Sarah Yang

I grew up in the suburbs of Portland, Oregon in a tight-knit family. I attendedEmory University majoring in Chemistry. I delayed graduation to spend a fifth year studying abroad in Costa Rica and London. Afterwards, I worked full-time at the NIH in Bethesda, MD as a post-baccalaureate research fellow in cardiac imaging for a couple of years. I moonlighted as a bartender during this time hoping to save up cash (government pay was stingy) to travel abroad again. When I entered medical school, my dream was to run a free clinic as a primary care physician. After my first week rotating in psychiatry, however, I knew this was my calling. I decided to postpone graduation after discovering the best specialty ever and earn a Master’s in Clinical Research. I researched the social support of veterans with depression during this time. My current research interests include outcomes of at-risk youth, health disparities of sexual and ethnic minorities, and psilocybin medicine. I’m interested in CAP, forensic, and addiction fellowships. My greatest accomplishment in life is befriending down-to-earth and kind-hearted humans. My family is the biggest source of my joy and purpose. I look forward to surrounding myself with warm and curious people at Yale. Outside of work, I like to endlessly scroll through pictures of my baby nephew Jadon, train for half marathons, and attempt new recipes with my partner.