Introduction

Yale School of Medicine, in affiliation with Yale New Haven Hospital, welcomes patients from all over the world to our academic medical center based in New Haven, Connecticut. Yale New Haven Hospital consistently ranks among the best hospitals in the United States by US News & World Report. We rank among the top 10 in several adult and pediatric specialties and among the top 50 for many other medical specialties. The physician specialists of our international program belong to Yale Medicine, the clinical practice of Yale School of Medicine. Yale physicians are world-renowned for their high-level expertise and interdisciplinary approach to complex cases. Most Yale physicians teach at Yale School of Medicine, the sixth-oldest medical school in the United States. Many Yale physicians are passionate researchers, continually seeking to translate discoveries in the laboratory and at the bedside into new and more effective medical treatments. Many patients have received life-saving treatment because of an opportunity to participate in innovative clinical trials.