Anna Reisman, MD

Professor

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Appointments

General Internal Medicine

Primary

Additional Titles

Director, Program for Humanities in Medicine

Director, Yale Internal Medicine Residency Writers' Workshop

Contact Info

anna.reisman@yale.edu

General Internal Medicine

367 Cedar St., Harkness D

New Haven, CT 06510

United States

About

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Professor

Director, Program for Humanities in Medicine; Director, Yale Internal Medicine Residency Writers' Workshop

Appointments

General Internal Medicine
Professor
Primary
General Internal Medicine

Art in Public Spaces
Executive Committee (Art in Public Spaces)
General Internal Medicine
Horstmann House Affiliates
Internal Medicine
Medical Education Staff
Program for Humanities in Medicine

Education & Training

Chief Resident, Primary Care: NYU Medical Center/Bellevue Hospital

Intern and Resident: NYU Medical Center/Bellevue Hospital

MD: New York University School of Medicine

BA: Yale University

Research

Overview

Medical Research Interests

Art; Humanities; Literature; Primary Health Care; Writing

Program for Humanities in Medicine
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Research at a Glance

Yale Co-Authors

Frequent collaborators of Anna Reisman's published research.

John Encandela, PhD
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Nientara Anderson, MD, MHS
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Cary P Gross, MD
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Eli Neustadter
Former YSM
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Helena Hansen
Former YSM
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Publications

2024

VA Writes: A Reflective Writing Workshop to Improve Well-Being in Health Care Employees
Chen P, Charness M, Reisman A. VA Writes: A Reflective Writing Workshop to Improve Well-Being in Health Care Employees. NEJM Catalyst 2024, 6 DOI: 10.1056/cat.24.0300.
Peer-Reviewed Original Research

2022

Variation in medical humanities program mission statements in United States and Canadian Medical Schools
Adams Z, Mekbib K, Encandela J, Reisman A. Variation in medical humanities program mission statements in United States and Canadian Medical Schools. Medical Teacher 2022, 45: 615-622. PMID: 36448773, DOI: 10.1080/0142159x.2022.2151886.
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Revisiting the Exhibits—Medical Student Reflections on Changes to the Institutional Portraiture at a US Medical School
Konkwo C, Fitzsousa E, Chan SM, Muhammad M, Anderson N, Reisman A. Revisiting the Exhibits—Medical Student Reflections on Changes to the Institutional Portraiture at a US Medical School. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2022, 37: 4209-4215. PMID: 36131052, PMCID: PMC9708960, DOI: 10.1007/s11606-022-07803-y.
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2020

Blackface in White Space: Using Admissions to Address Racism in Medical Education
Anderson N, Boatright D, Reisman A. Blackface in White Space: Using Admissions to Address Racism in Medical Education. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2020, 35: 3060-3062. PMID: 32728961, PMCID: PMC7573045, DOI: 10.1007/s11606-020-06079-4.
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2019

Beyond Sparking Joy: A Call for a Critical Medical Humanities.
Adams Z, Reisman A. Beyond Sparking Joy: A Call for a Critical Medical Humanities. Academic Medicine : Journal Of The Association Of American Medical Colleges 2019, 94: 1404. PMID: 31567206, DOI: 10.1097/ACM.0000000000002871.
Peer-Reviewed Original Research
A novel near‐peer reflective writing workshop
Herrick‐Reynolds K, Sewanan LR, Zheng DJ, Wang P, Encandela J, Shahu A, Reisman A. A novel near‐peer reflective writing workshop. The Clinical Teacher 2019, 16: 339-344. PMID: 31397104, DOI: 10.1111/tct.13057.
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“This institution was never meant for me”: the Impact of Institutional Historical Portraiture on Medical Students
Fitzsousa E, Anderson N, Reisman A. “This institution was never meant for me”: the Impact of Institutional Historical Portraiture on Medical Students. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2019, 34: 2738-2739. PMID: 31270782, PMCID: PMC6854184, DOI: 10.1007/s11606-019-05138-9.
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Practical Tips for Implementing a Student-Led Reflective Writing Workshop Series
Shahu A, Thomas AR, Neustadter E, Reisman A. Practical Tips for Implementing a Student-Led Reflective Writing Workshop Series. Medical Science Educator 2019, 29: 863-869. PMID: 34457552, PMCID: PMC8368934, DOI: 10.1007/s40670-019-00753-x.
Peer-Reviewed Original Research

2017

Board Review and the Middle-Aged Doctor.
Reisman A. Board Review and the Middle-Aged Doctor. The New England Journal Of Medicine 2017, 376: 1612-1613. PMID: 28445676, DOI: 10.1056/NEJMp1700199.
Peer-Reviewed Original Research
Writing Well: The Long-Term Effect on Empathy, Observation, and Physician Writing Through a Residency Writers' Workshop
Lemay M, Encandela J, Sanders L, Reisman A. Writing Well: The Long-Term Effect on Empathy, Observation, and Physician Writing Through a Residency Writers' Workshop. Journal Of Graduate Medical Education 2017, 9: 357-360. PMID: 28638517, PMCID: PMC5476388, DOI: 10.4300/jgme-d-16-00366.1.
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Contacts

anna.reisman@yale.edu

Mailing Address

General Internal Medicine

367 Cedar St., Harkness D

New Haven, CT 06510

United States

Administrative Support

Karen P Kolb, MFA, APR
Program Administrator; Program for Biomedical Ethics Manager; Program for Humanities in Medicine Manager

Locations

E.S. Harkness Memorial Hall, Building D
Academic Office
367 Cedar Street, Ste Room 315
New Haven, CT 06510
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Appointments

Additional Titles

Contact Info

Titles

Appointments

General Internal Medicine

Other Departments & Organizations

Education & Training

Overview

Medical Research Interests

Program for Humanities in Medicine

Research at a Glance

Yale Co-Authors

John Encandela, PhD

Nientara Anderson, MD, MHS

Cary P Gross, MD

Eli Neustadter

Helena Hansen

Publications

2024

2022

2020

2019

2017

News

Motherhood, Restlessness, and SpaceX: Stories of Yale Internal Medicine

The Art of Healing: Students Find Meaning and Beauty Through Writing and Art

2026 Health Professions Students' Creative Writing & Art Contest Winners

Aperture IV: Portraits of Women Faculty in Medicine

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Administrative Support

Locations

E.S. Harkness Memorial Hall, Building D

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