This article ran in the Yale News on July 30, 2020. A short excerpt is below.

Full text of article available at: https://news.yale.edu/2020/07/30/yales-emerging-psychiatrists-confronting-racism-curriculum

Building a better pipeline

“By directly addressing racism and its effects, Yale’s program attracts “residents that raise issues,” Diaz said, individuals “who are socially conscious and like to change things.”

First-year resident Dr. Amanda Calhoun is an example.

“I chose the Yale Department of Psychiatry because they were truly invested in these issues,” said Calhoun, a 2011 Yale College alumna. “Our program director talked about systemic racism and white supremacy, and that was very powerful.””