Dana Dunne, MD, MHS, FACP, FIDSA
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Research
Overview
Medical Research Interests
Chlamydia Infections; Global Health; Gonorrhea; Infectious Disease Medicine; Sexually Transmitted Diseases; Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Bacterial; Syphilis; Vaginosis, Bacterial
Publications
2025
Procedural Entrustment Alignment Between Pediatric Residents and Their Preceptors in the Pediatric Emergency Department.
Goldman M, Slade M, Gielissen K, Hirsch A, Prabhu E, Dunne D, Auerbach M. Procedural Entrustment Alignment Between Pediatric Residents and Their Preceptors in the Pediatric Emergency Department. Pediatric Emergency Care 2025 PMID: 39841101, DOI: 10.1097/pec.0000000000003330.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2024
Developing CLOUT: A Longitudinal, Cross-Program Chief Resident Curriculum to Increase Psychological Safety in the Clinical Learning Environment
Dunne D, Asnes A, Berg D, Chen A, Dewey J, Gupta S, Fernandes C, Huot S. Developing CLOUT: A Longitudinal, Cross-Program Chief Resident Curriculum to Increase Psychological Safety in the Clinical Learning Environment. Academic Medicine 2024, 99: s87-s91. PMID: 39601612, DOI: 10.1097/acm.0000000000005871.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsClinical learning environmentLearning environmentPsychological safetyProfessional development curriculumSelf-regulation of emotionFaculty alliesIndividual self-efficacyDevelopment curriculumIncrease psychological safetyPromote psychological safetyChief residentsCurriculumCurriculum's impactSkills-based workshopInstitutional climateSelf-regulationSelf-efficacyEffective coachingEvidence of behavior changeRelationship buildingLeadership positionsWorkplace mistreatmentLongitudinal curriculumCohort modelBehavioral changesHow Internal Medicine Clerkship Directors Are Using Entrustable Professional Activities: A National Survey Study
Gielissen K, Foust A, Weinstein A, Duca N, Jenkins M, Kisielewski M, Misra S, Dunne D. How Internal Medicine Clerkship Directors Are Using Entrustable Professional Activities: A National Survey Study. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2024, 40: 46-53. PMID: 39147939, PMCID: PMC11780069, DOI: 10.1007/s11606-024-08991-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEntrustable professional activitiesIM clerkshipClerkship directorsInternal medicineMedical schoolsIM clerkship directorsAllopathic medical schoolsUndergraduate medical educationU.S. medical schoolsNational survey studyNationally representative surveyCore Entrustable Professional ActivitiesImplementation of entrustable professional activitiesDesignCross-sectionalInternal medicine clerkship directorsCore clerkshipsMedical educationRepresentative surveyClerkshipEntering ResidencySurvey responsesSurvey studySummative assessmentFaculty developmentValidity of assessmentsTeaching Sideways: Implementing a Peer-Led Medical Student Orientation Bootcamp and Survival Guide for Internal Medicine Clerkship
Ramakrishnan D, Ilagan-Ying Y, Bollinger B, Dunne D. Teaching Sideways: Implementing a Peer-Led Medical Student Orientation Bootcamp and Survival Guide for Internal Medicine Clerkship. Southern Medical Journal 2024, 117: 1-6. PMID: 38151243, DOI: 10.14423/smj.0000000000001638.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMedical schoolsStudent confidenceStudent expectationsClerkship yearMedical studentsPostclerkship surveyStudent confidence ratingsPercentage of studentsInternal medicine clerkshipSurvival GuideStudent cohortsStudent questionsClerkship studentsMedicine clerkshipClerkship evaluationsClerkshipStudentsBootcampMentorship approachSchoolsPreparation materialsCore topicsLikert scaleIdentification of waysIM rotations
2022
Comparison of traditional instruction versus nontraditional learning to improve trainee knowledge of urine culture practices in catheterized patients
Gao CA, Datta R, Dunne D, Dembry LM, Martinello RA, Juthani-Mehta M, Advani SD. Comparison of traditional instruction versus nontraditional learning to improve trainee knowledge of urine culture practices in catheterized patients. Antimicrobial Stewardship & Healthcare Epidemiology 2022, 2: e81. PMID: 35647610, PMCID: PMC9139028, DOI: 10.1017/ash.2022.225.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2020
1546. Update in Syphilis Proctitis: Insights from a Case Series and Literature Review
Ferzacca E, Dunne D, Barbieri A, Aoun-Barakat L. 1546. Update in Syphilis Proctitis: Insights from a Case Series and Literature Review. Open Forum Infectious Diseases 2020, 7: s772-s773. PMCID: PMC7777609, DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofaa439.1726.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCases of proctitisLower gastrointestinal symptomsLymphoplasmacytic inflammatory infiltrateProminent plasma cellsInflammatory bowel diseasePhysical exam findingsMale sex assignmentPublic health consequencesAnal painAnorectal massAnorectal ulcersSyphilitic proctitisGastrointestinal symptomsChart reviewRectal massSyphilis infectionBowel diseaseRare manifestationCase seriesInflammatory infiltrateEarly syphilisExam findingsBiopsy specimensMedical recordsMisdiagnosis results
