Physician advocacy as a core clinical skill
Starting my training as an MD/PhD student at Yale, I expected long nights of memorizing biochemical pathways and drug mechanisms. I predicted challenging times learning how to care for patients in tough situations. But what I didn’t expect was just how difficult the current federal landscape would make this journey.
I felt this directly in early 2025. I came to Yale to study the health of LGBTQ+ populations. But when my …
Physician advocacy as a core clinical skill
