About Medical Education

The Office of the Deputy Dean for Education is responsible for the educational mission of Yale School of Medicine (YSM) in support of faculty and trainees along the continuum of undergraduate (UME), graduate (GME), and continuing medical education (CME).

Medical Education encompasses the MD, Physician Assistant Online, and Physician Associate Programs including admissions, curriculum, financial aid, student affairs, and student research, as well non-degree programs and resources such as Program for Humanities in Medicine, Program for Biomedical Ethics, Global Health Education, YSM Teaching and Learning Center, Continuing Medical Education, and the Cushing Whitney Medical Library.

In addition, the Office of the Deputy Dean for Education guides strategic planning, continuous quality improvement, accreditation, and communications for medical education at YSM.

MD Program
At Yale School of Medicine (YSM), in close collaboration with faculty, you are encouraged to build your own paths and pursue your unique passions and interests, through mentored thesis research, opportunities for leadership and advocacy, special programs, and joint degrees. Students in the Yale System assume responsibility for their professional development within a community of learners dedicated to each other, their patients, and society.
Physician Associate Program
Forward-looking and innovative curriculum, accessible faculty, small class size, and affiliation with a premier academic health system create a unique learning environment where our physician associate students actualize their full potential.
Physician Assistant Online
Yale’s PA Online Program awards a Master of Medical Science (MMSc) degree and prepares graduates to seek licensure as physician assistants.
Continuing Medical Education
Yale Continuing Medical Education is committed to providing the highest-quality learning opportunities for physicians and other health care professionals.
Global Health Education
Global Health involves understanding the challenges health systems face in attaining health equity for all, understanding the social, economic and political determinants of health, providing clinical care to underserved patients, advocacy for individual patients and communities, and a commitment to cultural humility and cross-cultural communication.
Harvey Cushing/John Hay Whitney Medical Library
The Harvey Cushing/John Hay Whitney Medical Library provides access to an extensive array of information resources and tools, offers research assistance and expertise, and delivers meaningful services to our users, to support innovation and excellence in biomedical research, patient care, and the development of scholars and future leaders in healthcare.
Program for Humanities in Medicine
The medical humanities – which includes art, music, literature, drama, writing, philosophy, history, and more – can enrich our lives in medicine, increase our ability to observe, help us understand perspectives other than our own, shed light on community concerns, expose our assumptions, and provide a means for grappling with the inherent uncertainty in medicine.
Program for Biomedical Ethics
Our interdisciplinary team draws upon philosophy, law and social and behavioral sciences to provide expert biomedical ethics consultations for families, researchers, physicians and other health care providers.
Teaching & Learning Center
Staff and leadership at the TLC work with you to develop and enrich curricula, enhance teaching and assessment skills, and design a medical education research project.

About Medical Education

MD Program

Physician Associate Program

Physician Assistant Online

Continuing Medical Education

Global Health Education

Harvey Cushing/John Hay Whitney Medical Library

Program for Humanities in Medicine

Program for Biomedical Ethics

Teaching & Learning Center