2019
Development of a Novel Competency-Based Evaluation System for HIV Primary Care Training: the HIV Entrustable Professional Activities
Dunne D, Green M, Tetrault J, Barakat LA. Development of a Novel Competency-Based Evaluation System for HIV Primary Care Training: the HIV Entrustable Professional Activities. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2019, 35: 331-335. PMID: 31667752, PMCID: PMC6957645, DOI: 10.1007/s11606-019-04956-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrimary care providersEntrustable professional activitiesPrimary care internal medicine residency programPrimary care trainingInternal medicine residency programsHIV wardHIV clinicMedicine residency programsCare providersInternal medicine milestonesHIV educationCare trainingExpert panelTraining trackResident assessmentResidency programsUnsupervised practiceEvaluation toolResident participantsResident evaluationsHIVPatientsAimToNovel competenciesClinicSpecialty and Lifestyle Preference Changes during Medical School
Fischer J, Clinite K, Sullivan E, Jenkins T, Bourne C, Chou C, Diemer G, Dunne D, Hartung P, Paauw D, Reddy S. Specialty and Lifestyle Preference Changes during Medical School. Medical Science Educator 2019, 29: 995-1001. PMID: 34457576, PMCID: PMC8368833, DOI: 10.1007/s40670-019-00790-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSpecialty preferencesMedical schoolsLifestyle factorsFourth-year studentsEffectiveness of health systemsFirst-year studentsAvailability of physiciansStudents' specialty preferencesMedical students’ specialty preferencesCourse of medical schoolStudents' specialty choicesLifestyle preferencesPhysician lifestyleHealth systemResultsResponse rateSpecialty choiceEligible studentsLifestyleSpecialtyViews of institutional leaders on maintaining humanism in today’s practice
Gilligan MC, Osterberg LG, Rider EA, Derse AR, Weil AB, Litzelman DK, Dunne DW, Hafler JP, Plews-Ogan M, Frankel RM, Branch WT. Views of institutional leaders on maintaining humanism in today’s practice. Patient Education And Counseling 2019, 102: 1911-1916. PMID: 31097330, DOI: 10.1016/j.pec.2019.04.025.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2018
The Changing Face of HIV Care
Barakat LA, Dunne DW, Tetrault JM, Soares S, Chia D, Ogbuagu OE, Moriarty JP, Huot SJ, Green ML. The Changing Face of HIV Care. Academic Medicine 2018, 93: 1673-1678. PMID: 29901657, DOI: 10.1097/acm.0000000000002317.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHIV carePrimary careRisk of comorbiditiesPrimary care residency programsEntrustable professional activitiesHigh-quality HIVHIV/AIDSResidency programsInternal medicine residency programsMedicine residency programsHIV trainingShortage of physiciansHIVClinical training opportunitiesResident schedulesCarePatientsNeeds assessmentSingle settingPhysician workforceWeb-based curriculumProgram evaluationTraining trackComorbiditiesTraining opportunities
Academic Achievements & Community Involvement
Clinical Care
Overview
Dana Dunne, MD, MHS, is an infectious disease specialist, providing care for patients with general infectious diseases issues and specifically HIV and sexually transmitted infections. She is the associate DIO and GME director for educator development in the Department of Medicine.
Dr. Dunne’s research interests include sexually transmitted infections, medical education and training, faculty development, assessment, and humanism in medical practice.
Dr. Dunne has received numerous awards, including the Francis Gillman Blake Award, the Didactic Instruction Award, the Charles W. Bohmfalk Prize for teaching in the clinical sciences, the Stephen Huot Award for Dedication and Excellence, the Fred Kantor, MD, award for Outstanding Clinical Teaching, and the Edwin C Cadman, MD, Award for Outstanding Clinical Teaching. She is an associate professor of medicine at Yale University School of Medicine.
Clinical Specialties
Infectious Diseases; HIV & AIDs Medicine
Fact Sheets
Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs)
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Board Certifications
Internal Medicine
- Certification Organization
- AB of Internal Medicine
- Original Certification Date
- 1989
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- March 21, 2025
Match Day 2025: Yale Internal Medicine Welcomes Incoming Residents
- January 06, 2025
New Professors in the Department of Internal Medicine
- August 26, 2024
Educator Corner (September 2024)
- May 02, 2024
18 Faculty Selected for Second Longitudinal Coach Cohort
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