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David Brissette, MMSc, PA-C

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Associate Director for Student Affairs and Assistant Professor in the Physician Associate Program, Department of Medicine
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Additional Titles

Associate Program Director, General Internal Medicine

Chair of Admissions, General Internal Medicine

About

Titles

Associate Director for Student Affairs and Assistant Professor in the Physician Associate Program, Department of Medicine

Associate Program Director, General Internal Medicine; Chair of Admissions, General Internal Medicine

Biography

  • Oversee all aspects related to Student and Alumni affairs
  • Assist didactic faculty with exam development
  • Chair of the Admissions Committee
  • Lecturer in Patient Assessment I and Practice, Policy and Ethics courses
  • Small group facilitator for history taking, physical examination, communicating difficult news and shared decision making workshops for PA and medical students
  • Co-Director and Section Leader for the Interprofessional Longitudinal Clinical Experience (ILCE) integrating pre-clinical training for first-year PA, medical and advanced practice nursing students.
  • Academic advisor for PA students
  • Clinical practice with the Hospitalist Service at Yale New Haven Hospital
Last Updated on April 17, 2026.

Appointments

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Education & Training

MMSc
Emory University PA Program, Physician Assistant (1994)
BS
Tulane University, Biology (1992)

Board Certifications

  • Physician Assistant Certified

    Certification Organization
    National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants
    Original Certification Date
    1994

Research

Research at a Glance

Yale Co-Authors

Frequent collaborators of David Brissette's published research.

Publications

2020

Academic Achievements & Community Involvement

Activities

  • activity

    Yale University Physician Associate Program Admissions Committee

    07/01/2010 - PresentCommitteesDirector
  • activity

    Yale University Physician Associate Program Progress and Promotions Committee

    2013 - PresentCommitteesChair
  • activity

    Yale University Physician Associate Program Thesis Review Committee

    2005 - PresentCommitteesMember
  • activity

    Yale University Physician Associate Program Program Assessment Committee

    2005 - PresentCommitteesMember
  • activity

    National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA)

    2018 - PresentProfessional OrganizationsMember
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Honors

  • honor

    Inspiring Yale 2016

    03/30/2016Yale University AwardYale GPSS
  • honor

    Physician Assistants as Medicine Hospitalist: The Yale New Haven Hospital Experience.

    01/01/2006National AwardPAEA Research Institute Grant

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Locations

  • Yale PA Program

    Academic Office

    100 Church Street South, Ste A 250

    New Haven, CT 06519

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