Donna Windish, MD, MPH
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Associate Chair for Educational Scholarship, Internal Medicine; Director, Education Scholar Fellowship, Center for Medical Education; Director, Advancement of Clinician-Educator Scholarship (ACES) Faculty Development Program, Internal Medicine; Program Director, Yale General Internal Medicine Medical Education Fellowship, Internal Medicine; Director, Resident Research, Yale Primary Care Internal Medicine Residency Program, 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
Appointments
Titles
Associate Chair for Educational Scholarship, Internal Medicine; Director, Education Scholar Fellowship, Center for Medical Education; Director, Advancement of Clinician-Educator Scholarship (ACES) Faculty Development Program, Internal Medicine; Program Director, Yale General Internal Medicine Medical Education Fellowship, Internal Medicine; Director, Resident Research, Yale Primary Care Internal Medicine Residency Program, 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
Appointments
Titles
Associate Chair for Educational Scholarship, Internal Medicine; Director, Education Scholar Fellowship, Center for Medical Education; Director, Advancement of Clinician-Educator Scholarship (ACES) Faculty Development Program, Internal Medicine; Program Director, Yale General Internal Medicine Medical Education Fellowship, Internal Medicine; Director, Resident Research, Yale Primary Care Internal Medicine Residency Program, 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
About
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Professor of Medicine (General Medicine)
Associate Chair for Educational Scholarship, Internal Medicine; Director, Education Scholar Fellowship, Center for Medical Education; Director, Advancement of Clinician-Educator Scholarship (ACES) Faculty Development Program, Internal Medicine; Program Director, Yale General Internal Medicine Medical Education Fellowship, Internal Medicine; Director, Resident Research, Yale Primary Care Internal Medicine Residency Program, Internal MedicineAppointments
General Internal Medicine
ProfessorPrimary
Other Departments & Organizations
- General Internal Medicine
- Internal Medicine
- Red College Affiliates
- Yale Medicine
- Yale Ventures
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
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ORCID
0000-0001-5304-4224
Research at a Glance
Yale Co-Authors
Publications Timeline
Research Interests
Thilan Wijesekera, MD, MHS
Benjamin Doolittle, MD, MA Div
Deborah Proctor, MD
Jeremy J. Moeller, MD, MSc, FRCP(C)
Jill Gaidos, MD
John P Moriarty, MD, FACP
Internal Medicine
Publications
2024
Determining Professional Identity Formation Ideas for Clerkship Year Curricula at a Single Institution: Students' and Directors' Viewpoints
Kang-Giaimo A, Windish D. Determining Professional Identity Formation Ideas for Clerkship Year Curricula at a Single Institution: Students' and Directors' Viewpoints. The American Journal Of The Medical Sciences 2024 PMID: 38649137, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjms.2024.04.014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConcepts
2023
Flourishing Among Internal Medicine Residents: A Cross-Sectional, Multi-institutional Study.
Vermette D, Hanson C, Pennarola A, Windish D. Flourishing Among Internal Medicine Residents: A Cross-Sectional, Multi-institutional Study. Annals Of Internal Medicine 2023, 177: 106-108. PMID: 38109735, DOI: 10.7326/m23-2233.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAltmetricPerceived Gaps in Knowledge for the Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology Fellow: the Results of a National Needs-Assessment Survey
Nabi W, Windish D, Beasley M. Perceived Gaps in Knowledge for the Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology Fellow: the Results of a National Needs-Assessment Survey. Journal Of Cardiac Failure 2023, 30: 516-519. PMID: 38000732, DOI: 10.1016/j.cardfail.2023.11.015.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAltmetricConceptsAdvanced heart failureHeart failureMechanical circulatory supportMedical knowledge competencyNational needs assessment surveyHeart transplantationPulmonary hypertensionCirculatory supportProgram directorsNeeds assessment surveyCardiology fellowsFellowship trainingCardiologyFellowship programsAdditional trainingAssessment surveyFailureMedical competenciesCurrent adequacyHypertensionPatientsTransplantationFellowsFuture fellowsState-of-the-art review of medical improvisation curricula to teach health professional learners communication
Chan C, Windish D, Spak J, Makansi N. State-of-the-art review of medical improvisation curricula to teach health professional learners communication. Advances In Health Sciences Education 2023, 29: 1025-1046. PMID: 37921903, DOI: 10.1007/s10459-023-10296-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsConceptsCurriculum developmentCommunication skillsContent of curriculaLearners’ communication skillsCurricular goalsLearners’ communicationMedical improvCommunication curriculumMedical educationCurriculumMedical improvisationsTheatre principlesHealth professionalsLearnersBest practicesEmpathetic communicationSkillsEducationTeamworkImplementationCommunicationArticleImprovImprovisationDevelopmentCognition and dementia with Raymond and Brain: Curriculum development and evaluation using interactive animated flipped-classroom modules to impact nursing students’ attitude toward dementia care
