Craig McCool
As communications manager for Global REACH at the University of Michigan Medical School, McCool shares stories about U-M students and faculty involved in international global health work. He is also the copy editor of the national Journal of Healthcare Administration Education. Prior to joining U-M, Craig was a communications manager at MGM Resorts International in Las Vegas and has an extensive background in both newspapers and corporate communications.
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U-M Physician Awarded Grants to Advance Childhood Cancer Care in Kenya
A UMMS physician working to expand his field—pediatric oncology—into the global health space has received a pair of awards from two nonprofit foundations to support his work in Kenya.
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UMMS surgeons partner to expand access to sight-saving surgery in wartime Ukraine
A group of Ukrainian eye surgeons spent much of August in Ann Arbor, shadowing Michigan Medicine counterparts and learning how they approach corneal transplants—restoring eyesight by replacing the thin, delicate layers at the front of the eye using donor tissue.
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“Nothing Like It”: Surgeon Reflects on 25 Years of Service in Colombia
A Michigan Medicine surgeon marked 25 years of service work in Colombia this year, leading teams to treat young patients in Cartagena.
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U-M faculty, students support NAAMA’s first global health conference
Michigan Medicine faculty played a prominent role in a recent international conference hosted by the National Arab American Medical Association (NAAMA).
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Modeling oral, heart health connections: Global REACH grant supports new partnership
The newest collaboration supported by Global REACH aims to explore connections between oral health and cardiovascular health among women.
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Leaders from the University of São Paulo visit UMMS to deepen ties, expand exchange
Leaders from the University of São Paulo visited UMMS to renew collaborations, explore new research partnerships, and reaffirm student exchange agreements.
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After time at UMMS, visiting scholar publishes call for more leadership training in China
After completing a UMMS leadership program, a visiting doctor from China is encouraging healthcare leaders in her home country to launch similar training initiatives.
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‘His legacy will live on forever’: WHO Director General pens tribute to Dr. Tim Johnson
Colleagues, collaborators, and friends at U-M and throughout the global health community are mourning the recent loss of Dr. Timothy R.B. Johnson.
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Tradition meets Tech: UMMS Students Explore Medicine in China
Medical students spent two weeks in China as part of a unique program that combined clinical and cultural exchange.
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Learning to lead: Global partners visit UMMS for Executive Education
About 20 visiting physicians and health administrators from China spent much of May in Ann Arbor to glean insights about healthcare administration from Michigan Medicine leaders.
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Visiting doctor explores aging, mental health during U-M Research Fellowship
A psychiatrist in Ghana studying aspects of aging and mental health spent the past month in Ann Arbor as part of a prestigious NIH fellowship program.
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Cross-Border Collaboration Fosters Future Leaders in Medicine
Three physician-researchers from China have completed a yearlong leadership development program at Michigan Medicine.
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Cross-Border Collaboration Fosters Future Women Leaders in Medicine
Three physician-researchers from China have completed a yearlong leadership development program at Michigan Medicine.
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Michigan Medicine's Tim Johnson Honored by Johns Hopkins for Global Health Leadership
Professor Emeritus of Ob-Gyn, Dr. Johnson will receive this year's Samuel P. Asper Award for Achievement in Advancing International Medical Education.
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Announcing the winners of our Global REACH Awards for Outstanding International Engagement
We are pleased to announce the winners of the first-ever Global REACH Awards for Outstanding International Engagement. Congratulations to Professor of Surgery Grace Kim, MD; Obstetrics and Gynecology Global Women’s Health Fellow Dhanalakshmi Thiyagarajan, MD; and fourth-year medical student Erin Kim.
