Adjunct Faculty
Adjunct faculty typically have an academic or research appointment at another institution and contribute or collaborate with one or more School of Medicine faculty members or programs.
Adjunct rank detailsKatie Gielissen, MD, MHS
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Dr. Gielissen earned her medical degree at the University of Chicago - Pritzker School of Medicine before completing her Internal Medicine / Pediatrics training at Yale New Haven Hospital. She completed the General Internal Medicine Medical Education Fellowship and an MHS through the Medical Education Pathway (MHS-Med Ed) in 2018. She previously served as the Ambulatory Associate Program Director for the Yale Traditional Internal Medicine Program, Associate Clerkship Director for the Internal Medicine Clerkship, and directed the Yale Pediatrics Clinician-Educator Track (PCET) and Yale Internal Medicine Clinician-Educator Distinction (CED). In 2019, she joined as a co-editor of the Yale Office-Based Medicine (YOBM), an ambulatory curriculum used at over 300 programs across the country. She is currently an adjunct faculty at Yale.
Dr. Gielissen's scholarship focuses on Entrustable Professional Activities (EPAs) as a form of assessment in both the Undergraduate and Graduate Medical Education space. She also performs qualitative research on Entrustment Decision-Making and on faculty development to enhance the quality of feedback and evaluation in clinical settings.
Last Updated on July 17, 2023.
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General Internal Medicine
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- General Internal Medicine
- Internal Medicine
- Pediatric Hospitalist Program
Education & Training
- MHS
- Yale School of Medicine, Medical Education (2018)
- General Internal Medicine Fellow
- Yale-New Haven Hospital (2018)
- Assistant and Senior Resident
- Yale-New Haven Hospital (2016)
- Intern
- Yale-New Haven Hospital (2013)
- MD
- University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine (2012)
- BS
- University of Wisconsin - Madison, Biochemistry (2008)
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Competency-Based Education
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0000-0001-7547-3118
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Frequent collaborators of Katie Gielissen's published research.
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A big-picture view of Katie Gielissen's research output by year.
Allister Hirschman, PA
Andrea Asnes, MD, MSW
Cynthia Frary McNamara, MD, FACP
Dana Dunne, MD, MHS, FACP, FIDSA
Ilana Richman, MD, MHS
Janet Henrich, MD
14Publications
37Citations
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2026
One-year impact of an ambulatory pulmonary curriculum for fellows leveraging adult learning theory.
McAvoy K, Gielissen K, Honiden S, Possick J. One-year impact of an ambulatory pulmonary curriculum for fellows leveraging adult learning theory. ATS Scholar 2026 PMID: 41734003, DOI: 10.1093/atsscholar/aapag008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInterprofessional teachingIn-training exam scoresIn-Training ExamFellows' knowledgeSmall group settingsAdult learning theoryFocus groupsLearning theoryClassroom elementsPost-intervention surveysPre-intervention yearGroup settingPost-testGraduate Medical EducationPre-session readingsSelf-assessed comfortCritical care medicineInpatient trainingFirst-year fellowsDiscussion-based learningAmbulatory educationMixed-methods approachOutpatient learningMedical educationPre-sessionReconsidering Pediatric Critical Care Sequencing: A Qualitative Exploration of Postgraduate Year 1 PICU Rotations Among Senior Pediatric Residents.
Johnson R, Flodman K, Lichak B, Benoit L, Asnes A, Osborn R, Watson C, Kuo K, Murtha T, Brigham E, Jain P, Carney S, Gielissen K. Reconsidering Pediatric Critical Care Sequencing: A Qualitative Exploration of Postgraduate Year 1 PICU Rotations Among Senior Pediatric Residents. Pediatric Critical Care Medicine 2026 PMID: 41711500, DOI: 10.1097/pcc.0000000000003917.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsConceptsSenior pediatric residentsPediatric residentsPostgraduate yearMulti-institutional qualitative studyQualitative explorationTrainee skill developmentSelf-perceived impactPediatric residency programsEvidence-based recommendationsSelf-perceived competenceSemi-structured interviewsPsychological safetyConstant comparisonEnvironment of inclusionPatient carePGY2 yearQualitative studyResident levelPurposive samplingResidency programsPGY1PGY2Team dynamicsResidentsSkill developmentPatient-Centered Podcasts: An Educational Innovation to Improve Attitudes Toward Patients with Opioid Use Disorder Among Internal Medicine Practitioners
