June 30, 2017
Health Services Research: Bridging the Gap Between Policy and Patients
As the nationwide health care debate roars on, lauded U-M health policy researcher John Ayanian, MD, MPP, reflects on research's role.
June 2017 News
June 29, 2017
Treating Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy with Collaborative Care
William Armstrong, MD, Professor of Internal Medicine, brings together experts from a variety of disciplines, including Aman Chugh, MD, Associate Professor of Internal Medicine, and Francis Pagani, MD, PhD, Professor of Cardiac Surgery, to help a patient recover and realize an improved quality of life.
June 28, 2017
As America ages, new national poll will track key health issues for those over 50
The National Poll on Healthy Aging (NPHA), a new poll directed by the U-M Institute for Healthcare Policy and Innovation (IHPI) and sponsored by AARP and Michigan Medicine, is led by Preeti Malani, MD, MS, Professor of Internal Medicine and Chief Health Officer of the University of Michigan.
June 26, 2017
U-M Faculty Launch Research Workshop for Kenyan Partners
Faculty from the U-M Medical School and the College of Pharmacy, in collaboration with the Michigan Institute for Clinical & Health Research (MICHR), organized and hosted a first-of-its-kind research training conference in Kenya.
June 23, 2017
Sunset, Sunrise: Programs Take Training of Health Policy ‘Wonks’ to New Levels
Rodney Hayward, MD, Professor of Internal Medicine and Health Management and Policy Departments, and Director of the IHPI Clinician Scholars Program, discusses the importance of the program and the increased urgency to create scholars who can transform healthcare and policy through high-quality research.
June 22, 2017
Precision medicine: the promise vs. the reality
Anne Schott, MD, Professor, Department of Internal Medicine, Hematology and Oncology Division, and Associate Director of Clinical Research at the Cancer Center, discusses the potential and limitations of precision medicine.
June 20, 2017
Dr. Eve Kerr receives VA's HSR&D's highest award
Eve Kerr, MD, MPH, Louis Newburgh Research Professor of Internal Medicine and Director of the Health Services Research and Development (HSR&D) Center for Clinical Management Research at VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System in Michigan, receives the 2016 Under Secretary's Award for Outstanding Achievement in Health Services Research.
June 15, 2017
Building Partnerships: Q&A with Dr. Bishr Omary
Bishr Omary, MD, PhD, Michigan Medicine's new Chief Scientific Officer (CSO) and Executive Vice Dean for Research, discusses his new role and his vision for the future of the organization’s research enterprise.
June 13, 2017
Dr. Mark Fendrick tells congress to make Medicare Advantage more flexible
A. Mark Fendrick, MD, Professor of Internal Medicine and Health Management and Policy Departments, and Director of the U-M Center for Value-Based Insurance Design, testified before the U.S. House Committee on Ways and Means, Subcommittee on Health, describing the need for new policies that would make Medicare Advantage plans more flexible.
June 6, 2017
Genetic sequencing can influence treatment for advanced cancer
As more biomarker-based studies open, such testing will increase opportunities to match patients with clinical trials. Erin Cobain, MD, Clinical Lecturer, Department of Internal Medicine, Hematology and Oncology Division, will present findings at the American Society of Clinical Oncology annual meeting.
June 2, 2017
Dr. Eric White named faculty lead for MICHR's Clinical Research Unit
MICHR has named Eric White, MD, MS, Professor, Department of Internal Medicine, Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine Division, as Medical Director for the Michigan Clinical Research Unit (MCRU).
