Calendar of Meetings and Events for 2023

Tuesday, January 17, 2023 - Horizons Conference Center, 6200 State Street, Saginaw Board Meeting - 5:30 p.m.

Membership Meeting Joint with the Saginaw County

Dental Society - Social (cash bar) at 6:30 p.m., followed by dinner, meeting and program at 7 p.m. Speaker - To be announced Topic - "The Link between Oral Health and Cardiac Health" Email meeting notices will be sent in early January. Online reservations are required. Tuesday, February 21, 2023 - CMU College of Medicine, 1632 Stone Street, Saginaw Board Meeting - 5:30 p.m. There is no Membership Meeting in February. Tuesday, March 21, 2023 - Via Zoom Board Meeting - 6:30 p.m. There is no Membership Meeting in March. Tuesday, April 18, 2023 - Horizons Conference Center, 6200 State Street, Saginaw Board Meeting - 5:30 p.m. Membership Meeting - Social (cash bar) at 6:30 p.m., followed by dinner, meeting and program at 7 p.m. Speaker - TBD Topic - TBD Email meeting notices will be sent in early April.

Online reservations are required. Saturday-Sunday, April 22-23, 2023 - The Henry in Dearborn 158th Annual MSMS House of Delegates

Tuesday, May 16, 2023 - Horizons Conference Center, 6200 State Street, Saginaw Board Meeting - 5:30 p.m.

Annual SCMS and SCMS Foundation Membership Meetings

Social (cash bar) at 6:30 p.m., followed by dinner, meetings and program at 7 p.m. Email meeting notices will be sent in early May. Online reservations are required. 12th Annual SCMS Foundation Golf Outing – date TBD

Information courtesy of CMU College of Medicine and CMU Health

Annual Report Available

The CMU College of Medicine produces an annual report to update external community partners and stakeholders, current and prospective students, and CMU employees on our progress during the prior academic year. This year’s Annual Report for FY2122 celebrates the College of Medicine’s milestone of graduating more than 500 physicians, highlights the College’s outstanding education and research activities, and showcases the many ways the College continues to fulfill its mission. Hard copies are available by contacting CMU College of Medicine communication team at cmedmarcom@cmich.edu.

Central Michigan University College of Medicine Street Medicine Student Interest Group has served 103 patients experiencing homelessness through mobile-free clinics in Mount Pleasant and Saginaw. These clinics provide a variety of services to underserved and uninsured individuals.

CMU Street Medicine

Patients are referred to appropriate medical centers for follow-up and also meet with a CMU Health supervising physician and a Great Lakes Bay Health Centers social worker to strategize plans of action to target each patient’s areas of concern. The clinics were held at Rescue Ministries of Mid-Michigan and

Old Town Christian Outreach

Center in Saginaw, and have been held throughout 2022. This work was made possible by a Strengthening the Safety Net Grant sponsored by Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. The Principal Investigator is Neli Ragina, Ph.D., CMU College Of Medicine Associate Professor and Director of Students and Residents Research. Additional faculty leadership is provided by Sethu Reddy, MD, Senior Associate Dean for Research.

Learn more about the grant here: https://bit.ly/3gSJNOs