Tracy Rabin, MD, SM
she/her/hers
Associate Professor of Medicine (General Medicine) and Clinical Professor of Nursing; Director, Office of Global Health, Internal Medicine; Associate Program Director for Global and Community Health, Yale Primary Care Internal Medicine Residency Program, Internal Medicine; Program Co-Director, Global Health Ethics Program, Yale Institute for Global Health; Founding Member/Core Faculty, Women's & Gender Health Education Program, Internal Medicine; Director, Global Health Capacity Building Fellowship, Internal Medicine; Director, Global Health & Equity Distinction Pathway, Internal Medicine; Affiliated Faculty, Program for Biomedical Ethics; Affiliated Faculty, Yale Center for Asylum Medicine, Internal Medicine; Affiliated Faculty, Yale Institute for Global Health; Uganda Site Director, Yale/Stanford J&J Global Health Scholars Program
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Research Summary
Research interests include: examining the impact of a curriculum for teaching health professions trainees about ethical challenges that are commonly encountered during short-term clinical rotations abroad; innovative models of primary care for patients with complex medical needs (with a focus on the safe transition from hospital to home); quality improvement efforts in low-resource settings; the use of patient-centered educational tools to facilitate chronic disease care in low-resource settings; and understanding challenges to healthcare worker preparedness to care for patients with noncommunicable diseases in low-resource settings.
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Research Interests
Diabetes Mellitus; Education, Medical; Ethics; Health Education; Social Justice; Global Health; Ethics, Clinical; Social Determinants of Health
Public Health Interests
Bioethics; Community Health; Ethics; Global Health; Community Engagement; Women's Health; Health Systems Strengthening; Non-Communicable Diseases; Health Equity, Disparities, Social Determinants and Justice
Selected Publications
- Protocol: Implementation and evaluation of an adolescent-mediated intervention to improve glycemic control and diabetes self-management among Samoan adultsHawley N, Rivara A, Naseri J, Faumuina K, Potoa’e-Solaita N, Iopu F, Faiai M, Naveno E, Tasele S, Lefale T, Lantini R, Carlson J, Rabin T, Semaia P, Mugadza P, Rosen R. Protocol: Implementation and evaluation of an adolescent-mediated intervention to improve glycemic control and diabetes self-management among Samoan adults PLOS ONE 2023, 18: e0279084. PMID: 36795707, PMCID: PMC9934313, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0279084.
- COVID-19 Pandemic Impact on Academic Global Health Programs: Results of a Large International SurveyRose ES, Rabin TL, Samaan J, Hudspeth JC, Ibrahim L, Azain MCP, Evert J, Eichbaum Q. COVID-19 Pandemic Impact on Academic Global Health Programs: Results of a Large International Survey Annals Of Global Health 2022, 88: 84. PMID: 36247197, PMCID: PMC9524235, DOI: 10.5334/aogh.3843.
- Patient preferences for facility-based management of hypertension and diabetes in rural Uganda: a discrete choice experimentMoor SE, Tusubira AK, Wood D, Akiteng AR, Galusha D, Tessier-Sherman B, Donroe EH, Ngaruiya C, Rabin TL, Hawley NL, Armstrong-Hough M, Nakirya BD, Nugent R, Kalyesubula R, Nalwadda C, Ssinabulya I, Schwartz JI. Patient preferences for facility-based management of hypertension and diabetes in rural Uganda: a discrete choice experiment BMJ Open 2022, 12: e059949. PMID: 35863829, PMCID: PMC9310153, DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-059949.
- The rural Uganda non-communicable disease (RUNCD) study: prevalence and risk factors of self-reported NCDs from a cross sectional surveySiddharthan T, Kalyesubula R, Morgan B, Ermer T, Rabin TL, Kayongo A, Munana R, Anton N, Kast K, Schaeffner E, Kirenga B, Knauf F. The rural Uganda non-communicable disease (RUNCD) study: prevalence and risk factors of self-reported NCDs from a cross sectional survey BMC Public Health 2021, 21: 2036. PMID: 34743687, PMCID: PMC8572568, DOI: 10.1186/s12889-021-12123-7.
