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Andrew C. Yacht, M.D., M.Sc., F.A.C.P. directs Northwell Health’s graduate medical education and medical student education programs and supervises the administration of continuing medical education, faculty development, library services, diversity & health equity, and global health within the Office of Academic Affairs. He also leads research administration for the Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research, overseeing Feinstein’s scientific affairs, including policy and training, grants management, expense monitoring, regulatory compliance, and scientific development of strategic assets. He serves as ACGME Designated Institutional Official at Northwell as well as Associate Dean for Graduate Medical Education and Professor of Medicine at Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell.
A national presenter and author of articles, textbook chapters, and reports, Dr. Yacht graduated from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst and received his medical degree from SUNY Downstate College of Medicine. He completed his residency and chief residency in internal medicine at Boston University School of Medicine followed by a fellowship in general internal medicine at Boston University Medical Center/ Boston VA Medical Center. He also earned a Master of Science degree in epidemiology from Boston University School of Public Health. Dr. Yacht is a Fellow of the American College of Physicians and the New York Academy of Medicine. His research interests span graduate and undergraduate medical education and include curriculum design/evaluation, well-being assessment, and educational program innovation. Since the early stages of practicing medicine, Dr. Yacht has focused on the education and mentoring of graduate trainees and medical students. He practices patient-centered care and actively models a humanistic and compassionate approach toward patients.
Keynote Presentation: Contributing to the Academic Mission: Beyond the Sum of its PArts
Andrew C. Yacht, M.D., M.Sc., F.A.C.P. directs Northwell Health’s graduate medical education and medical student education programs and supervises the administration of continuing medical education, faculty development, library services, diversity & health equity, and global health within the Office of Academic Affairs. He also leads research administration for the Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research, overseeing Feinstein’s scientific affairs, including policy and training, grants management, expense monitoring, regulatory compliance, and scientific development of strategic assets. He serves as ACGME Designated Institutional Official at Northwell as well as Associate Dean for Graduate Medical Education and Professor of Medicine at Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell.
A national presenter and author of articles, textbook chapters, and reports, Dr. Yacht graduated from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst and received his medical degree from SUNY Downstate College of Medicine. He completed his residency and chief residency in internal medicine at Boston University School of Medicine followed by a fellowship in general internal medicine at Boston University Medical Center/ Boston VA Medical Center. He also earned a Master of Science degree in epidemiology from Boston University School of Public Health. Dr. Yacht is a Fellow of the American College of Physicians and the New York Academy of Medicine. His research interests span graduate and undergraduate medical education and include curriculum design/evaluation, well-being assessment, and educational program innovation. Since the early stages of practicing medicine, Dr. Yacht has focused on the education and mentoring of graduate trainees and medical students. He practices patient-centered care and actively models a humanistic and compassionate approach toward patients.