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 2009
Curcumin Protects against Renal Ischemia by Activating the Unfolded Protein Response and Inducing HSP70, Sarah Angeline Lee
Mechanisms of Hematopoietic-Mesenchymal Cell Activation, Justin Lemieux
Long Term Complications of Septal Dermoplasty in Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia Patients, Corrina Levine
Tubular carcinoma of the breast versus invasive ductal carcinoma treated with breast conservation therapy, Gene-Fu Liu
Continuity of Care for Pain, Depression, and Psychosis in Older Adults, Sophia Liu
Aesthetics of the Female Breast: Correlation of Pluralistic Evaluations with Volume and Surface Area, Yuen-Jong Liu
A Prognostic Index for Predicting Lymph Node Metastasis in Minor Salivary Gland Cancer, Shane Lloyd
Differences in the Central Neural Activation under Emotional Stress across the Menstrual Cycle, Nayalya Lopushnyan
Disease Predilection and Molecular Heterogeneity of the Murine Aorta are Intrinsic to the Vessel Wall, Sheng-fu Lo
Searching for Genes that matter in Acute Kidney Injury: A Systematic Review, Jonathan Lu
The MD/MBA Effect: A Study of How Residency Directors Perceive Applicants with an MBA, Douglas Lyssy
Diminished Circulating Monocytes after Peripheral Bypass Surgery for Critical Limb Ischemia, Dania Magri
The Development and Preclinical Characterization of the Glioblastoma-targeted ICOVIR-5 Oncolytic Adenovirus, Al Hasan Makkouk
Effect of Black Cohosh on MCF-7 Human Breast Cancer Cell Growth and Response to Treatment with Doxorubicin and Paclitaxel, Julia Anne Marsh
A Novel Virtual Reality Curriculum Improves Laparoscopic Skill in Novices, Michael Martinez
Social determinants of mixed feeding behavior among HIV-infected mothers in Jos, Nigeria, Sheela Maru
Fibrocytes in Human Lung Fibrosis, Susan K. Mathai
Radiation is an Important Component of Multimodality Therapy for Pediatric Supratentorial Non-Pineal Neuroectodermal Tumors, Sean McBride
A Historical Analysis of Physician Dissatisfaction, Lisa McDonald
Subcellular localization of NEDD9 and HMB45 with AQUA technology to distinguish Spitz nevi from melanoma, Matthew C. McRae
Stress, Serotonin Transporter Genotype, and Emotion Processing in Children, Amy Meadows
Balancing Safety and Availability: A Historical Perspective on the Pace of Drug Approval, 1950s-2009., Fabienne C. Meier-Abt
Yield of Diagnostic Tests in the Evaluation of Syncopal Episodes in Older Patients, Mallika Mendu
The Rise of Emergency Medicine in the Sixties: Paving a New Entrance to the House of Medicine, Anne Merritt
Seroprevalence of Helicobacter pylori in Rural Ecuador, Sarah Allison Milgrom
The impact of a school garden on nutrition knowledge, attitudes and behaviors of urban youth, Erica Rose Mintzer
Outcome of Treatment for Vaginal Recurrences of Endometrial Cancer, Tejaswini Kundalika More
Psychiatric Illness in the Next-of-Kin of Intensive Care Unit Patients, Janelle Katie Moulder
Measures of Cardiovascular Health in Obese Youth, Ashley Neal
Studying the Development of Human Tissue-Engineered Arterial Grafts in a Chimeric Mouse Model, Gregory Nelson
HIV-1 and Helminth Co-Infection in Adults in Kenya, Cameron Page
LIVING KIDNEY DONOR INFORMED CONSENT PRACTICES VARY BETWEEN U.S. AND NON-U.S. CENTERS, Ami Parekh
Trends in Pediatric Acute Pancreatitis: A 12-Year Analysis at Yale-New Haven Hospital, Alexander Jungho Park
Characterization of microRNA expression levels in melanoma, Rajeshvari Mahesh Patel
Rhinovirus-associated wheezing and asthma in young children, Zofia Piotrowska
Factors Influencing Diagnostic Radiology as a Specialty choice among Women, Victoria Potterton
Do Caregivers Accurately Assess the Decision-making Ability of their Cognitively-Impaired Relatives?, Mila Rainof
Capillary Blood Gas Measurement as a Novel Means of Assessing Flap Perfusion in Free Tissue Transfer, Aaron Remenschneider
Prevalence of Overweight Resident Physicians and Year of Training, Maya Roberts
The Chemokine MCP-1 is an Essential Mediator in Tissue Engineered Blood Vessel Development, Jason David Roh
Blue Cohosh: History, Science, Safety, and Midwife Prescribing of a Potentially Fetotoxic Herb, Aviva Romm
How Interns Spend their Time: A Time-Motion Study at Yale New Haven Hospital, Oliver Rothschild
Establishing Prevalence Rate of Major Malformations after In Utero Exposure: A Challenge for Pregnancy Registries, Ephat Hadas Russcol
Personal Accounts of Endometriosis: Online Narratives of Lives Shaped by Pain, Veronique Anne Sabine
The assessment of cervical foraminal area on oblique radiographs as compared to computed tomography, Jennifer Sabino
The Role of Frizzled-1 and Frizzled-3 in Olfactory Sensory Neuronal Targeting, Mina Safain
Outcomes in Patients with End-Stage Renal Disease and Colonic Diverticular Disease, Louis Salamone
Prepregnancy body mass index, hypertensive disorders of pregnancy, and long-term maternal mortality, Margaret Emily Samuels-Kalow
