Global Initiatives

Posted on May 23rd 2013 by admin Comments Off

Securing and Implementing NIH R01s with International Partners – Views from Two PIs (June 11)

This presentation will feature two U-M Medical School PIs who are leading R01 projects that are funded by NIH institutes other than Fogarty, and include substantial work with partners in other countries. U-M Global REACH and the Medical School Office … Continue reading →

Posted in: Announcements, Clinical & Translational Research, Events for Faculty, Staff and Students, Global Initiatives, Research Seminars and Events, Research Training
Posted on May 13th 2013 by admin Comments Off

Are global initiatives an imperative to the University of Michigan Medical School? (May 15)

Medical School Faculty are invited to attend the Spring Faculty Meeting, featuring a talk on Global Initiatives by Dr. Joseph C. Kolars, M.D., senior associate dean of education and global initiatives. There are increasing interests among students, trainees and faculty … Continue reading →

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Posted on Apr 30th 2013 by admin Comments Off

Employees – Take health precautions at UMHS to prevent spread of infection

Employee Work Restriction Reminders: The following steps are required to prevent the spread of illness among employees and patients at our Health System: For respiratory Infections – influenza-like illness and influenza: • Stay home from work if you develop a … Continue reading →

Posted in: Clinical Care, Global Initiatives, Policies & Compliance, Quality, Safety and Environment, Your Health & Wellness
Posted on Apr 25th 2013 by admin Comments Off

IMHE shares visualization options for global burden of disease

During the recent TEDMED 2013, Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) Director Christopher Murray shared IHME’s newest visualization options for exploring health data about the global burden of disease. IHME holds the world’s first and largest catalog of health-related … Continue reading →

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Posted on Apr 24th 2013 by admin Comments Off

In observance of Earth Day, Dr. Pescovitz discusses our global impact – The Ghana Emergency Medicine Collaborative

When Rockefeller (Rocky) Oteng was a child living in Ghana, he noticed that people who went to Europe or the United States for their education often didn’t come back home. Instead, they stayed in those other countries to work, live … Continue reading →

Posted in: Clinical & Translational Research, Clinical Care, Global Initiatives, Leadership & Administration
Posted on Apr 19th 2013 by admin Comments Off

Educating the clinical educators – U-M to launch new master’s degree in health professions education

Based at U-M Medical School, program will be open to those who train doctors, nurses, dentists, pharmacists, clinical social workers & more ANN ARBOR, Mich. — A new master’s degree program at the University of Michigan Medical School will help … Continue reading →

Posted in: Announcements, Basic Research, Clinical & Translational Research, Clinical Training, Education, Funding/Award Opportunities, Global Initiatives, Quality, Safety and Environment, You Can Make a Difference
Posted on Apr 3rd 2013 by admin Comments Off

UMMS collaborative initiative featured in Times of India

A recent article in the Times of India highlighted the progress being made by a group of UMMS faculty and their colleagues in India as they define and refine curriculum for health professions education. Funded by a U.S. Department of … Continue reading →

Posted in: Global Initiatives, UMHS in the News
Posted on Apr 2nd 2013 by admin Comments Off

PM&R celebrates milestone in Ghana initiative

The Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation is celebrating a major milestone in its efforts in Ghana. Supported by the president of Ghana, the trauma center at Kumasi has decided to build a medical rehabilitation ward. This rehab unit is … Continue reading →

Posted in: Accolades & Milestones, Global Initiatives
Posted on Feb 14th 2013 by admin Comments Off

Consolidating Efforts in Global Health (March 16)

Join M-Heal, MDGAP, MEDLIFE, MESO and Timmy Global Health when they present Consolidating Efforts in Global Health on March 16 from 10 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. in the Kuenzel Room in the Union. This event includes various faculty speakers and … Continue reading →

Posted in: Events for Faculty, Staff and Students, Global Initiatives
Posted on Jan 30th 2013 by admin Comments Off

Calling all linguists and polyglots – Help translate Educational Videos about Microbiology and Disaster Management (Feb. 1-3)

Do you speak French, Portuguese, Spanish, Swahili or other languages? Then you can help translate educational videos about microbiology and disaster management from U-M, Ghana and East Africa. In order to further expand the global impact of these videos, we … Continue reading →

Posted in: Global Initiatives, You Can Make a Difference