College of Medicine and University Pediatricians Expand Partnership to Include Clinical and Translational Research The College of Medicine and University Pediatricians have taken the next step in meeting a significant need for Michigan’s children by creating the CMU Clinical Research Institute. Building upon an existing educational partnership, the College of Medicine and University Pediatricians will improve children's health care across Michigan by expanding their affiliation to include clinical and translational research. "Physicians who do research are on the cutting edge of medicine. This expansion of CMU's educational partnership ensures the children of Michigan receive the most up-to-date care," said Kathleen Meert, MD, Chair of Pediatrics at the CMU College of Medicine and President of University Pediatricians. Generously supported by grants and endowments from The Children's Foundation, the collaboration establishes the CMU Clinical Research Institute, based in Detroit, and includes the Detroit Medical Center Children's Hospital of Michigan. "We are excited about the collaborative opportunities created by this new framework, because it allows both University Pediatricians and the CMU College of Medicine to reach our full potential," said George E. Kikano, MD, Dean of the College of Medicine and CMU's Vice President for Health Affairs. "We share a mission of advancing human health, and we fulfill that mission through research and education." Learn more here.
Health Infectious Disease Specialist, to its new COVID-19 Medical Advisory Group. The committee is made up of 16 infectious disease, public health and medical experts from across the United States. The expert panel will review emerging COVID-19 research and data and provide guidance to the NCAA regarding training, practice and competition, with a primary focus on testing and mitigating infection spread. Learn more here.
Dr. Asim Kichloo and Research Team Publish Several Papers in 2020 Collaboratively, Asim A. Kichloo, MD, Associate Professor of Internal Medicine, and his research team have been very productive, with 18 papers published since January 2020, of which seven have been on COVID-19. The research team included Michael Albosta, M4; Michael Aljadah, MD, class of 2020, PGY1 at Medical College of Wisconsin; Zain El-Amir, M3; Kirk Dettloff, M4; Ghazaleh Goldar, MD class of 2020, PGY1 at Cleveland Clinic; and others. Residents closely associated with the group are Shakeel Jamal, MD, PGY3; Dushyant Singh Dahiya, MD, PGY1; Navya Vipparla, MD, PGY3; Sindhura Ananthaneni, MD, PGY2; Mohammad Ayman, MD, PGY2; and Zatmar Khan, MD, PGY3.
New Graduate Medical Education Video Series
To comply with COVID-19 safety guidelines, the Graduate Medical Education team in Saginaw will conduct more than 500 virtual interviews for the next class of residents rather than The CMU College of Medicine welcomed the class of 2024 holding traditional, in-person interviews this year. on Monday, August 3, 2020. The first day of orientation was To capture the culture, programs and facilities of CMU held on the Mount Pleasant campus with students arriving at Medical Education Partners and the CMU College of Medicine staggered times to pick up their laptops, white coats and get in a way that could be presented to interviewees in a virtual their head shots taken. The remainder of the week's orientation setting, Partners worked with a film crew from Aberro Creative was completed virtually. to produce a series of videos showcasing our residency and Images of the first day of orientation can be seen in the CMU fellowship programs in Saginaw. College of Medicine Orientation Class of 2024 album on the The end product was 11 short videos, featuring interviews CMU College of Medicine Facebook page. from organizational leaders, program directors and learners, as well as, high-quality footage of the Simulation Lab, our partner Dr. Nicholas Haddad Appointed to NCAA COVID-19 hospitals and the Great Lakes Bay Region. Medical Advisory Group Watch the full video series on YouTube and follow along on the CMU College of Medicine’s Facebook for new video posts The National Collegiate Athletic Association appointed every week! Nicholas E. Haddad, MD, CMU College of Medicine Associate Professor, Internal Medicine - Infectious Disease and CMU
Welcoming the Class of 2024
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