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Design and Development of a Digital Shared Decision-making Tool for Stroke Prevention in Atrial Fibrillation
Julio Nunes, MD, first-year resident, is first author of a paper in JAMIA Open that analyzes the design values of a web-based shared decision-making tool created to better inform atrial fibrillation patients about anticoagulation.
Source: JAMIA Open
3 Feb 2023
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Wijayaratne: Why Last Year’s Wins Are Helping Me Write This New Year’s Resolutions
Sandhira Wijayaratne, MD, third-year resident in the Yale Department of Psychiatry, writes in Everyday Health about a better approach to setting New Year's goals.
Source: Everyday Health
20 Dec 2022
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A Randomized Clinical Trial to Evaluate an Atrial Fibrillation Stroke Prevention Shared Decision‐Making Pathway
Oral anticoagulation (OAC) reduces stroke and disability in atrial fibrillation (AF) but is underutilized. Researchers, including Julio Nunes, MD, first-year resident, evaluated the effects of a novel patient‐clinician shared decision‐making (SDM) tool in reducing OAC patient's decisional conflict as compared to usual care.
Source: Journal of the American Heart Association
9 Nov 2022
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Having a Sibling with Autism Made Me A Better Doctor
"My brother has a severe form of autism and it wasn't always easy for me to understand his condition growing up but, through my parents, I learned how to fight for him—and I always will," writes Amanda Calhoun, MD, MPH, resident in the Department of Psychiatry in a new piece for Parents.
Source: Parents
21 Oct 2022
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Low-Barrier Buprenorphine Treatment for People Experiencing Homelessness
Claire Gibson, MD, fourth-year resident in the Yale Department of Psychiatry, and Emma Lo, MD, assistant professor of psychiatry, are co-authors of a paper in Psychiatric Services that assesses the delivery of buprenorphine to people who face homelessness.
Source: Psychiatric Services
18 Oct 2022
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Revisiting the Exhibits — Medical Student Reflections on Changes to the Institutional Portraiture at a U.S. Medical School
Nientara Anderson, MD, MHS, third-year resident, is co-author of a paper in Journal of General Internal Medicine that evaluates how recent changes to longstanding historical portraiture in Yale School of Medicine's Sterling Hall of Medicine affected students’ reflections on being in that space.
Source: Journal of General Internal Medicine
29 Sep 2022
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Building Momentum: WHRY's Undergraduate Fellows Advance Women's Health
Women’s Health Research at Yale mentors undergraduate students as well as graduate students and rising junior faculty members to ensure that the next generation of scientists and medical providers fully account for the health needs of women and sex-and-gender differences affecting health. Here are a few examples of what our former undergraduate fellows are up to now.
26 Sep 2022
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Kim Selected as 2023 Laughlin Fellow of The American College of Psychiatrists
Jihoon Kim, MD, a fourth-year resident in the Department of Psychiatry at Yale School of Medicine, has been selected to be a 2023 Laughlin Fellow of The American College of Psychiatrists.
21 Sep 2022
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Nunes First Author on Three Published Articles
Julio Nunes, MD, first-year resident, is first author on three articles published in medical journals.
6 Sep 2022
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Calhoun Interviewed on Tavis Smiley Podcast
Dr. Amanda J. Calhoun, MD, MPH, a resident in the Albert J. Solnit Integrated Adult/Child Psychiatry program, was recently interviewed on the "Tavis Smiley" podcast to talk about racism in healthcare.
Source: Spotify
25 Aug 2022
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Calhoun Accepted to American Medical Association-Satcher Health Leadership Institute Medical Justice in Advocacy Fellowship
Amanda Calhoun, MD, MPH, a resident in the Albert J. Solnit Integrated Adult/Child Psychiatry program, has been accepted to the American Medical Association (AMA)-Satcher Health Leadership Institute (SHLI) Medical Justice in Advocacy Fellowship.
5 Jul 2022
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Residents, Fellows, Faculty, Staff Honored at 2022 Commencement Ceremonies
The Yale Department of Psychiatry honored residents, fellows, faculty, and staff at its annual Residency & Fellowship Commencement Ceremony held June 16 and 17.
30 Jun 2022
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Psychedelic Medicine: Creating an Introductory Course for Mental Health Professionals and Trainees
William Prueitt, MD, third-year resident, and Jordan Sloshower, MD, MSc, clinical instructor, are co-authors of a paper in Academic Psychiatry that describes the Yale Department of Psychiatry's elective course on psychedelic medicine.
Source: Academic Psychiatry
14 Jun 2022
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Calhoun: Slavery and Racism Drive a Toxic Double Standard About Breastfeeding
Amanda Calhoun, MD, MPH, a resident in the Albert J. Solnit Integrated Adult/Child Psychiatry program, writes in The Washington Post that even as women face pressure to breastfeed during the formula shortage, Black women confront counterpressure and less support.
Source: The Washington Post
9 Jun 2022
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Data comparison between mental health conditions and immune diseases
Daniel Tylee, MD, PhD, third-year resident in the Department of Psychiatry, recently spoke with ABC Radio National about the possible connection between mental health and the immune system.
Source: ABC Radio National
23 May 2022
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United States and United Nations pesticide policies: Environmental violence against the Yaqui indigenous nation
Marcos Moreno, MD, first-year resident in the Department of Psychiatry, is a co-author of a piece recently published in The Lancet that highlights the importance of a uniform, morally sound public health policy in the US and abroad.
Source: The Lancet
2 May 2022
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Holloway, Patterson, Okani, and Uradu Named Chief Residents for 2022-23
The Yale Psychiatry Residency Program has created a new Chief Resident Leadership Team structure, consisting of two Chief Residents of Program Administration and two Chief Residents of Diversity and Inclusion.
22 Apr 2022
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History tells us the pandemic mental health crisis is far from over
Sandhira Wijayaratne, MD, second-year resident in the Department of Psychiatry, writes in The Connecticut Mirror that the pandemic mental health crisis is far from over.
Source: The Connecticut Mirror
19 Apr 2022
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Yale Psychiatry Announces 2022 Match Class
The Yale Department of Psychiatry announces the 2022 match class for the Yale Psychiatry Residency Program.
18 Mar 2022
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Okani Will Work With AJP Editorial Board to Combat Racism, Social Injustice
Chidinma Okani, MD, a third-year resident in the Yale Department of Psychiatry, has been selected by The American Journal of Psychiatry to work with its editorial board as part of its commitment to combat racism, social injustice, and health care inequities through the examination of the article submission and review process.
16 Mar 2022