Global REACH: China Platform
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Welcome to China

Learn more about our partnering collaborators in China.

Overview

The University of Michigan Medical School has a long history of clinical, educational and research collaboration with China, at both individual and institutional levels. Currently, UMMS holds Memorandum of Understanding Agreements with several Chinese institutions including Peking Union Medical College, Central South University, Shandong University, and Shanghai Jiao Tong University. The school's most extensive institutional partnership in China is the Michigan Medicine-Peking University Health Science Center Joint Institute, which pairs collaborators from both institutions on meaningful research.

Platform Lead
user Amy Huang, MD, MHSA
Director for Asia Programs, Global REACH
Platform at a Glance

Partner Institutions:
Peking University Health Science Center, Beijing
Central South University, Changsha
Chinese University Hong Kong, Shenzhen
Peking Union Medical College, Beijing
Shandong University, Jinan
Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai

Activities:
Capacity Building
Faculty & Student Exchange
Collaborative Research

Platform Lead:
Amy Huang, MD, MHSA
Director of Asia Programs, Global REACH
Adjunct Clinical Assistant Professor of Cardiovascular Medicine

Focus Areas:
Bioinformatics
Cardiology
Emergency Medicine
GI/Liver Disease
Nephrology
Cancer & Precision Medicine
Pulmonology

Featured Collaborations
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Joint Institute

Joint Institute
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Research Training

Research Training
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Bioinformatics Training

Bioinformatics Training

Publications with Collaborators in China
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View a list of publications authored by Global REACH Faculty Network members with collaborators from China in the 22-23 academic year. Throughout the year, more than 100 Global REACH Faculty Associates (from the medical school) and Faculty Affiliates (from other health science disciplines) published 384 papers with foreign co-authors, including some 60 publications with colleagues in China.

View all Countries' Publications from 2022-23

China Platform News See all news Group of people standing for a photo, some in the front row holding framed certificates
Medical School News
'Grateful for this experience': Visiting students close out research training program
Six visiting medical students from China are the most recent to complete an extensive research training program at Michigan Medicine.
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Medical School News
UMMS welcomes delegation from partner school in China
Leaders from China’s Central South University traveled to Ann Arbor recently for a series of meetings aimed at bolstering collaboration between the two institutions.
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Medical School News
Welcoming the first Joint Institute Collaboration Scholars to Ann Arbor
Two visiting physician researchers from China are the first participants of a new program intended to bolster scholarly exchange between Michigan Medicine and Peking University Health Science Center (PKUHSC).
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Medical School News
COVID, kids and myopia: Collaboration in China links near-sightedness, quarantines
Quarantine periods during the COVID-19 pandemic drove a marked rise in near-sightedness among young children in China, recent research confirms.
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Department News
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.