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CUGH 2021: University of Michigan participants round-up

Learn who is presenting at this year's Consortium of Universities for Global Health conference.
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Building bridges: Faculty member garners national global health leadership award

Associate Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Learning Health Sciences Cheryl Moyer has been given the Mid-Career Leadership Award by the Consortium of Universities for Global Health
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Longtime UM collaborator assumes top medical education post in Ghana

Dr. Richard Adanu, who did a portion of residency in Ann Arbor and has partnered with many Michigan Medicine colleagues in Ob-Gyn and other disciplines, has been named Rector for the Ghana College of Physicians and Surgeons.
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Trusted Conversations: Partner school in Beijing outlines COVID vaccination strategy in China

The US and China are currently engaged in the largest rapid vaccination campaigns in human history. A recent Joint Institute-organized roundtable discussion provided opportunity to compare and contrast the progress and the policies governing each effort.
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Student-led NGO that trains lay first responders garners road safety award from British crown

An organization launched by a UM medical student to establish prehospital emergency care programs in resource-limited settings abroad has been recognized by the British Royal Family for helping improve global road safety.
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CSC Project Wins FIRES Manuscript of the Year

"The New Joint Commission’s Maternal Safety Requirements: A Quantitative Blood Loss Train-the-Trainer Program for Improved Process and Outcomes" describes a training program for OB nurses and staff piloted in the CSC
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New partnership with Australia’s Griffith University to advance wound care

An international collaboration to study in-hospital wound care, management and prevention is set to bring fellows to Michigan Medicine from Australia.
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After COVID, Zoom enables new levels of engagement by leaders at partner school in China

Recent research presentations by visiting medical students from China drew a virtual audience that spanned the globe.
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Fluent in Spanish? Volunteers needed to portray patients in Medical Spanish program

¿Hablas español? Se necesitan voluntarios para ayudar a los estudiantes de medicina a practicar cómo interactuar con los pacientes de habla hispana.
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Joint Institute re-activates call for proposals, places new priority on COVID research

After disruptions because of the coronavirus pandemic, the Michigan Medicine-Peking University Health Science Center Joint Institute (JI) has announced the reactivation of the 2020 grant awards cycle.
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Simulation Best Practice Survey Published in "Surgery"

"Overarching themes from ACS-AEI accreditation survey best practices 2011–2019" by DLHS' Cooke, Rooney, et. al.
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Building a UM global health community: Center for Global Health Equity launches

A new University-wide global health effort is now underway following the launch of the Center for Global Health Equity.
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New Article Surveys Simulation Best Practices

Online preprint from Surgery now available is co-authored by James Cooke and Deborah Rooney
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Visiting Xiangya medical students wrap two-year research training experience

Ten visiting students from China became the latest to complete a two-year training program under Michigan Medicine researchers.
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Apply now: Program for faculty interested in global health research continues

A program to help faculty nurture their interest in global health research is set to enter its fourth year and welcome its next cohort of participants.