- Global Health Crisis, Global Health Response: How Global Health Experiences Prepared North American Physicians for the COVID-19 PandemicCoria AL, Rabin TL, Rule ARL, Haq H, Hudspeth JC, Ratner L, Walker-Descartes I. Global Health Crisis, Global Health Response: How Global Health Experiences Prepared North American Physicians for the COVID-19 Pandemic Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2021, 37: 217-221. PMID: 34561829, PMCID: PMC8475882, DOI: 10.1007/s11606-021-07120-w.
- Social Support for Self-Care: Patient Strategies for Managing Diabetes and Hypertension in Rural UgandaTusubira AK, Nalwadda CK, Akiteng AR, Hsieh E, Ngaruiya C, Rabin TL, Katahoire A, Hawley NL, Kalyesubula R, Ssinabulya I, Schwartz JI, Armstrong-Hough M. Social Support for Self-Care: Patient Strategies for Managing Diabetes and Hypertension in Rural Uganda Annals Of Global Health 2021, 87: 86. PMID: 34458110, PMCID: PMC8378074, DOI: 10.5334/aogh.3308.
- Global Health Education in the Time of COVID-19: An Opportunity to Restructure Relationships and Address SupremacyRabin TL, Mayanja-Kizza H, Barry M. Global Health Education in the Time of COVID-19: An Opportunity to Restructure Relationships and Address Supremacy Academic Medicine 2021, 96: 795-797. PMID: 33394665, PMCID: PMC8140628, DOI: 10.1097/acm.0000000000003911.
- A Broader View of Risk to Health Care Workers: Perspectives on Supporting Vulnerable Health Care Professional Households During COVID-19Donroe JH, Rabin TL, Hsieh E, Schwartz JI. A Broader View of Risk to Health Care Workers: Perspectives on Supporting Vulnerable Health Care Professional Households During COVID-19 Academic Medicine 2021, 96: 1233-1235. PMID: 34039858, PMCID: PMC8378440, DOI: 10.1097/acm.0000000000004175.
- Low- and Middle-Income Country Host Perceptions of Short-Term Experiences in Global Health: A Systematic Review.Lu PM, Mansour R, Qiu MK, Biraro IA, Rabin TL. Low- and Middle-Income Country Host Perceptions of Short-Term Experiences in Global Health: A Systematic Review. Academic Medicine 2020, 96: 460-469. PMID: 33298696, DOI: 10.1097/acm.0000000000003867.
- Self-care practices and needs in patients with hypertension, diabetes, or both in rural Uganda: a mixed-methods studyTusubira A, Nalwadda C, Akiteng A, Armstrong-Hough M, Hsieh E, Ngaruiya C, Rabin T, Hawley N, Lipska K, Kalyesubula R, Ssinabulya I, Schwartz J. Self-care practices and needs in patients with hypertension, diabetes, or both in rural Uganda: a mixed-methods study The Lancet Global Health 2020, 8: s19. DOI: 10.1016/s2214-109x(20)30160-1.
- Development of a discrete choice experiment to understand patient preferences for diabetes and hypertension management in rural UgandaMoor S, Tusubira A, Akiteng A, Hsieh E, Ngaruiya C, Rabin T, Hawley N, Lipska K, Armstrong-Hough M, Nalwadda C, Nugent R, Kalyesubula R, Ssinabulya I, Schwartz J. Development of a discrete choice experiment to understand patient preferences for diabetes and hypertension management in rural Uganda The Lancet Global Health 2020, 8: s22. DOI: 10.1016/s2214-109x(20)30163-7.
