Starting with the Yale School of Medicine (YSM) graduating class of 2002, the Cushing/Whitney Medical Library and YSM Office of Student Research have collaborated on the Yale Medicine Thesis Digital Library (YMTDL) project, publishing the digitized full text of medical student theses on the web as a valuable byproduct of Yale student research efforts. The digital thesis deposit has been a graduation requirement since 2006. Starting in 2012, alumni of the Yale School of Medicine were invited to participate in the YMTDL project by granting scanning and hosting permission to the Cushing/Whitney Medical Library, which digitized the Library’s print copy of their thesis or dissertation. A grant from the Arcadia Fund in 2017 provided the means for digitizing over 1,000 additional theses. IF YOU ARE A MEMBER OF THE YALE COMMUNITY AND NEED ACCESS TO A THESIS RESTRICTED TO THE YALE NETWORK, PLEASE MAKE SURE YOUR VPN (VIRTUAL PRIVATE NETWORK) IS ON.
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Theses/Dissertations from 2002
Effects on Lipid Metabolism of Metformin and Troglitazone in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus, Ingi Lee
Microvascular oscillations elicited locally by combined iontophoresis of phenylephrine and acupressure, Frederick C. Lewis
Reactive gliosis following hippocampal implantation : a biocompatibility evaluation of five materials, Karl A. Lozanne
An appraisal of Hong Kong's public hospital system in 2001, Yee-Bun Benjamin Lui
A comparison of the rate of arteriosclerosis in patients with the Marfan Syndrome and the general population, Biren P. Modi
The splicing of U12-type introns is a rate-limiting step in gene expression, Abhijit A. Patel
Effects of Brain Region and Gender on Proton Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy in Normal Subjects, Marlyanne Pol-Rodriguez
A History of Quality of Life Measurements, Jordan Matthew Prutkin and Alvan R. Feinstein
The risk of injury to Pakistani children, Michael Scott Singer
The diagnostic accuracy of Kernig's sign, Brudzinski's sign, and nuchal rigidity in adults with suspected meningitis, Karen Elizabeth Thomas
The long-term effects of malnutrition on IQ and adaptive behavior in Indonesian children, Kinari E. Webb
Evaluation of an Emergency Radiology Quality Assurance Program at a Level One Trauma Center and Clinical Consequences of Radiologic "Errors"', Luke Sung-Wook Yoon
Mutagenesis induced by the tumor microenvironment: implications of increased DNA damage and diminished DNA repair, Jianling Yuan
Theses/Dissertations from 2001
Crossing Ovah' : a phenomenological examination of healing in African Americans of the Southeastern United States, LaLisa Alita Anderson
Sublaminar organization of the adult mouse olfactory bulb nerve layer, Winnie Wai-Yin Au
The developmental course and outcome of reading disability in a population followed from kindergarten to young adulthood, Fabienne C. Bourgeois
Legal, professional, public and policy barriers to the development of organ donation and transplantation programs in the Republic of Armenia, Sharon Anoush Chekijian
Predicting rupture, death and dissection : the natural history of thoracic aortic disease, Ryan Robert Davies
Enhancing medical observational skills through fine art : a randomized controlled study, Jacqueline Dolev
Incidence and rate of disappearance of retinal hemorrhage in newborns, Michael Vaughn Emerson
Long term outcomes of nonoperative treatment of blunt abdominal trauma, Matthew Alan Gutierrez
ICAM-1 transmembrane signaling, Brian Lee
ICAM-1 transmembrane signaling: involvement of TAXREB107 in ICAM-1-mediated signal transduction, Brian Lee
Studies on the molecular mechanics of insulin resistance in pancreatogenic diabetes, Ajay V. Maker
Expression of the Na+/H+ Exchanger Isoform NHE3 in Epithelial Cells of Liver and Pancreas, Dan Negoianu
Patient knowledge of their care providers in a university teaching hospital, Ron E. Samet
The effect of suture locking on the biomechanical performance of a multistrand flexor tendon repair, Dinakar Shenbagamurthi
The transduction of dendritic cells for the immunotherapy of cancer, John Mark Sloan
Religion and spirituality in the care of patients with HIV : beliefs and practices of providers, Carmit Steren
Insulin resistance in adolescents with type I diabetes is related to a failure to suppress lipolysis, Allison P. Stewart
Correlates between attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder dimensional behavioral scales and urinary neurochemical excretion, Benson Pin-Sheng Yang
Theses/Dissertations from 2000
Mutations in yeast methionine aminopeptidase-2 Interfere with binding of the Anti-angiogenic Agent Fumagillin, John Alexander Abraham
Using an Electronic Reminder to Improve Physician Practices at Yale-New Haven Hospital, Alicia Inés Arbaje
A biomechanical comparison of distal radius fracture stability using different external fixators, Gregory L. Austin
The role and regulation of Fas and Fas Ligand in the ovary : implications for ovarian cancer, Wendi Diane Brown
Abuse of pregnant adolescents : a study of prevalence and associated factors, Lisa Eiland
The sequential schedule for poliovirus immunization: factors associated with its adoption by primary care providers, Melissa Sharyn Ellis
Validation of a whole blood serology test for diagnosing helicobacter pylori in Chinese patients, Matthew S. Falk
Stroke in thoracic aortic surgery : incidence, impact, etiology, and prevention, Lee J. Goldstein
Iron uptake in human keratinocytes exposed to photodegraded nifedipine, Alison Brett Gruen
Family History, BRCA1/BRCA2 Status, and Local Recurrence in Conservatively Treated Breast Cancer Patients, Elizabeth Virginia Harrold (Ratchford)
Protease inhibitor therapy in HIV-infected children : effects on viral load and CD4+ T-lymphocyte counts, Naomi Lustman Katz
