David A. Ross, MD, PhD

Profession and title: 
Professor and Chair of Psychiatry at the University of Alberta and Associate Professor Adjunct of Psychiatry at Yale
Interests: 

Dr. Ross is happy to speak with folks about medical school, neuroscience, psychiatry, PTSD, music and the brain, residency programs, etc. He’d be even happier to talk about rock climbing, trail running, or Yale hockey!

Brief biography: 

Dr. Ross is Professor and Chair of the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Alberta, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry. Prior to this role, he was Associate Professor of Psychiatry at the Yale School of Medicine and Associate Training Director of their Adult Psychiatry Residency Program, and still holds this position as an adjunct. The primary focus of his scholarly activities is on designing, implementing, and disseminating innovative educational resources. He is a Co-Founder and Executive Director of the National Neuroscience Curriculum Initiative, the goal of which is to help integrate cutting-edge neuroscience into psychiatry. Through this work, he has helped create a set of shared curriculum resources that are now in use at more than 200 programs around the world. 

Areas for involvement with Morse students: 
Advising and mentoring for upperclassmen
Career advising
Serving as a reader for students preparing CVs and job or fellowship applications
Is there another way in which you might work with Morse students not listed above?: 
Happy to support / counsel students interested in careers in medicine, education, psychiatry, or research.
Email Address: 
david.a.ross@yale.edu