- A Systematic Review of Advocacy Curricula in Graduate Medical EducationHowell BA, Kristal RB, Whitmire LR, Gentry M, Rabin TL, Rosenbaum J. A Systematic Review of Advocacy Curricula in Graduate Medical Education Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2019, 34: 2592-2601. PMID: 31385216, PMCID: PMC6848624, DOI: 10.1007/s11606-019-05184-3.
- Trends of admissions and case fatality rates among medical in-patients at a tertiary hospital in Uganda; A four-year retrospective studyKalyesubula R, Mutyaba I, Rabin T, Andia-Biraro I, Alupo P, Kimuli I, Nabirye S, Kagimu M, Mayanja-Kizza H, Rastegar A, Kamya MR. Trends of admissions and case fatality rates among medical in-patients at a tertiary hospital in Uganda; A four-year retrospective study PLOS ONE 2019, 14: e0216060. PMID: 31086371, PMCID: PMC6516645, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0216060.
- Challenges to hypertension and diabetes management in rural Uganda: a qualitative study with patients, village health team members, and health care professionalsChang H, Hawley NL, Kalyesubula R, Siddharthan T, Checkley W, Knauf F, Rabin TL. Challenges to hypertension and diabetes management in rural Uganda: a qualitative study with patients, village health team members, and health care professionals International Journal For Equity In Health 2019, 18: 38. PMID: 30819193, PMCID: PMC6394065, DOI: 10.1186/s12939-019-0934-1.
- Cost-Related Insulin Underuse Among Patients With Diabetes.Herkert D, Vijayakumar P, Luo J, Schwartz JI, Rabin TL, DeFilippo E, Lipska KJ. Cost-Related Insulin Underuse Among Patients With Diabetes. JAMA Internal Medicine 2019, 179: 112-114. PMID: 30508012, PMCID: PMC6583414, DOI: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2018.5008.
- Reconfiguring a One-Way StreetHudspeth JC, Rabin TL, Dreifuss BA, Schaaf M, Lipnick MS, Russ CM, Autry A, Pitt MB, Rowthorn V. Reconfiguring a One-Way Street Academic Medicine 2018, Publish Ahead of Print: &na;. PMID: 30398990, PMCID: PMC6445611, DOI: 10.1097/acm.0000000000002511.
- Impact of Global Health Electives on US Medical Residents: A Systematic ReviewLu PM, Park EE, Rabin TL, Schwartz JI, Shearer LS, Siegler EL, Peck RN. Impact of Global Health Electives on US Medical Residents: A Systematic Review Annals Of Global Health 2018, 84: 692-703. PMID: 30779519, PMCID: PMC6748170, DOI: 10.29024/aogh.2379.
- Cost-Related Insulin Underuse Is Common and Associated with Poor Glycemic ControlHERKERT D, VIJAYAKUMAR P, LUO J, SCHWARTZ J, RABIN T, DEFILIPPO E, LIPSKA K. Cost-Related Insulin Underuse Is Common and Associated with Poor Glycemic Control Diabetes 2018, 67 DOI: 10.2337/db18-2-or.
- Pre-departure training: approaches and best practices.Rabin TL, DeCamp M, Doucet A, Elansary M, Jacquet G, Le PV, Peluso M, Sugarman J, and Todd T. Pre-departure training: approaches and best practices. In: Global health experiential education: from theory to practice., Eds. Akshaya Neil Arya and Jessica Evert. 2018. New York, NY: Routledge. Pages 73-84.
- Postgraduate medical education in global health: the Yale experience.Rabin TL. Postgraduate medical education in global health: the Yale experience. In: Global health experiential education: from theory to practice., Eds. Akshaya Neil Arya and Jessica Evert. 2018. New York, NY: Routledge. Pages 279-285.
- Ethical dilemmas during international clinical rotations in global health settings: Findings from a training and debriefing programPeluso MJ, Kallem S, Elansary M, Rabin TL. Ethical dilemmas during international clinical rotations in global health settings: Findings from a training and debriefing program Medical Teacher 2017, 40: 53-61. PMID: 29094625, DOI: 10.1080/0142159x.2017.1391374.
