Jose DeJesus

Jose DeJesus serves as the Community Engagement Program Coordinator within the Department of Internal Medicine at the Yale School of Medicine. His work focuses on health equity initiatives, particularly in improving minority patient participation in clinical trials. He collaborates with researchers like Andrea Silber, MD and Whitney Allen, MPH on projects addressing systemic barriers in healthcare access.

• Key Contributions:
• Organized community listening sessions on health equity (2023).
• Coordinated mask donations to vulnerable populations (2020).
• Advocated for cancer awareness integration in community dialogues (2019).

His research emphasizes actionable solutions to reduce disparities in breast cancer clinical trial participation, as evidenced by his 2020 publication in Breast Cancer Research and Treatment.