Brown B, Kang G, Schwartz A, Rink A, Gallant N, Magpantay-Monroe E, Empleo-Frazier O, Windish D, Marottoli R. Cognition and dementia with Raymond and Brain: Curriculum development and evaluation using interactive animated flipped-classroom modules to impact nursing students’ attitude toward dementia care. Nurse Education In Practice 2023, 71: 103696. PMID: 37453370, DOI: 10.1016/j.nepr.2023.103696.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsNursing studentsCurriculum developmentNursing schoolsFlipped classroom curriculumStudent focus groupsCurriculum development processFlipped classroom moduleDifferent nursing schoolsBest practicesPre-post assessmentKnowledge quiz scoresFlipped classroomPedagogical approachNursing educationSense of missionReading assignmentsEligible studentsQuiz scoresNeeds assessment dataStudentsModule seriesInteractive modulesAssessment dataCurriculumAffective elementsMedical improvisation-based motivational interviewing for internal medicine residents: Mixed-methods evaluation of a novel course
Chan C, Cabaniss P, Morford K, Martino S, Martin A, Windish D. Medical improvisation-based motivational interviewing for internal medicine residents: Mixed-methods evaluation of a novel course. Medical Teacher 2023, 45: 1411-1418. PMID: 37378496, DOI: 10.1080/0142159x.2023.2225725.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAn Educational Needs Assessment of Telehealth in Primary Care Among US Internal Medicine Residents
Hindman D, Windish D, Michtalik H, Bertram A, Prichett L, Pahwa A. An Educational Needs Assessment of Telehealth in Primary Care Among US Internal Medicine Residents. Southern Medical Journal 2023, 116: 511-517. PMID: 37263616, DOI: 10.14423/smj.0000000000001568.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemicDisease 2019 pandemicPrimary careTelehealth usePatient resourcesTelehealth practiceCross-sectional needs assessment surveyUS internal medicine residentsResident continuity clinicPhysical examination techniquesResidency programsResident confidence levelsInternal medicine residency programsInternal medicine residentsPatient barriersTelephone visitsIM residency programsMedical managementVisit careMedicine residency programsVideo visitsClinic resourcesContinuity clinicHistory takingPsychosocial supportA survey of motivational interviewing training experiences among internal medicine residents
Chan C, Windish D. A survey of motivational interviewing training experiences among internal medicine residents. Patient Education And Counseling 2023, 112: 107738. PMID: 37028175, DOI: 10.1016/j.pec.2023.107738.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsState of ambulatory hypertension education in U.S. internal medicine residency programs: a needs assessment survey
Gallagher B, Windish D. State of ambulatory hypertension education in U.S. internal medicine residency programs: a needs assessment survey. Journal Of Hypertension 2023, 41: 678-679. PMID: 36878472, DOI: 10.1097/hjh.0000000000003367.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchProviding Structured Real-Time Feedback on Postdischarge Outcomes Using Electronic Health Record Data
Zegarek M, Holleck J, Merchant N, Windish D, Hay S. Providing Structured Real-Time Feedback on Postdischarge Outcomes Using Electronic Health Record Data. Southern Medical Journal 2023, 116: 305-311. PMID: 36863053, DOI: 10.14423/smj.0000000000001522.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsPostdischarge outcomesTransitions of carePoor patient outcomesInternal medicine residentsPatient outcomesInpatient rotationsMedicine residentsElectronic health record dataTime of dischargeHealth record dataElectronic health recordsDischarge planningFuture practiceFree-text responsesPostintervention surveysHealth recordsRecord dataOutcomesAdditional staffPatientsMedical student participants
Academic Achievements and Community Involvement
activity Lead
Peer Review Groups and Grant Study SectionsYale Office-Based Medicine Scholarship and Innovation Fund in Primary Care, Yale Department of Internal MedicineDetails07/01/2015 - PresentDescriptionLead a committee that awards grants to internal medicine residents with research projects that focus on primary careactivity Reviewer
Journal ServiceJournal of the American Medical AssociationDetails04/01/2011 - PresentDescriptionRevieweractivity Reviewer
Journal ServiceBMC Medical EducationDetails04/01/2011 - PresentDescriptionRevieweractivity Reviewer
Journal ServiceJournal of Graduate Medical EducationDetails04/01/2009 - PresentDescriptionRevieweractivity Reviewer
Journal ServiceJournal of General Internal MedicineDetails04/01/2003 - PresentDescriptionReviewer
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.
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- June 07, 2024
15 Faculty Selected as 2024 - 2025 Education Scholar Fellows
- October 10, 2023
Using Interactive Animated Flipped-classroom Modules to Better Teach Dementia Care
- April 13, 2023
Discoveries & Impact (April 2023)
- February 12, 2023
ACES Announces New 2023 Cohort
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General Internal Medicine
Yale-New Haven Hospital, St. Raphael Campus, 1450 Chapel Street
New Haven, CT 06511
United States