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Alyssa Nielsen

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Psychiatry Resident
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Psychiatry Resident

Biography

Alyssa Nielsen is a psychiatry resident at Yale. She grew up in Florida and attended Tulane University where she studied neuroscience and dance. As a part of a 7-year combined B.S.-M.D. program, she transferred to the University of Florida. In medical school, Alyssa was elected to serve as a student representative on the curriculum committee and was heavily involved with a free, student-run clinic network (Equal Access Clinic Network). She directed a weekly primary care site specializing in gender affirming therapy and established a monthly psychiatry clinic.

At Yale, Alyssa serves on the Psychiatry Residents' Association as its Co-President and a member of the Medical Student Education Committee. She is passionate about community psychiatry, medical education, and investigating patients' and caregivers' perspectives of mental health care.

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Education & Training

MD
University of Florida College of Medicine, Distinctions in Research, Quality Improvement and Patient Safety (2023)
BS
University of Florida, Interdisciplinary Studies - Basic Biology and Medicine (2020)

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2023

2022

Academic Achievements & Community Involvement

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    North Central FL Council Medical Student Award

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    Chairman's Medical Student Recognition

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