Katherine McKenzie

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Katherine C. McKenzie, MD, FACP is a professor of medicine at Yale School of Medicine and the Director of Yale Center for Asylum Medicine.[1]

Background[edit]

She established and directs the Yale Center for Asylum Medicine (YCAM).[2] Through YCAM, she conducts forensic evaluations for asylum seekers at Yale and in detention facilities.[3]

She collaborates with various organizations, including Physicians for Human Rights,[4] Society for Refugee Healthcare Providers,[5] Project Access New Haven,[6] and Integrated Refugee and Immigrants Services.

McKenzie received the Leonard B. Tow Award for Humanism in Medicine and the Faculty Award for Achievement in Clinical Care.[1]

Selected publications[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Katherine C. McKenzie, MD, FACP". Yale School of Medicine.
  2. ^ "More Doctors Needed In The Field Of Asylum Medicine, Says Yale Physician". Connecticut Public. 21 June 2018.
  3. ^ Davis, Abigail. "Groundbreaking Achievements in Asylum Medicine". Yale University.
  4. ^ "Katherine C. McKenzie". PHR.
  5. ^ "Our People". Society of Refugee Healthcare Providers.
  6. ^ "Project Access Board – Project Access New Haven". Retrieved 2023-08-29.