YSM DEI News

For the latest Yale Child Study Center “On Leadership” blog post and newsletter column, Daryn David, PhD, asked Yale Department of Pediatrics Professor Maryellen Flaherty-Hewitt, MD, to share her perspective on the promise a coach approach may hold for faculty and trainees within her department.

Never Enough: ADHD Experiences in Asian Americans Working with Limited English Proficient Patients and their Interpreters WE Medicine: Convergence of Western and Eastern Medicine to Develop Future Medicines These titles represent a few of the breakout session topics at the day-long annual Asian Pacific American Medical Student Association Region I/II conference on Saturday, October 12, at Yale School of Medicine.

Yale School of Medicine launched its new lecture series, Perspectives for Inclusion, with a talk by Yale historian David Blight about his book, Yale and Slavery: A History. On September 24, 2024, Blight described his discussions with then-President Peter Salovey about launching the Yale and Slavery Research Project, the major historical events leading up to the university’s examination of its own past, the research process, and some of its striking discoveries.

Following David Blight’s lecture on the findings of the Yale and Slavery history project, Yale School of Medicine convened a panel of faculty to discuss efforts to confront that history, restore, rebuild trust, and build authentic community -- including in caring for the New Haven community and in creating partnerships with HBCUs. 

A lecture by Prisca Dorcas Mojica Rodríguez, Nicaraguan-American author, first-generation college student, and activist known for her work on intersectional feminism and race. Part of the Perspectives of Inclusion lecture series, in celebration of Hispanic and Latine Heritage Month.

For the latest YCSC “On Leadership” blog post and newsletter column, Daryn David interviewed David Della-Giustina on the coach approach and leadership in academic medicine. Della-Giustina serves as vice hair for education for the Yale Department of Emergency Medicine, in addition to holding other leadership roles.

24 young science leaders from 21 institutions across the U.S. and Puerto Rico kicked off their year as fellows of the Yale Ciencia Academy (YCA) for Career Development, a selective professional development program for doctoral students, funded by NIH.

In the return of the Yale Child Study Center (YCSC) “On Leadership” blog and newsletter column for the new academic year, Daryn David, PhD, addresses ways to build a “culture of coaching” and describes some upcoming coaching opportunities for faculty and trainees at the YCSC and Department of Pediatrics.

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