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The program will be based within YSM at the Center for Biomedical Data Science, part of a growing data science hub at Yale University.

The Center for Methods in Implementation and Prevention Science (CMIPS) welcomes two new associate faculty members, Drs. Debbie Humphries and Christine L. Simon, and a new postdoctoral fellow, Dr. Junhan Fang. Their arrival reflects CMIPS’ ongoing efforts to foster a multidisciplinary network of researchers dedicated to developing and disseminating innovative methodological approaches to increasing the uptake and implementation of effective public health interventions.

A new Yale study digs into the data on how physicians are using EHRs, including how time spent using the systems differs by specialty, and what these findings reveal about how the technology can be improved.

Yale researcher Rohan Khera, MD, MS, has received a K23 career development grant from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI).

The Center for Methods in Implementation and Prevention Science (CMIPS) is launching its Global Mental Health Promotion (GMHP) Program to help bridge the gap between knowledge and practice in mental health promotion, especially in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). Although there is ample evidence for the effectiveness of various interventions for common mental disorders, access to and availability of these interventions remain low. Up to 65% of people in LMICs suffering from mental disorders do not get treatment.

Researchers at Yale School of Medicine and the VA Connecticut Healthcare System, in a pair of complementary studies, investigated eating disorders in Iraq and Afghanistan war-era veterans, a group thought to be at high risk for the disorders.

Yale faculty members Drs. Donna Spiegelman, Raul Hernandez-Ramirez, Drew Cameron, and Jeremy Schwartz at Yale’s Center for Methods in Implementation and Prevention Science— along with Drs. Fred Semitala of Makerere University, Chris Longenecker of Case Western Reserve University, and others—were recently awarded a grant from the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute for their project “Strengthening the Blood Pressure Care and Treatment Cascade for Ugandans Living with HIV - Implementation Strategies to SAve Lives” (PULESA-UGANDA).

Fifteen School of Medicine faculty members are among the newest group elected to the Connecticut Academy of Science and Engineering.