Stefanie Gillson, MD
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Stefanie Gillson, MD is an Adult Psychiatrist and a Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist at the Yale Child Study Center. She graduated from General and Public Psychiatry residency at Yale University in 2021 where she was a Chief Resident of Diversity and Inclusion. She Institute Scholar at the Johns Hopkins Center for Indigenous Health where she focuses on developing community-based initiatives to address mental health disparities among Indigenous populations through a historical and contemporary lens. She is a member of the Association of American Indian Physicians where she actively recruits Indigenous youth into the medical field.
Aside from her work with Native communities, she is a co-founder of the Women’s Mental Health Conference at Yale and the Yale Women’s Housestaff Association. Dr. Gillson graduated from the University of Minnesota Medical School- Duluth campus where her education was focused on rural and Native American health.
Education & Training
- MDUniversity of Minnesota (2017)
- BSUniversity of Minnesota (2013)
Certifications
- Board CertificationAB of Psychiatry & Neurology, Psychiatry (2021)
Honors & Recognition
Award | Awarding Organization | Date |
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Pilot Research Award for Early Career Faculty and Child and Adolescent Fellows | American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry | 2022 |
Public Psychiatry Fellow | Yale Department of Psychiatry | 2020 |
SAMHSA Minority Fellow | American Psychiatric Association | 2019 |
Institute Scholar | Johns Hopkins Center for American Indian Health | 2019 |
Professional Service
Organization | Role | Date |
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Council on Minority Mental Health and Health Disparities, American Psychiatric Association | Member | 2019 - Present |
The Women's Mental Health Conference at Yale | Founding Member | 2019 - Present |
Yale Women's Housestaff Organization | Co-President | 2019 - Present |