Amaka Uchegbu
Staff Reporter
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Wellness Project reaches beyond clinical care

Just one day after Director of Yale Health Paul Genecin announced five new initiatives to promote mental health on campus, the Yale administration unveiled the Wellness Project, designed to address broader issues of well-being and self-care.

MH&C announces hires, but numbers decrease

Yale Health Mental Health & Counseling has hired three new clinicians and will pilot electronic appointment scheduling starting this fall, according to a Wednesday email from Director of Yale Health Paul Genecin.

YSM lagging in minority enrollment

The Yale School of Medicine interviewed the fourth-highest number of underrepresented medical school applicants in the 2013–14 application cycle, according to a recent ranking from U.S. News & World Report.

Yale Health responds to criticisms with new initiatives

In a college-wide email this afternoon, Director of Yale Health Paul Genecin announced three new initiatives and updated students on two ongoing measures that he said will address student concerns about access and quality issues pertaining to mental health and counseling services.

Med school gears up to fill Cancer Center directorship

Six years after the Smilow Cancer Hospital opened its doors, its founding physician-in-chief, Thomas Lynch ’82 MED ’86, has left to lead 2,900 faculty physicians at Massachusetts General Hospital. The School of Medicine will soon begin a nationwide search for his successor.

Anti-HIV pill available, despite little messaging from Yale Health

Roughly six months after Yale Health began offering a daily pill that prevents those exposed to HIV from getting the disease, Yale Health still has not begun any large-scale outreach effort to inform students that it is available.

Belitsky apologizes for botched PA program

Despite an unsuccessful attempt in the spring, the Yale School of Medicine may move forward with its plan to create an online Physician Associate program, Medical School Deputy Dean of Education Richard Belitsky announced at a Friday town hall.

State budget spells trouble for YNHHS

As Gov. Dannel Malloy’s July budget approaches the end of its first fiscal quarter, employees of the Yale-New Haven Health System expect and are bracing themselves for further expenditure cuts.

Stress clinic closure leaves fewer mental health options

Nearly two months after the Yale Stress Center closed its doors to patients, members of the Yale community who are ineligible for many of Yale’s on-campus mental health resources are still struggling to find a replacement.

Med school’s Task Force on Gender Equity releases final report

Dean of the School of Medicine Robert Alpern released the final report from the Ad Hoc Task Force on Gender Equity in a school-wide email Thursday.

Paul Cleary, dean of public health school, to step down

The search for a new dean of the School of Public Health has begun.