Topics covered included gaps in mandated accessibility resources for deaf patients; increasing rates of burnout in U.S. medical students; and training physicians with disabilities.
Students Dana Chung, Sydney Kessler, and Sanjana Ratakonda learn about conducting disability health research; interact with family medicine departmental faculty; and work on special projects aimed at providing resources for people with disabilities.
Djuric joins a national team studying the effects of proton pump inhibitors and histamine H2 receptor antagonists (H2-blockers) and their effects on the risk of breast, colorectal and endometrial cancers in women.
Leading postpartum health challenges were distinct compared to other postpartum women
Post-doctoral research fellow Tyler G. James is lead author on the paper, published in a special edition of Health Affairs focusing on disability and health.
Funding from the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR) will support Family Medicine researchers, who will contribute significant efforts to the initiative.
Aikens views his role as an opportunity to serve and support all family medicine researchers, clinicians and educators; expand existing research cores; facilitate the success of incoming faculty members; and serve the entire department’s research needs.
New skill set will allow James to take on more leadership and service responsibilities in health care while keeping his research focused on individual and community health.
Support will be used to provide research consultations for foundation applicants
Her work focuses on improving efficiency, quality and health outcomes through data that focuses on the intersection of aging, disability and disparity.
The Leonard Tow Humanism in Medicine Award recognizes faculty members and graduating medical students who practice humanism in patient care.
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
Ten sunscreen dispensers are now being installed at outdoor sports venues at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor
Study by faculty members Drs. Katherine Gold and Kathryn Harmes builds understanding of the experience of medical assistants in the clinic setting
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.
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.
MyVoice poll shows strong support for clinics’ efforts to screen and provide support for social determinants of health among young people.
Accommodation denials lead to school staff and student frustration, as well as loss of time and financial resources
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.
