Welcome from the Director

Welcome Message from Robert S. Sherwin, MD
Director of the Yale Center for Clinical Investigation

I was very pleased to accept the challenge of forming the new “Yale Center for Clinical Investigation” (YCCI) and assuming the position as Director.  My vision for the center is based on a fundamental set of values that will permeate all activities and goals of the YCCI:

• Training
• Service Excellence
• Innovation
• Integrity

The YCCI is intended to integrate Yale's clinical and translational research programs to create an academic home for students, fellows, and junior faculty members from the Schools of Medicine, Nursing, and Public Health who are committed to careers in clinical and translational research. The goal will be to train a new generation of clinical scholars with strong methodological skills, an understanding of how to work within multidisciplinary teams, and a commitment to improve the health of people and populations. Yale's YCCI Scholars will gain the medical and scientific background to ask important questions, the tools to test hypotheses, the courage to question conventional wisdom, and the competence to function successfully as a member and leader of teams. The educational efforts of YCCI will be led by an accomplished team of faculty mentors from diverse backgrounds, which in turn will select highly motivated students and junior faculty members and train them for careers in clinical and translational research.

Here at the YCCI we are already transforming the way we conduct clinical and translational research by enhancing resources, streamlining procedures, and expanding research education. We have experienced rapid growth in staff, space, and ideas. The result is new opportunities to reevaluate old processes and create new models for supporting the clinical and translational research venture.

The YCCI is an exciting place to collaborate and engage in the pursuit of better ways to combat disease and promote health.  The realization of this vision will require the advice, support, and efforts of many.  I look forward to working with you all in this exciting endeavor. 
Robert Sherwin, MD
YCCI Director