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June 1, 2016
Global Health Symposium in Detroit this fall to feature U-M speaker
Detroit’s Henry Ford Hospital this fall will host its third annual Global Health Symposium, an event that will feature a U-M faculty member and promises to draw attendees from hospitals and institutions across the region.
May 28, 2016
Ann Arbor-raised med student makes his local education global at U-M
Upon first glance, Dr. Steven Weinberg’s résumé doesn’t seem particularly worldly. Born and raised in Ann Arbor, he attended both undergraduate and medical school right here at the University of Michigan.
May 24, 2016
Another Milestone for the UM-Ghana Partnership
On March 15, 2016, Dr. Timothy R.B. Johnson , Chair of the Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology at UMMS, was a special guest of honor at the matriculation ceremony of the first private medical school in Ghana, the Family Health Medical School (FHMS) at the Family Health Teaching Hospital in Teshie (Accra). The ceremony was attended by
May 24, 2016
Endocrine Summit Invite Adds to UM-India Collaboration
Five US researchers, including Dr. Gary Hammer , Millie Schembechler Professor of Adrenal Cancer and Director - Endocrine Oncology Program at the University of Michigan, were invited to serve as guest faculty at the recent Endocrine Summit in Mumbai, India. Hosted by the Endocrine Society , the 7th Annual
May 24, 2016
New Publication Highlights Joint Institute Partnership
An article written by leaders of the Joint Institute for Translational and Clinical Research (JI) has been Epublished ahead of print in Academic Medicine . The article highlights several significant outcomes since the University of Michigan Health System (UMHS) and the Peking University Health Science Center (PUHSC) each contributed
May 11, 2016
Grand Funds New Medical Degree Programs an Ocean Apart
Thanks to a University of Michigan partnership, a first-of-its kind master’s program in India stands poised to introduce that country’s first-ever entirely domestically-trained scholar-teachers in Health Professions Education.
May 3, 2016
Hauslohner Fund Supports Two new Ghana Projects
The Hauslohner Global REACH Fund was established in 2014 by UM Alumnus Dr. Peter Hauslohner and his wife Dr. Marianna Nosa to support community-based public health research and researchers in Africa.
April 28, 2016
UMMS Involvement Continues at Sri Lanka Grace Care Center
April 26, 2016
UMMS Participants Enjoy 7th Annual CUGH Meetings in San Francisco
Nearly 1500 people participated in the 7th annual meeting of the Consortium for Universities for Global Health (CUGH) held in San Francisco, April 9-11. The attendees included several faculty, staff, and students from across the University of Michigan (UM).
April 26, 2016
Global REACH Announces Partnership Development Grant
March 16, 2016
Donors Provide the Means for Typhoid Fever Study in Ghana
The Hauslohner Global REACH Fund, established in 2014 by UM Alumnus Dr. Peter Hauslohner and his wife Dr. Marianna Nosa , supported the community-based public health research projects of three Ghanaian physicians in 2015. The donors, who themselves have considerable health-related international experience, designed the fund so that 100% of the
March 15, 2016
Early Research Experience Leads to First Authorship for Former UM Medical Students
Two former medical students have become first authors on papers based on their research experiences in Ghana during the summer following their M1 year.
March 15, 2016
New PLOS Grand Convergence Series Includes Local Researcher
The new Grand Convergence Collection released by the Public Library of Science (PLOS) focuses on aligning technologies and realities in global health and features an article co-authored by Cheryl Moyer, MPH, PhD.
January 26, 2016
UMMS and Partners Open New Reproductive Health Clinic in Ethiopia
The University of Michigan Medical School (UMMS) platform in Ethiopia has two new milestones to celebrate. On January 6th, 2016, UMMS faculty and their partners at St. Paul's Hospital Millennium Medical College (SPHMMC) in Addis Ababa celebrated the opening of the MICHU Reproductive Health Clinic and the start of a two-year comprehensive
January 25, 2016
International Institute Announces Enterprise Fund
January 25, 2016
Dr. Susan Ernst Among IRWG Faculty Seed Grant Recipients
December 30, 2015
Dr. Michele Heisler Featured in NEJM Opinion Piece
December 8, 2015
UM Researchers and Partners Uncover Early Detection Test for CKD
UM nephrologist, Dr. Matthias Kretzler , and an international team of renal systems researchers have identified a simple test to identify patients at risk for chronic kidney disease (CKD), one of the fastest growing chronic diseases nationally and one of the most costly diseases globally. Early CKD has no signs or symptoms and cannot be