- Postgraduate medical education in global healthThe Yale experienceArya A, Evert J, Rabin T. Postgraduate medical education in global healthThe Yale experience 2017, 279-285. DOI: 10.4324/9781315107844-32.
- Pre-departure trainingApproaches and best practicesArya A, Evert J, Rabin T, DeCamp M, Doucet A, Elansary M, Jacquet G, Peluso M, Sugarman J, Todd T. Pre-departure trainingApproaches and best practices 2017, 73-84. DOI: 10.4324/9781315107844-9.
- Improving inpatient medication adherence using attendant education in a tertiary care hospital in UgandaAlupo P, Ssekitoleko R, Rabin T, Kalyesubula R, Kimuli I, Bodnar BE. Improving inpatient medication adherence using attendant education in a tertiary care hospital in Uganda International Journal For Quality In Health Care 2017, 29: 587-592. PMID: 28934403, PMCID: PMC5890877, DOI: 10.1093/intqhc/mzx075.
- Evaluation of a social franchising and telemedicine programme and the care provided for childhood diarrhoea and pneumonia, Bihar, IndiaMohanan M, Giardili S, Das V, Rabin TL, Raj SS, Schwartz JI, Seth A, Goldhaber-Fiebert JD, Miller G, Vera-Hernández M. Evaluation of a social franchising and telemedicine programme and the care provided for childhood diarrhoea and pneumonia, Bihar, India Bulletin Of The World Health Organization 2017, 95: 343-352e. PMID: 28479635, PMCID: PMC5418816, DOI: 10.2471/blt.16.179556.
- Implementation of Patient-Centered Education for Chronic-Disease Management in Uganda: An Effectiveness StudySiddharthan T, Rabin T, Canavan ME, Nassali F, Kirchhoff P, Kalyesubula R, Coca S, Rastegar A, Knauf F. Implementation of Patient-Centered Education for Chronic-Disease Management in Uganda: An Effectiveness Study PLOS ONE 2016, 11: e0166411. PMID: 27851785, PMCID: PMC5112982, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0166411.
- Taking it Global: Structuring Global Health Education in Residency TrainingArora G, Ripp J, Evert J, Rabin T, Tupesis JP, Hudspeth J. Taking it Global: Structuring Global Health Education in Residency Training Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2016, 32: 559-562. PMID: 27530530, PMCID: PMC5400750, DOI: 10.1007/s11606-016-3843-7.
- Medical Education Capacity-Building Partnerships for Health Care Systems DevelopmentRabin TL, Mayanja-Kizza H, Rastegar A. Medical Education Capacity-Building Partnerships for Health Care Systems Development The AMA Journal Of Ethic 2016, 18: 710. PMID: 27437821, DOI: 10.1001/journalofethics.2016.18.7.medu2-1607.
- An educational booklet for patient-centred health education about a non-communicable disease in low-income and middle-income countriesSiddharthan T, Nassali F, Kalyesubula R, Coca S, Rastegar A, Rabin T, Knauf F. An educational booklet for patient-centred health education about a non-communicable disease in low-income and middle-income countries The Lancet Global Health 2016, 4: s25. DOI: 10.1016/s2214-109x(16)30030-4.
- Global Health Without Boundaries: Structuring Domestic and International Opportunities to Explore Global Health in a Graduate Internal Medicine Training ProgramBalasta MA, Khanal Y, McGinniss J, Moyer P, Rabin TL. Global Health Without Boundaries: Structuring Domestic and International Opportunities to Explore Global Health in a Graduate Internal Medicine Training Program Annals Of Global Health 2016, 82: 1026-1033. PMID: 28314489, DOI: 10.1016/j.aogh.2016.11.007.
- Global Health Clinical EthicsElansary M, Peluso M, Kallem S, Thomas J, Rabin T. Global Health Clinical Ethics MedEdPORTAL 2015 DOI: 10.15766/mep_2374-8265.10232.