The emergence of compartmental organization in the olfactory bulb glomerulus, Hanna Kim
Childhood Pneumonia in Nuwakot District, Nepal: perceptions, management, and the impact of a community intervention, Amy B. Levin
Quality of life and facial trama psychological and body image effects, Elie Levine
Management of acute myocardial infarction in veterans : a study according to hospital sophistication, Jody Alpert Levine
Localization of GFP-Rad52 in stable human cell lines, Rachel Lovins
A novel kunitz-type serine protease inhibitor from the hookworm, Ancylostoma Ceylanicum, Aaron Michael Milstone
Characterizing binge eating disorder with a focus on age of onset, Jessica Catherine Morgan
Clinical decision-making in the investigation of anemias in hospitalized patients, Amy Marie Nuernberg
Physical forces enhance colon cancer cell adhesion through a mechanism involving Src kinase, Ashish Ramesh Patel
Lesbian, bisexual, and gay graduates of the Yale School of Medicine and their heterosexual peers : attitudes and experiences, 1969-1998, Angela Joan Rubineau
The effects of chronic hypoxia on the developing rat brain, Carl John Seashore
Prognostic significance of histologic regression in thin cutaneous malignant melanoma / by Jason C. Sluzevich., Jason C. Sluezevich
Prognostic significance of histologic regression in thin cutaneous malignant melanoma, Jason C. Sluzevich
Severity of Illness and Prognosis of Liver Transplant Candidates at Yale, Arvind Venkat
Risk factors associated with the development of preeclampsia in adolescents, Amy Link Winkelstein
Theses/Dissertations from 1999
Shifting attitudes toward alcohol's effect on the fetus, Deena Berkowitz
Predicting child maltreatment using a structured clinical rating scale in the portpartum period, Clovene Hanchard Campbell
Developmental expression of the rat rod photoreceptor cGMP-gated cation channel, Robert Kent Chiang
Complications in previously irradiated salvage mastectomy patients, Jennifer Chiu
Identifying the autoantigen of a diabetogenic CD8 T cell clone isolated from young NOD mice, Caroline R. Dumont
Transient Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy in Premature Infants, Elly (Eloisa) V. Falzarano
Characterization of components of the toll/NF-kB signal transduction pathway : implications for host defense, Jesse A. Flaxenburg
Stole and stethoscope : a survey of physician clergy ordained in the Episcopal church, Daniel Emerson Hall
Nuclear magnetic resonance studies of free fatty acid induced insulin resistance in vivo, Dennis Lee
Cortical development in fibroblast growth factor 2 knockout mice, Richard X. Lyn-Cook
Differential distribution of ionotropic glutamate receptor subunits in the rat olfactory bulb, Artis Ann Montague
Medicine and motherhood: shifting trends among female physicians from 1922-1999 at Yale University, Ruth A. Potee
In the eye of the patentholder : Dr. Samuel Pallin and the Chevron Incision, Badrinath Rengarajan
Reduction ventriculoplasty for dilated cardiomyopathy : the Batista procedure, Shahram Salemy
The impact of Medicaid managed care on the lives of the chronically mentally ill in San Francisco, Deborah Paige Steinbaum
Does C-kit blockade induce adoptosis in mouse ovaries in vivo?, Alison E. Zimon
Theses/Dissertations from 1998
Psychosocial factors associated with condom use among urban adolescents, Makunda Abdul
Natural progression of aortic stenosis in a veteran population, Marjory Alabre
A critical analysis of the spectral filtered, signal-averaged electrocardiogram, Naomi Freya Botkin
An analysis of issues surrounding disclosure of the diagnosis of human immunodeficiency virus infection to children, Reshma Ravi Chugani
Discussions of advance directives in the outpatient setting : why do they happen so rarely?, Daniel T. Coghlin
An innovative curriculum of literature and medicine during residency education : poetry on the wards, Pieter Aaron Cohen
Anterior glenohumeral dislocations in the emergency department ; do prereduction radiographic findings influence patient management?, Kevin P. Daly
Power and mysticism in the introduction of anesthesia in nineteenth century America, Naomi Strachan Donnelley
Urinary catecholamines and cortisol in attention deficity/hyperactivity disorder, Marcia Dover
Nudel, an unusual mosaic protease involved in defining the embryonic dorsal-ventral axis of Drosophila Melanogaster, Charles Chansik Hong
Nudel, an unusual mosaic protease involved in defining the embryonic dorsal-ventral axis of Drosophila melanogaster, Charles Chansik Hong
Postnatal development of olfactory receptor cell axonal arbors, Jason R. Klenoff
Body size mismatch between donor and recipient in cadaveric kidney transplantation, Linda Shin Lee
Neurochemical and behavioral tolerance to cocaine following treatment with cocaine analogs, Tobias Tong-Po Lee
The longterm neuropsychological effects of single-suture craniosynostosis on child development, Sheela Natesh Magge
A prospective study of neonatal withdrawal in infants exposed to cocaine and methadone, Barbara A. McGee
Abnormalities in hepatocyte endocytosis in chronic pancreatitis, Jaimie David Nathan
Detection of the factor V Leiden mutation in a nonselected Black population, Paul Stuart Pottinger
Bedside doppler identification of lower-extremity deep-vein thrombosis, Gregory Stephen Raskin
Superior mesenteric artery flow velocity waveforms in small for gestational age fetuses, Eleanor Hoon Joo Rhee
A five year retrospective study of tuberculosis at a public hospital in the Ecuadorian Highlands, Eric Gary Shmookler
Smoking behavior and health beliefs in adolescents with asthma, Amy Elizabeth Taylor
Theses/Dissertations from 1997
Altered expression of P53 and MDM2 in superficial bladder cancer, Julian Neville Anthony