The Japan-U.S. Medical Education and Exchange Project of the University of Michigan
Michael D. Fetters, M.D., M.P.H., M.A., Principal Investigator
Funded by Japanese Business Society of Detroit Foundation
The purpose of this project is to continue educational lectures for the Japanese community at the Japanese Business Society of Detroit. This project will continue development of culturally appropriate educational materials for Japanese patients. It will assess overseas Japanese people's lifestyle changes to determine what interventions are necessary to reduce their medical risks from exposure to unhealthy aspects of U.S. lifestyles.
Perinatal Mental Health Prevalence and Needs Assessment in Ghana, West Africa
Katherine J. Gold, M.D., M.S.W., M.S., Principal Investigator
Funded by University of Michigan GlobalREACH, Small Group Research and Educational Travel Grants
This project aims to use medical students to collect primary data to determine the prevalence of postpartum depression among mothers in Ghana, West Africa presenting with a sick infant for care at an urban teaching hospital.
Shizuoka-University of Michigan Advanced Residency Training and Exchange Research in Family Medicine (SMARTER Family Medicine) Project
Michael D. Fetters, M.D., M.P.H., M.A., Principal Investigator
Funded by Shizuoka Prefectural Government, Japan
Culturally This proposal seeks to develop a Japan/US training exchange to provide advanced and clinical teaching skills to Japanese Family Physicians in both inpatient and outpatient community settings. Since family medicine training should occur in the setting where it will be practiced, we propose to establish and evaluate the effectiveness of koki family medicine residency training programs in Mori Machi and Kikugawa Cho in Shizuoka Prefecture.