Dear Colleagues,

March is Match month with Match Day occurring on March 20 this year. On a national level, this year’s Match included 48,050 individuals who competed for approximately 44,000 residency positions offered in nearly seven thousand program tracks across the US. This represents the largest number of applicants in the history of this program. Among these applicants were 29,437 U.S. MD and DO students and 16,154 international medical graduates. I recall my own Match Day with a mix of nostalgia overlayed with the universal sense of pre-March anxiety that all Match Day participants experience. The event was simpler back then than it is now–a trip to your mailbox to get the results, followed by lining up at pay phones to reach out to loved ones.

As noted in the news article for our medical students, Match Day is much more of an event than it was back in the day. It typically includes the presence of family and friends and the enthusiastic participation of the dean, the associate dean of student affairs, the heads of house, and many other faculty and staff. Match Day represents the much-anticipated cumulation of three+ years of hard work in the classroom, on the wards and in clinics, in the community, and on their research for nearly 100 Yale medical students. Of note, 20 of our students matched in various Yale programs, and 29 matched in internal medicine programs nationally, five of whom are staying at Yale. Congratulations to all our wonderful medical students as they launch this exciting next phase of their careers!

Another March tradition for our medical students is the annual Capstone course which bookends the Introduction to the Profession course that they take at the beginning of medical school. One feature of the Capstone course over the past several years is an annual survey of the graduating class asking them to name the YSM faculty who “impacted them the most” during their time as medical students. As noted in another article below, 17 Yale GIM faculty among the approximately 100 faculty across the entire medical school identified as most impactful. This is a remarkable tribute to the contributions of our faculty to the education and wellbeing of our students-BRAVO!

Speaking of impactful, as is typically the case, this month’s newsletter provides many examples of the creative and innovative contributions of our faculty to the clinical, educational, and research missions of YSM. Read on!

Here’s hoping that the old proverb that "March comes in like a lion and out like a lamb” holds true and April brings us more lamb-like mild, gentle spring weather!

Patrick

Patrick G. O'Connor, MD, MPH

Dan Adams and Amanda Adams Professor of General Medicine
Chief, Yale General Internal Medicine
Head of Advisory House, Yan House
Yale School of Medicine

Michael Mensah, MD, MPH - assistant professor adjunct

Welcome back to FAC Feedback, our quarterly update from the YSM Faculty Advisory Council to the Dean (FAC).

If you saw our update at the recent GIM Faculty meeting, don’t stop reading! We have a few questions for you at the end.

Highlights of recent FAC meetings:

January 2026 – Co-chairs of the University Ombudsperson Search Committee. In October 2025, President McInnis announced that Yale has created an inaugural ombudsperson position. Ombudspersons typically review best practices, provide annual public reports and discuss options related to evaluative relationships (e.g. faculty advisor or lap PI); can provide strategic advice and help individuals consider options; could be a referral source to institutional processes if necessary to engage in a more formal process.

February 2026 - Deputy Dean Darin Latimore reviewed the organizational structure of the Office of Collaborative Excellence and noted that Advocates for Collaborative Excellences (ACEs) serve for each department and are appointed by the Chair. He described various working groups within the Office.

February 2026 - Ariadna Forray, Associate Dean and Director, Office for Women in Medicine and Science (OWiMS) spoke to ways in which her office works to advocate for and support women, although all programs are open to everyone. Since Fall 2025, she has been having focus groups with students, faculty, and staff on challenges and opportunities they are facing. She also shared the main areas of focus for the office. If you are not receiving the communications and would like to, email michele.carpenter@yale.edu.

There is also a resource landing page with links to direct faculty to official sites for more information.

Notes from FAC meetings can be reviewed on the website.

We remind you about the FAC Feedback Survey which is always open for you to directly communicate with us any comments/concerns that you would like raised to FAC. The dean is interested in hearing from faculty about issues that transcend individual sections across YSM are that are potentially actionable. You can submit these anonymously or not (in case you’d like to discuss with us), though we will anonymize all comments before bringing to FAC. The survey will remain open throughout the year and can be found here. We look forward to hearing from you!

Finally, FAC will be meeting with the Office of Dean Brown on April 13 to discuss updates to YSM Research Core Services and the status and outlook of graduate students at Yale School of Medicine. In preparation for that meeting, we have two questions for you:

1. If you utilize the any of the YSM Research Core Services (which includes YCCI, YCAS, and many more), do you have any specific concerns that you would like to share with FAC and the Dean’s Office with the goal of improving the services provided therein?

2. Do you have any questions/concerns regarding the current and/or future state of graduate students at YSM?

If you would like to submit responses to these questions, you can email one/both of us directly or use the FAC Feedback Survey link above.

Jeremy Schwartz & Jen Edelman, your GIM representatives to the FAC

The following meetings took place in March. In case you missed them, meetings that have been recorded can be viewed as indicated below.

Yale General Internal Medicine Grand Rounds and Yale GIM Noon Meetings - Please go to: https://medicine.yale.edu/intmed/genmed/news/grand-rounds/

https://medicine.yale.edu/internal-medicine/genmed/news/gim-noon-meetings/

Note: The logins for the Grand Rounds and noon meetings have been upgraded to ensure better security for Yale networks.

1. Yale employees can use their CAS login.

2. Other emails from approved domains should log in using the non-Yale email button. You will be prompted to set up a username and password.

3. Personal emails will no longer be allowed access to videos.

Yale General Internal Medicine Noon Meetings prior to December 2025 - can be viewed here.

4/20 - A whole-body disease: Why endometriosis is so difficult to diagnose and treat

4/21 - Bodyweight Exercises for Whole-Body Strength and Flexibility (No Equipment Required!)

Web Profile Photoshoots: The Office of Communications offers a web profile photo portrait once every five years. To schedule an appointment, please select a date from the calendar. Photoshoots take place at 333 Cedar Street, Room 211A. If you do not have the time, then you can submit your own web profile picture by selecting the following link: Submit Your Own Web Profile Photo.

Video Biography: A video biography on Yalemedicine.org gives physicians the opportunity to showcase your medical specialist. To schedule an interview with Kimberly Conner, please use this link. Interviews take place at 333 Cedar Street, Room L207A.

GIM Newsletters from May 2023 to June 2025 can be found here.