Brita Roy
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Biography
Brita Roy, MD, MPH, MHS is Assistant Professor of Medicine at the Yale School of Medicine (General Medicine) and Assistant Professor of Epidemiology at the Yale School of Public Health (Chronic Diseases), and Director of Population Health for Yale Medicine.
Dr. Roy is a clinician-investigator, researching ways to use assets-based approaches to mitigating disparities in health outcomes by identifying and promoting positive psychosocial factors at the individual and community levels. She is investigating mechanisms by which positive psychology can prevent disease among individuals and groups, which led to the development of an actionable framework to measure and support the health and well-being of entire communities. She also serves as a measurement lead for the 100 Million Healthier Lives initiative, led by the Institute for Healthcare Improvement. In addition, Dr. Roy also enjoys teaching health professions students and internal medicine residents in the classroom and while taking care of a diverse array of patients in the hospital.
Dr. Roy pursued Bachelors and Master’s degrees in Biomedical Engineering at Vanderbilt University and Wayne State University, respectively. She then went on to the University of Michigan to pursue a combined MD/MPH in Health Behavior and Health Education. Dr. Roy subsequently completed residency training in internal medicine and served as Chief Medical Resident at the University of Alabama at Birmingham prior to completing the Robert Wood Johnson Clinical Scholars Program at Yale University.
Education & Training
- MHSYale University (2015)
- RWJF Clinical ScholarYale University (2015)
- Board CertificationAB of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine (2012)
- ResidentUniversity of Alabama at Birmingham (2012)
- MPHUniversity of Michigan, Health Behavior & Health Education (2009)
- MDUniversity of Michigan Medical School (2009)
- MSWayne State University, Biomedical Engineering (2004)
- BSVanderbilt University, Biomedical Engineering (2002)
Honors & Recognition
Award | Awarding Organization | Date |
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Fellow Designation | The Institute for Integrative Health | 2020 |
Annie E. Nolte Writing Award | Foundation for the Advancement of Health Education | 2020 |
Editor in Chief Review Article of the Year | American Journal of Health Promotion | 2019 |
Health Disparities Research Institute Scholar | National Institutes of Minority Health and Health Disparities | 2017 |
Bill Koopman Award for Excellence in Research | University of Alabama at Birmingham, Tinsley Harrison Internal Medicine Residency Program | 2012 |
Ben Friedman Award for Excellence in Teaching by a Third Year Resident | University of Alabama at Birmingham, Tinsley Harrison Internal Medicine Residency Program | 2012 |
Ben Friedman Award for Excellence in Teaching by a Second Year Resident | University of Alabama at Birmingham, Tinsley Harrison Internal Medicine Residency Training Program | 2011 |
Best Clinical Vignette | Southern Society of General Internal Medicine | 2011 |
William Dodd Robinson Award for Excellence in Internal Medicine and Department of Internal Medicine Senior Scholarship | University of Michigan | 2009 |
Dr. Jane Skillen Award | University of Michigan | 2009 |
Ralph M. Gibson Award for Academic Excellence | University of Michigan | 2009 |
Ginsberg Award for Excellence in Community Service | University of Michigan | 2009 |
Graduation with “Distinction in Service” | University of Michigan | 2009 |
Award of Excellence in Academic Performance | Wayne State University | 2004 |
Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award | Wayne State University | 2004 |
Professional Service
Organization | Role | Date |
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System Incident Management Post-Acute Care Committee | Member | 2020 - Present |
Yale University Sustainability Implementation Steering Committee | Committee Member | 2019 - Present |
Clinically Integrated Network Leadership Committee | Representative | 2019 - Present |
Racial and Ethnic Approaches to Community Health (REACH) Steering Committee Member, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; Southern Connecticut State University | Member | 2019 - Present |
Society of General Internal Medicine | AM19 Program Committee Chair | 2018 - 2019 |
PLOS One | Editor | 2018 - 2021 |
Society of General Internal Medicine | Women and Medicine Commission (Co-Chair 2017-2019) | 2017 - 2021 |
Clinical Integration Leadership Committee | Representative | 2017 - 2019 |
Yale Medicine Quality Committee | Member | 2017 - 2018 |
YNHHS Medicaid Operations Task Force | Member | 2017 - 2018 |
Providence/St. Joseph’s Health System & Well-being Trust Advisory Group, Well-being Trust | Member | 2017 - 2018 |
Accountable Care Unit Advisory Board, Yale New Haven Hospital | Board Member | 2017 - 2018 |
Yale Medicine Value-based Payment Clinical Operations Committee | Co-Chair | 2017 - Present |
YNHHS Total Costs of Care, Finance, Data, and Analytics Committee | Member | 2017 - Present |
YNHHS Accountable Health Communities Planning Committee | Member | 2017 - Present |
Healthy Planet Workgroup | Member | 2017 - Present |
DataHaven Advisory Board, DataHaven | Board Member | 2017 - Present |
Society of General Internal Medicine | Mentoring Program, Co-Chair | 2016 - 2017 |
Clinical Integration Operating Council | Representative | 2016 - 2019 |
Center for Research Engagement Steering Committee | Member | 2016 - Present |
Committee on Population Health, Connecticut Hospital Association | Committee on Population Health | 2016 - Present |
Yale Committee on Status of Women in Medicine | Member | 2015 - 2020 |
National Committee on Health and Vital Statistics Population Health Subcommittee, Advancing Community-Level Core Measurement | Member | 2015 - 2018 |
Society of General Internal Medicine | Proud to be GIM Task Force (Co-Chair, 2015-16) | 2015 - 2018 |
Academy Health | Data and Analytics in Learning Health Systems | 2015 - 2017 |
Society of General Internal Medicine | Career Advising Program (Co-Chair 2015-16) | 2015 - 2017 |
Institute for Healthcare Improvement | Faculty Member | 2014 - 2020 |
Journal of General Internal Medicine | Editor | 2014 - 2017 |
Society of General Internal Medicine | Associate Member Representative on Council | 2013 - 2016 |
Connecticut State Medical Society | Resident and Fellow Section | 2013 - 2014 |
Education Summit/Research and Innovations in Medical Education Week | University of Alabama at Birmingham | 2011 - 2013 |
Society of General Internal Medicine | Health Equity Commission | 2010 - 2021 |
Society of General Internal Medicine | Abstract Grader | 2010 - 2017 |