
Thilan Wijesekera MD MHS
Hospital Medicine/Hospitalist
Instructor, Academic Hospitalist Program, Yale Section of General Internal Medicine
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367 Cedar StreetHarkness Hall A, Room 306ANew Haven, CT 06510
Phone+1 203-737-7478
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Summary
- Thilan Wijesekera, MD, MHS received his medical degree from the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry before completing his residency training in Yale University’s Primary Care Residency Program. He subsequently completed a General Internal Medicine Fellowship in Medical Education at Yale University School of Medicine, during which he received a Master of Health Science degree in the Medical Education Pathway.
In 2018, he joined the Academic Hospitalist Program in the Yale Section of General Internal Medicine. He is active in medical education, particularly at Yale University School of Medicine, where he has roles as the Director of Clinical Reasoning, Director of Physical Examination, and a section leader in the Interprofessional Longitudinal Clinical Experience.
Dr. Wijesekera's educational interests include clinical skills, curriculum development, and mentorship for medical students and residents. His research interests include clinical reasoning, diagnostic error, and disparities in medical education with recent publications in JAMA Internal Medicine and Academic Medicine. He gives faculty development workshops regionally and nationally on teaching clinical reasoning and diagnostic error, on which he completed a fellowship with the Society to Improve Diagnosis in Medicine (2018).
Education & Training
Yale-New Haven HospitalFellowship, General Internal Medicine Medical Education Fellowship, 2016 - 2018
Yale-New Haven Medical CenterResidency, Internal Medicine, 2013 - 2016
University of Rochester School of Medicine and DentistryClass of 2013
Certifications & Licensure
CT State Medical License 2016 - 2027
American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Power Day Resident Award Yale School of Medicine, 2015
- The Class of 1996 Community Service Award University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, 2013
- The Robert J. Haggerty Prize in Pediatrics University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, 2013
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 1 citationsDiagnosis education: a decade of progress, with more needed.Andrew P J Olson, Joseph J Rencic, Thilan P Wijesekera
Diagnosis. 2025-11-01 - 9 citationsBeyond thinking fast and slow: Implications of a transtheoretical model of clinical reasoning and error on teaching, assessment, and research.Andrew S Parsons, Thilan P Wijesekera, Andrew P J Olson, Dario Torre, Steven J Durning
Medical Teacher. 2025-04-01 - Dispelling the magic of artificial intelligence in medical education.Casey N McQuade, Thilan P Wijesekera, David Chartash
Medical Education. 2025-03-01
Books/Book Chapters
Abstracts/Posters
- Premature Cellulitis Bias: Re-evaluating Skin and Soft Tissue Infection Management in a Complex HostThilan Wijesekera, Connie Cheng, Alex Perelman, Jeanette Tetrault, American College of Physicians- Connecticut Chapter, AquaTurf Club, Southington, CT, 10/30/2015
- Getting to the Root of It: A Study of Resident Teachers for Quality Improvement CurriculumThilan Wijesekera, Robert Fogerty, Society of General Internal Medicine- New England Regional, Joseph B. Martin Center, Harvard University, Boston, MA, 3/27/2015
Press Mentions
Yale Hospital Medicine: A Beautiful PartnershipJune 22nd, 2022
MD Students Who Taught Middle School Suggest K-12 Teaching Strategies for Med EdApril 27th, 2022
Distinction Pathways: All About the Resident ExperienceSeptember 2nd, 2021
Committees
- Board of Governors, New Haven County Medical Association 2014 - Present
Professional Memberships
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Other Languages
- Spanish
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