Month: March 2017

Dinners with the Department Chair

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Residents attended dinner parties through the weekend at department chairperson Dr. David Hafler’s home in Guilford. Split into two nights and cohosted by Dr. Janet Hafler, Associate Dean for Educational Scholarship, the parties gave residents a chance to discuss the direction of the department and their own career goals. The groups also celebrated a highly successful match list, with the ten residents who will join Yale Neurology in 2018 announced on March 17.

Dr. Haflers’ dinner parties follow a series of department-sponsored events for residents this year including a dinner for junior residents and cocktail hours downtown.

Yale Senior Receives KL2 Award

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Dr. Krithi Irmady was selected to receive the NIH-sponsored KL2 Mentored Career Development Award to start this summer.

The three-year scholarship will allow her to serve as an Instructor in Investigative Medicine and KL2 Clinical Scholar at Rockefeller University as she performs translational research in Parkinson’s Disease under the mentorship of Dr. Robert Darnell. Her work at Rockefeller will be concurrent with her fellowship training in movement disorders at Columbia University.

Dr. Irmady is a current fourth-year resident on the research track.

Escape New Haven

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Over four weekend days last month, groups of residents and fellows took part in Escape New Haven, a game in which 4-8 players are locked into a room and must find a way out using teamwork. Residents tackled theme rooms such as The Space Station and The Crypt.

The residency program is grateful for the funding of $3600 provided by the Graduate Medical Education office for this team-building activity, as part of the hospital’s wellness initiative.