On the Clinical Faculty at Yale Medical School, Dr. Yusim is presently creating the world’s first Spirituality and Mental Health Program at Yale. She has published over 100 articles on the intersection of medicine, mental health, spirituality and well-being. She is a frequent guest on CNN, FoxNews, ABC and other news outlets, and has appeared on hundreds of national and TV shows, radio programs and podcasts.

In 2020, Dr. Yusim received the top honor granted to an American psychiatrist, being named a Distinguished Fellow by the American Psychiatric Association. Other awards and distinctions she has received include the Illinois Math and Science Academy Alumni Trailblazer Award, the HolyTV Top 25 Spiritual Leaders award, National Institute of Mental Health Outstanding Research Resident Award, the American Psychoanalytic Association Fellowship, the William Webb Fellowship from the Academy for Psychosomatic Medicine, the American Psychiatric Institute for Research & Education (APIRE) Janssen Research Award, the Seed Research Grant from the American Medical Association, First Prize in the Sermo Resident Challenge, the Carta Fellowship from the World Psychiatric Association, the Janet M. Glasgow- Rubin Award for Women Leaders at Yale Medical School, the William F. Downs Fellowship for International Research, the Max Kade Fellowship, the Samuel F. and Sara G. Feinman Scholarship for Leadership, the Foreman Fleisher Foundation Scholarship for Academic Excellence, the Golden Award for Top Thesis written in the Humanities at Stanford University, the Hoefzer Prize for Top Essay Written in Stanford University Course, the Bessie F. Lawrence International Fellowship, and the National Science Foundation Scholarship. Read Less ^