Yale Residency Program News

Sandhira Wijayaratne, MD, Second-Year Resident, writes in Scientific American about his decision to get married and have a baby during the pandemic.

The Yale Global Mental Health Program’s seminar series has received an award from The Edward J. and Dorothy Clarke Kempf Memorial Fund.

The Yale Psychiatry Residents' Association (PRA) has elected new officers and committee representatives for the 2021-22 academic year.

From “negritude” to “excited delirium,” racist language and behavior are still very much present in psychiatry – from engrained policies and under-representation in the field, right down to the patient charts.

For the second consecutive year, the Yale Department of Psychiatry Residency Program has ranked second nationally in research and third in reputation in Doximity’s 2021-22 Residency Navigator program, released July 20.

While clinical trials have shown meaningful antidepressant effects of ketamine in many patients with treatment-refractory illness, there remains concern that long-term ketamine treatment, especially of high frequency, could have negative health outcomes.

Thomas Mitchell, MD, and Matthew Goldenberg, MD, MSc, were recently awarded the 2021 MedEdPortal Publication Award from the Association of Directors of Medical Student Education in Psychiatry (ADMSEP).

The Yale Department of Psychiatry honored residents, fellows, and faculty at its annual Residency & Fellowship Commencement Ceremony held virtually June 17 and 18.

Amanda Calhoun, MD, MPH, Second-Year Resident in the Albert J. Solnit Integrated Training Program, was recently featured in a TIME article highlighting 40 ways to make America more equitable.