottoli R, Adeyemo O. Medical students applying the 4Ms during their first week of school. Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 2024, 72: s90-s92. PMID: 38472148, DOI: 10.1111/jgs.18850.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetric
2021
The virtual 4Ms: A novel curriculum for first year health professional students during COVID‐19
Wu BJ, Honan L, Tinetti ME, Marottoli RA, Brissette D, Wilkins KM. The virtual 4Ms: A novel curriculum for first year health professional students during COVID‐19. Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 2021, 69: e13-e16. PMID: 33861865, PMCID: PMC8250668, DOI: 10.1111/jgs.17185.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricTeamwork in the time of COVID‐19
Takizawa PA, Honan L, Brissette D, Wu BJ, Wilkins KM. Teamwork in the time of COVID‐19. FASEB BioAdvances 2021, 3: 175-181. PMID: 33363271, PMCID: PMC7753690, DOI: 10.1096/fba.2020-00093.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricConceptsTeam-based learningUndergraduate medical educationLongitudinal clinical experienceInterprofessional experienceMedical educationOnline formatTeam skillsCOVID-19 pandemicStudentsEducationYale SchoolPerson activitiesSkillsTeamworkExperienceSocial distancing guidelinesClinical experienceClinical teamworkClassroomSchoolsFacultyLearningCOVID-19CareerTeam
2018
Assessing Resident Attitudes and Confidence after Integrating Geriatric Education Into a Primary Care Resident Clinic
Moriarty JP, Wu BJ, Blake E, Ramsey CM, Kumar C, Huot S, Rink A, Walke LM. Assessing Resident Attitudes and Confidence after Integrating Geriatric Education Into a Primary Care Resident Clinic. The American Journal Of Medicine 2018, 131: 709-713. PMID: 29530729, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2018.03.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetric
2017
Humanizing the Electronic Medical Record with the Personal Fact.
Skylar-Scott IA, Wu BJ. Humanizing the Electronic Medical Record with the Personal Fact. The American Journal Of Medicine 2017, 130: e291-e292. PMID: 28347761, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2017.02.027.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2013
A case of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease following cataract surgery: sporadic versus iatrogenic cause.
Gnanajothy R, Umashanker D, Vega MC, Wu BJ. A case of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease following cataract surgery: sporadic versus iatrogenic cause. Connecticut Medicine 2013, 77: 335-7. PMID: 23923250.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHistory Taking in Reverse: Beginning with the Social History.
Wu, B. History Taking in Reverse: Beginning with the Social History. Consultant 2013;53(1):34-36.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2012
Back to the basics.
Khatri P, Wu BJ. Back to the basics. Connecticut Medicine 2012, 76: 607-8. PMID: 23243763.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
Academic Achievements & Community Involvement
Activities
activity American College of Physicians
1996 - PresentProfessional OrganizationsCouncil Memberactivity Academic Clinician Term Appointments & Promotions (ACTAP) Sub-Committee
2022 - 2024CommitteesMember
Honors
honor Mastership
09/26/2024National AwardAmerican College of PhysiciansDetailsUnited Stateshonor Connecticut Magazine Top Docs 2020
09/09/2020Regional AwardConnecticut MagazineDetailsUnited Stateshonor John Vecchio Faculty Teaching Award
06/30/2015Other AwardYNNH Saint Raphael CampusDetailsUnited Stateshonor Thornton Teaching Award
11/15/2013Regional AwardAmerican College of PhysiciansDetailsUnited Stateshonor Visiting Professor
10/10/2011International AwardXiangya (Yale-China) School of MedicineDetailsUnited States
News
News
- September 18, 2025Source: Health & Veritas
The Questions To Ask the Elderly
- April 23, 2025
Barry Wu Awarded ACP Mastership
- February 19, 2025
International Medical Education Conference Honoring Dr. Yan Fuqing
- February 18, 2025
Voluntary Faculty Awards Honor Outstanding Educators
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Contacts
Office of Curriculum
367 Cedar St, ESH 315
New Haven, CT 06510
United States