May 19, 2017
Primary Care and Chronic Pain
Drs. Jill Schneiderhan and Thomas Schwenk discuss the responsibility of the a primary care physician in the opioid crisis in a new JAMA Viewpoint piece.
May 2017 News
May 18, 2017
Recent Grants Awarded in May 2017
Recent funding awards from the Michigan Institute for Clinical & Health Research (MICHR) will support two pilot research projects from Drs. Katherine J. Gold and Dr. Suzanna Zick
May 17, 2017
New research funding: Dr. Justine Wu’s K23 Research Career Development Award
The five-year career development grant, from the National Institutes of Health (NIH), will fund Dr. Wu’s research on the dynamic contraceptive care needs of women with medical conditions.
May 17, 2017
Dr. Heidelbaugh Leads Discussion on New PSA Guidelines
The new recommendations for PSA tests say men ages 55 to 69 should make an individualized decision about prostate cancer screening with their clinician.
May 16, 2017
Research Mentions: Science magazine discusses work by family medicine researchers
A recent article ScienceInsider , an online publication from Science , discusses the merits and appeal of adaptive clinical trials and cites research from Drs. Michael D. Fetters and Dr. Timothy Guetterman
May 15, 2017
Medical Students Honor Family Medicine Clerkship Coordinator
Andrea Murawa, administrative specialist, received a commendation from the U-M Medical School’s Learning Environment Task Force (LETF).
May 12, 2017
Honoring Our Future Family Physicians
Graduating medical students honored at luncheon with the Dean.
May 5, 2017
Residents and faculty present at 50th annual STFM conference
An impressive group of family medicine residents and faculty will head to San Diego this week, to present research at the Society of Teachers of Family Medicine (STFM) annual conference
May 4, 2017
Primary Care Doctors Play Key Role at Life’s End, Research Finds
As palliative care and hospice use grow and cost pressures continue, new studies probed variation in care and referrals — and found opportunity.
May 2, 2017
Ypsilanti Health Center Opens Healthy Food Pantry for Patients
Maggie’s Marketplace, the first food pantry at Michigan Medicine, seeks to improve health by addressing food insecurity
