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    Aba Black, MD, MHS

    Associate Professor of Medicine (General Medicine)
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    Additional Titles

    Associate Program Director of People & Culture, Yale Primary Care Internal Medicine Residency Program

    Vice Chief for Collaborative Excellence, General Internal Medicine

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    Titles

    Associate Professor of Medicine (General Medicine)

    Associate Program Director of People & Culture, Yale Primary Care Internal Medicine Residency Program; Vice Chief for Collaborative Excellence, General Internal Medicine

    Biography

    Aba (Osseo-Asare) Black received her Bachelor's degree from Princeton University and earned her M.D. at the University of Rochester School of Medicine & Dentistry. She completed her residency at the Yale Primary Care Internal Medicine Program, where she was selected to serve as chief resident. A general internist by training, she is an emotionally intelligent physician leader who excels at strengthening relationships and building consensus. She has strategically created and directed innovations that promote health equity and optimize the workplace experiences of health care professionals from all walks of life. As a medical educator and residency program leader, she collaborates with team members to support the professional development of medical trainees and enhance organizational culture. Her leadership and equity-minded expertise has been recognized regionally and nationally.

    Last Updated on July 07, 2025.

    Appointments

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    Education & Training

    MHS
    Yale University (2019)
    Chief Resident
    Yale University (2017)
    Resident
    Yale University (2016)
    MD
    University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry (2013)
    BA
    Princeton University, Sociology (2009)

    Advanced Training & Certifications

    Advanced Emerging Leaders Program
    Yale School of Management (2024)
    Physician Leadership Program
    The Health Management Academy (2023)

    Research

    Research at a Glance

    Yale Co-Authors

    Frequent collaborators of Aba Black's published research.

    Publications

    2022

    2021

    2018

    Academic Achievements & Community Involvement

    Activities

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      Project Access Board of Directors

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      Health Equity Advisory Council

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      Yale New Haven Hospital Professional Performance Evaluation Commitee

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      Society of General Internal Medicine, New England

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      Yale School of Medicine Progress Committee

    Honors

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      Yale Primary Care Faculty Teaching Award

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      CT American College of Physicians Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Award

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      Yale Primary Care Faculty Teaching Award

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      Leonard Tow Humanism Award

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      Arnold P. Gold Humanism Honor Society

    Clinical Care

    Overview

    Aba Black, MD, MHS, specializes in internal medicine. She is the associate program director for Collaborative Excellence at the Yale primary care internal medicine residency program and the Vice Chair of Collaborative Excellence in General Internal Medicine.

    Dr. Black’s research examines support provided by medical training programs for diversity and the experiences of minority doctors during their training.

    Dr. Black's work has been recognized through awards such as the Leonard Tow Humanism Award, the Yale Primary Care Faculty Teaching Award, the Connecticut American College of Physicians Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Award, and induction into the Arnold P. Gold Humanism Honor Society.

    Dr. Black is an assistant professor of medicine at Yale School of Medicine.

    Clinical Specialties

    Internal Medicine

    Board Certifications

    • Internal Medicine

      Certification Organization
      AB of Internal Medicine
      Original Certification Date
      2016

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