David Brissette, MMSc, PA-C
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Physician Associate Program
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Titles
Program Director, General Internal Medicine; Chair of Admissions, General Internal Medicine
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Appointments
Physician Associate Program
Primary
Titles
Program Director, General Internal Medicine; Chair of Admissions, General Internal Medicine
Contact Info
Appointments
Physician Associate Program
Primary
Titles
Program Director, General Internal Medicine; Chair of Admissions, General Internal Medicine
Contact Info
About
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Assistant Professor in the Physician Associate Program, Department of Medicine; Director of the Physician Associate Program
Program Director, General Internal Medicine; Chair of Admissions, General Internal MedicineBiography
- Management of all aspects of the Physician Associate Program
- Maintain ARC-PA accreditation standards for the program
- Assist the didactic and clinical faculty with curriculum and 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
Appointments
Physician Associate Program
Assistant ProfessorPrimary
Other Departments & Organizations
- General Internal Medicine
- Green College Affiliates
- Internal Medicine
- Physician Associate Program
- Yale Ventures
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 Timeline
A big-picture view of David Brissette's research output by year.
Eve R Colson, MD, FAAP, MHPE
Jeanette Tetrault, MD, FACP, FASAM
John Encandela, PhD
Nancy Angoff, MD, MPH, MEd
1Publications
7Citations
Publications
Burnout Among Beginning First-Year Students from Three Health Professional Training Programs
Roberts A, Angoff NR, Brissette D, Dupee D, Fahs D, Honan L, Korbey S, Roessler E, Schwartz M, Shabanova V, Tetrault J, Wu B, Colson E, Encandela J. Burnout Among Beginning First-Year Students from Three Health Professional Training Programs. Medical Science Educator 2020, 30: 879-883. PMID: 34457745, PMCID: PMC8368543, DOI: 10.1007/s40670-020-00969-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetric
Academic Achievements and Community Involvement
activity Director
CommitteesYale University Physician Associate Program Admissions CommitteeDetails07/01/2010 - PresentDescriptionAdmissions Committee Chairactivity Chair
CommitteesYale University Physician Associate Program Progress and Promotions CommitteeDetails2013 - Presentactivity Member
CommitteesYale University Physician Associate Program Thesis Review CommitteeDetails2005 - PresentDescriptionThesis Readeractivity Member
CommitteesYale University Physician Associate Program Program Assessment CommitteeDetails2005 - Presentactivity Member
Professional OrganizationsNational Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA)Details2018 - PresentDescriptionTest Item Writer for the PA National Certification Examination
Links & Media
News
- February 23, 2024
Department of Internal Medicine Promotions and Appointments (February 2024)
- December 19, 2023
Physician Associate Class of 2023 Celebrated at Graduation Ceremony
- November 30, 2023
David Brissette Appointed Physician Associate Program Director
- November 01, 2023
For a half-century, Yale's Physician Associate Program has evolved with the times
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Yale PA Program
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100 Church Street South, Ste A 250
New Haven, CT 06519