August 31, 2022
Mixed Methods Program receives additional two-year grant from Foundation for Child Development
Support will be used to provide research consultations for foundation applicants
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August 15, 2022
The story behind the data: Health economist Elham Mahmoudi translates her passion for numbers into research with implications for population health
Her work focuses on improving efficiency, quality and health outcomes through data that focuses on the intersection of aging, disability and disparity.
July 25, 2022
U-M Family Medicine Professor Michael D. Fetters receives honor for his humanism in medicine
The Leonard Tow Humanism in Medicine Award recognizes faculty members and graduating medical students who practice humanism in patient care.
July 18, 2022
Training researchers in Mixed Methods methodologies
Family Medicine's Mixed Methods program offers workshops and consultation services to teach researchers how to unite qualitative and quantitative methodologies for richer data analysis
July 13, 2022
Student researchers translate survey findings about young peoples’ sunscreen habits into community action
Ten sunscreen dispensers are now being installed at outdoor sports venues at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor
June 16, 2022
Family Medicine researchers identify most effective practices of medical assistants in the primary care setting, as well as barriers
Study by faculty members Drs. Katherine Gold and Kathryn Harmes builds understanding of the experience of medical assistants in the clinic setting
June 10, 2022
Department of Family Medicine staff win big at the 44th Annual Michigan Family Medicine Research Day
Research faculty and clinical staff were recognized recently for outstanding work in a variety of areas including sexual and reproductive health; youth opinions of COVID-19 vaccines; accessibility for physicians with disabilities; and treatment approaches in the primary care setting to address unhealthy substance use.
June 6, 2022
Listening to young people could help reduce pandemic-related harms to children
Tammy Chang, M.D., MPH, MS, associate professor in Family Medicine, co-authors a commentary with Jonathan Todres, Distinguished University professor and professor of Law at Georgia State University.
May 31, 2022
Gen Z wants health providers to ask about food, housing, safety & more
MyVoice poll shows strong support for clinics’ efforts to screen and provide support for social determinants of health among young people.
May 31, 2022
Study finds USMLE’s denial of accommodations requests by students with disabilities negatively impacts medical schools
Accommodation denials lead to school staff and student frustration, as well as loss of time and financial resources
May 11, 2022
New partnership to address trauma, homelessness and housing insecurity
Established in 2021, AREP has a mission of exposing and addressing health inequities caused by structural racism and intersecting forms of oppression through primary care research and scholarship.
April 27, 2022
Delivering automated support via phone to patients with depression and their caregivers shows positive impact on health outcomes
Research led by Professor James E. Aikens, Ph.D., finds that the simple automated telephone system can also alleviate primary care staff's workload in helping those experiencing depressive symptoms.
April 22, 2022
Golfo Tzilos Wernette advances technology-delivered interventions for health promotion and risk reduction as a Family Medicine researcher
Her research and patient care go hand in hand when studying and utilizing interventions for vulnerable populations, including pre- and post-natal women, young women and emerging adults
April 18, 2022
Family Medicine’s Sherri Sheinfeld Gorin receives prestigious Fulbright Distinguished Scholar Award
Cancer researcher will travel to Israel to study HPV vaccine hesitancy in vulnerable populations
April 8, 2022
U-M Family Medicine Department Chair Philip Zazove reflects on his long career as a family physician with hearing loss and his advocacy for those with disabilities
Michigan Medicine is establishing a disability health endowment in honor of Dr. Zazove, who retires in July, to promote and support all disability health efforts within the Department of Family Medicine and U-M’s health system
April 1, 2022
Advocacy is Imperative
U-M family physicians descended on Michigan’s capitol last week for a day of advocacy and connecting with law makers.
March 24, 2022
Dr. Adetoye Urges Academic Medicine to Build Trust With Minority Learners
Her moving piece lays the foundation for that trust in the Journal of Hospital Medicine.
March 23, 2022
Study indicates shift in health care provider preferences of Middle Eastern- and North African-descent women
In an analysis of 97 patient surveys, Department of Family Medicine researchers found that patient-provider race/ethnicity/cultural concordance was of decreasing importance to women of Middle Eastern and North African (MENA) backgrounds – and was cited as a barrier to routine preventative and women’s health exams.
March 22, 2022
Disability Health Medical School Elective
Ethan Sperry, an M.D./Ph.D. fellow at the University of Michigan Medical School, participated in the January 2022 Disability Health Elective, which is a two-week elective course designed for third- and fourth-year medical students.