Onyango J, Webber C, Davidson M, Cai H, Gielissen K, Dewey C. Patient-Centered Podcasts: An Educational Innovation to Improve Attitudes Toward Patients with Opioid Use Disorder Among Internal Medicine Practitioners. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2026, 1-6. PMID: 41609933, DOI: 10.1007/s11606-026-10222-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOpioid use disorderSubstance use disordersNeeds assessmentPre-post intervention studyUse disorderInternal medicine residentsSystematic needs assessmentPrevalence of substance use disordersInternal medicine practitionersPrimary careProgram DescriptionWeStatistically significant improvementGeneral internistsMedicine residentsParticipant satisfactionMotivational interviewingHospital settingEmpathy declinePatient voiceIntervention studiesMedicine practitionersWilcoxon signed-rankEducational gapMcNemar testSignificant improvement
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, 41: 348-353. PMID: 39841101, DOI: 10.1097/pec.0000000000003330.Peer-Reviewed Original Research1105: RESIDENT PERCEPTIONS OF PGY-1 PEDIATRIC CRITICAL CARE ROTATIONS
Johnson R, Flodman K, Lichak B, Benoit L, Gielissen K, Osborn R, Watson C, Murtha T, Kuo K, Brigham E, Jain P, Carney S, Asnes A. 1105: RESIDENT PERCEPTIONS OF PGY-1 PEDIATRIC CRITICAL CARE ROTATIONS. Critical Care Medicine 2025, 53 DOI: 10.1097/01.ccm.0001103084.62877.ff.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchUntapped Resources? Engaging Junior Faculty with Advanced Career Training in Near-Peer Mentoring to Build Professional Identity
Taylor E, Sekar D, Gielissen K. Untapped Resources? Engaging Junior Faculty with Advanced Career Training in Near-Peer Mentoring to Build Professional Identity. Southern Medical Journal 2025, 118: 45-47. PMID: 39753236, DOI: 10.14423/smj.0000000000001771.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsConcepts
2024
Pre-to-post COVID-19 pandemic trends in time from emergency department arrival to inpatient floor arrival: Door to floor time
Loza A, Sangal R, Gielissen K, Melnick E, Sankey C, Ostfeld-Johns S. Pre-to-post COVID-19 pandemic trends in time from emergency department arrival to inpatient floor arrival: Door to floor time. The American Journal Of Emergency Medicine 2024, 89: 187-189. PMID: 39731897, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2024.12.051.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsA Rapid-Response Curricular Approach to Teaching Politically Charged Topics.
Henrich J, Gielissen K, McNamara C, Pathy S, Hirschman A, Canarie J, Dhond M, Richman I, Rabin T, Vasquez L, Encandela J. A Rapid-Response Curricular Approach to Teaching Politically Charged Topics. Journal Of Graduate Medical Education 2024, 16: 723-729. PMID: 39677323, PMCID: PMC11641876, DOI: 10.4300/jgme-d-24-00140.1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsEducational problemsHealth care provisionInternal medicine residentsGender-affirming health careSelf-reported readinessAcademic half-dayUnited States face challengesCare provisionCurricular approachCurriculum planningMedicine residentsEligible residentsHealth careNeeds assessmentCurriculumAdministrative supportEvaluate acceptabilityEvidence-basedTraining programModulation feasibilityHalf-dayEducate residentsSelf-AssessmentResident educationFaculty timeHow 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 ResearchCitationsConceptsEntrustable 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 assessmentsCompetency-based medical education: Connecting training outcomes to patient care
Schumacher D, Gielissen K, Kinnear B. Competency-based medical education: Connecting training outcomes to patient care. Current Problems In Pediatric And Adolescent Health Care 2024, 54: 101675. PMID: 39142928, DOI: 10.1016/j.cppeds.2024.101675.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsConceptsResident-Sensitive Quality MeasuresCompetency-based medical educationClinical performance indicatorsLearner assessmentPatient-centeredCare EvaluationPatient careMedical educationIndividual learning needsFocused assessmentQuality measuresLearning needsTraineesEducationAssessmentCareLearner-focused approachPotential limitationsNeedsOutcomes
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Honors
honor Yale Primary Care Core Faculty Teaching Award
05/31/2021Yale School of Medicine AwardYale Primary Care Internal Medicine Residency ProgramDetailsUnited Stateshonor NEGEA Excellence in Oral Presentation Award
04/06/2019Regional AwardNortheast Group on Educational AffairsDetailsUnited Stateshonor Teacher of the Year
06/18/2018Yale School of Medicine AwardYale Internal Medicine-Pediatrics Residency ProgramDetailsUnited Stateshonor Excellence in Education Research Poster Award
06/01/2018Yale School of Medicine AwardYale Teaching and Learning CenterDetailsUnited States
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- May 10, 2024
Interdisciplinary Curriculum Boosts Women's Health and Gender-Affirming Care in Internal Medicine Residency
- July 26, 2023
2022-23 Department of Pediatrics Faculty Awards
- March 17, 2023
Announcing the New Residents in the Internal Medicine Combined Medicine/Pediatrics Residency Program!
- August 03, 2022
Two Residents Earn AAIM Building Trust Through Diversity Grants
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