- Noncommunicable Diseases In East Africa: Assessing The Gaps In Care And Identifying Opportunities For ImprovementSiddharthan T, Ramaiya K, Yonga G, Mutungi GN, Rabin TL, List JM, Kishore SP, Schwartz JI. Noncommunicable Diseases In East Africa: Assessing The Gaps In Care And Identifying Opportunities For Improvement Health Affairs 2015, 34: 1506-1513. PMID: 26355052, PMCID: PMC4568565, DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.2015.0382.
- The Know-Do Gap in Quality of Health Care for Childhood Diarrhea and Pneumonia in Rural IndiaMohanan M, Vera-Hernández M, Das V, Giardili S, Goldhaber-Fiebert JD, Rabin TL, Raj SS, Schwartz JI, Seth A. The Know-Do Gap in Quality of Health Care for Childhood Diarrhea and Pneumonia in Rural India JAMA Pediatrics 2015, 169: 349-357. PMID: 25686357, PMCID: PMC5023324, DOI: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2014.3445.
- Coping with ethical dilemmas during global health clinical rotations: A survey of medical student challenges and strategiesPeluso M, Kallem S, Rabin T. Coping with ethical dilemmas during global health clinical rotations: A survey of medical student challenges and strategies Annals Of Global Health 2015, 81: 48. DOI: 10.1016/j.aogh.2015.02.618.
- CUGH Global Health Program Advisory ServiceUnger K, Ripp J, Evert J, Rabin T, Hall T. CUGH Global Health Program Advisory Service Annals Of Global Health 2015, 81: 235. DOI: 10.1016/j.aogh.2015.02.1038.
- Towards reframing health service delivery in Uganda: the Uganda Initiative for Integrated Management of Non-Communicable DiseasesSchwartz JI, Dunkle A, Akiteng AR, Birabwa-Male D, Kagimu R, Mondo CK, Mutungi G, Rabin TL, Skonieczny M, Sykes J, Mayanja-Kizza H. Towards reframing health service delivery in Uganda: the Uganda Initiative for Integrated Management of Non-Communicable Diseases Global Health Action 2015, 8: 26537. PMID: 25563451, PMCID: PMC4292588, DOI: 10.3402/gha.v8.26537.
- Global Health Clinical Ethics.Elansary M, Kallem S, Peluso M, Thomas J, Rabin T. Global Health Clinical Ethics. MedEdPORTAL 2015. Available from: https://www.mededportal.org/publication/10232
- Do no harm: The know-do gap and quality of care for childhood diarrhea and pneumonia in Bihar, IndiaMohanan M, Vera-Hernández M, Das V, Giardili S, Goldhaber-Fiebert J, Rabin T, Raj S, Schwartz J, Seth A. Do no harm: The know-do gap and quality of care for childhood diarrhea and pneumonia in Bihar, India Annals Of Global Health 2014, 80: 190. DOI: 10.1016/j.aogh.2014.08.103.
- Integrated Care of Refugees in a Primary Care Residency ClinicSchwartz JI, Rabin TL, Doolittle BR. Integrated Care of Refugees in a Primary Care Residency Clinic Journal Of Graduate Medical Education 2012, 4: 551. PMID: 24294443, PMCID: PMC3546595, DOI: 10.4300/jgme-d-12-00176.1.
- The global health chief resident: modifying an established role, strengthening a collaborationRabin TL, Schwartz JI. The global health chief resident: modifying an established role, strengthening a collaboration Medical Education 2012, 46: 1128-1129. PMID: 23078719, DOI: 10.1111/medu.12028.
- Testing therapies less effective than the best current standard: ethical beliefs in an international sample of researchers.Kent DM, Mwamburi M, Cash RA, Rabin TL, Bennish ML. Testing therapies less effective than the best current standard: ethical beliefs in an international sample of researchers. The American Journal Of Bioethics : AJOB 2003, 3: W11. PMID: 14635629, DOI: 10.1162/152651603322874898.