Forehead laser doppler and transcranial doppler during simulated hypovolemia, Kathleen Samuels
Stress Fractures in Female Military Recruits: Is Increased Body-Fat Harmful, Amanda Sandoval
The Relationship between Liver Fat Content and Unenhanced Computed Tomography, Karen Shoebotham
Tryptophan Depletion by Indoleamine 2,3-Dioxygenase (IDO) Contributes to Medial Immunoprivilege in Graft Arteriosclerosis, Amanda Silverio
Chest x-ray clues to osteoporosis : criteria, correlations, and consistency, Natalie Renee Simmons
The Utility of Plain Radiography in the Evaluation of Degenerative Spine Disease, Andrew Simpson
Longitudinal Evaluation of Quality of Life in Older Persons With Advanced Illness, Rachel Solomon
Has the Radiologist Shortage Been Resolved? Recent Findings Using an Improved Survey Based Measurement, Krishan Soni
The Rate and Time Course of Complications in Catheter-Dependent Hemodialysis Patients, Shreya Sood
Hemangiomas of Infancy: Mesenchymal Stem Cell Tumors of Perivascular Origin, Christopher Spock
Evaluation of a Social Support Measure That May Indicate Risk of Depression During Pregnancy, Lori Spoozak
The Cost-effectiveness of Alternative HIV Intervention Portfolios in South Africa, Robert Stavert
Palmitic Acid Increases Enac Expression and Contributes to Insulin Resistance in Renal Distal Tubule, Timmy Sullivan
Monitoring, Identification, and Intervention for Metabolic Disorders in Veterans with Psychotic Disorders, Michael Swtye
Use of Media to Improve Human Papilloma Virus (HPV)Vaccine Acceptability, Pavithra Venkat
Discussing Physician-Assisted Dying: A Qualitative Study of Doctors Experiences in the US & the Netherlands, Jennifer Renee Voorhees
Polymorphisms and Biologic Effects of Acidic Mammalian Chitinase in Asthma, Heather Wachtel
Differential induction of interleukin-6 by clinical isolates of respiratory syncytial virus, Rachel Lynn Wattier
The Relationship Between Economic Deprivation and Emerging Inhibitory Control in Young Children, Rachel Weston
Intussusception of the Appendix: New trends and comprehensive analysis of 140 case reports, Barbara Wexelman
Utility of Repeat Screening for Asymptomatic Bacteriuria in Pregnancy, Sara Whetstone
Electrical Stimulation and Glutamate in the Hippocampus of Epilepsy Patients, Gabriel Widi
The Changing Picture of Medical Diplomacy as Seen Through Scholarly Reports, Indy McFall Wilkinson
Efficacy of Formal Screening for Depression in Pediatric Type 1 Diabetes Clinic, Jeffrey Winer
The Effect of Aging on the Innate Immune Response of Vascular Smooth Muscle, Christopher Winterbottom
Venous Thromboembolism: A Case-Control Study of Patients in the Neuroscience Intensive Care Unit, Rachel Wolfson
Shock Index as a Predictor of Vasopressor Use in Severe Sepsis Patients in the Emergency Department, Melissa Wollan
AMP-Activated Protein Kinase Activation Preconditions the Heart against Ischemic Injury, Tracy Wrigt
BDNF Variants Influence Educational Attainment But Not Disease Characteristics in Alzheimers Disease, Kristina Frances Zdanys
Theses/Dissertations from 2008
Clinical Predictors of Drug Resistance and Mortality Among Tuberculosis Patients in a Rural South African Hospital: A Case-Control Study, Jason Randolph Andrews
The Impact of Prenatal Discussion of Breastfeeding by Health Care Providers on Feeding Choice, Karen Archabald
The Uses of Rickets: Race, Technology, and the Politics of Preventive Medicine in the Early Twentieth Century, M. Allison Arwady
Molecular Genetic Approaches to Disease of Neural Development, Mohamad Bydon
The Monocular Trial: Does Response to Glaucoma Therapy in One Eye Predict Response in the Fellow Eye?, Omar Rehman Chaudhary
Vaccination with Her2/neu peptides elicits an endogenous anti-Her2/neu antibody response in mice, Bridget Collins
Sex and the Elderly: What Physicians Should Know About Their Older Patients, Jana Colton
Efficacy of Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy Regimens Prior to Resection of Colorectal Liver Metastases, Farrah Mikhail Datko
Mitral Cell Dendritic Development in the Mouse Main Olfactory Bulb, Masha Rand Diede
The Role of Matrix Metalloproteinases in Axon Guidance and Neurite Outgrowth, Lu Anne Velayo Dinglasan
Sciatic nerve remyelination and nodal formation following olfactory ensheathing cell transplantation, Mary A. Dombrowski
Bone Marrow Contribution to Renal Repair Following Ischemic Injury, Matthew Chandler Egalka
Structural basis of bilayer deformation by membrane-associated scaffolds, Adam Frost
Cadherin-Based Adhesion Molecules for Classification of Melanoma with Aqua Technology, Gretchen Melaine Graff
Inhibition of ErbB2 and Thymidylate Synthase by a Multi-Targeted Small-Interfering RNA in Human Breast Cancer Cell Lines, Rebecca Stephanie Hunter
Interactions between fMRI BOLD-activation during Reading Tasks and MRS-measured Metabolite Levels, Hassana Aisha Ibrahim
No Observed Adverse Effects: Developing Neurons, Organophosphate Insecticides, and the 1996 Food Quality Protection Act, Brendan R. Jackson