Yale School of Medicine
Education - Medical Education (small parent)
Physician Associate Program

Physician Associate Program
Harkness Office Building
Second Floor
367 Cedar Street
New Haven, CT 06510-3222
Tel: 203.785.2860
Fax: 203.785.3601
pa.program@yale.edu

David Brissette, MMSc., PA-C

Assistant Professor, Internal Medicine

Brissette, David

Academic and
Professional Highlights

  • Develop and coordinate the clinical curriculum
  • Maintain accreditation standards for clinical curriculum
  • Lecture in history taking, physical exam, and clinical practicum topics
  • Academic advisement of students
  • Clinical practice with Hospitalist Service, Yale New Haven Hospital

Research Interests

  • Medical Education
  • PA Workforce Issues
  • PA Quality of Care

Courses taught, committee participation and professional activities

  • President Elect, Connecticut PA Foundation
  • Chair, Connecticut Academy of Physician Assistants Student Affairs Committee
  • Course Director, Clinical Practicum Course
  • Instructor, Physical exam skills for medical students
  • Chair, Yale PA Program Admissions Committee
  • Member, Self Assessment Committee
  • Member, Progress Committee
  • Member, Educational Policy and Curriculum Committee
  • Member, Psychiatry Department Education Committee

Presentations and Publications

 "International Clinical Rotations: Brainstorming a Process for a Successful Experience," Faculty Presentation with Rosana Gonzalez-Colaso, PharmD, MPH, Physician Assistant Education Assiociation (PAEA) national conference, November 2009.
 "Physician Assistants as Medicine Hospitalists," Faculty Presentation, Physician Assistant Education Association (PAEA) national conference, November 2007.

Contact

Office

(203) 785-2860

Email

david.brissette@yale.edu

Education

  • MMSc,  Emory University School of Medicine PA Program, 1994
  • BS,  Tulane University, 1992

Awards

  • 2006, PAEA Research Institute Grant
    Physician Assistants as Medicine Hospitalist: The Yale New Haven Hospital Experience.