2007
David Scales
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Weill Cornell Medicine
David Scales is Assistant Professor of Medicine at Weill Cornell Medicine with research interests in global health, placebo studies, and medical communication and interpretation. He is also Co-Founder and Advisor for Health4Palestine, a community health worker program for Palestinian refugees and serves on the board of Questscope, an NGO focused on education and mentorship for vulnerable populations in Syria and Jordan. David is also Chief Medical Officer for Critica, an NGO studying the best ways to combat scientific and medical misinformation online.
David has a PhD in Sociology and an MD, both from Yale University.
The 2007 World Fellows
The 2007 Yale World Fellows include a top television news broadcaster in China, the Chief Operating Officer of the BBC’s New Media unit, members of parliament from Singapore and Ukraine, and one of Southeast Asia’s most critically acclaimed playwrights. “I am very pleased to introduce this extraordinary group of men and women to the Yale community,” said University President Richard Levin. “The World Fellows Program attracts outstanding talent, and Yale will benefit greatly from the Fellows’ presence on campus.” “The 2007 Yale World Fellows not only have remarkable records of leadership,” said Yale World Fellows Program Director Daniel C. Esty, the Hillhouse Professor of Environmental Law and Policy at Yale,...Read More
