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Collaboration Drives Learning Health Sciences
Uniting experts to advance learning processes and environments.
Collaboration is at the heart of learning health sciences, a trans-disciplinary field of study that naturally convenes experts that share a common goal: to develop deeper understanding of learning processes and their supporting environments.
A variety of disciplines combine to create the rich intellectual tapestry of our work:
- Behavioral science
- Social and organizational science
- Cognitive science
- Information and computer science
- Industrial and systems engineering
- Other related fields
- As part of a Learning Health System Collaboratory, multidisciplinary researchers working to establish U-M as the academic epicenter for learning health systems.
- The Learning Health Systems Journal is an international, open access, peer-reviewed journal published by DLHS in collaboration with John Wiley & Sons. It includes computable knowledge publications, research reports, experience reports, technical reports, policy analyses, briefs and commentaries.
- The Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest (OHCA) Learning Community is a DLHS convened learning community across Washtenaw and Livingston Counties. OHCA developed HeartSafe Home, a community intervention to raise awareness and capacity to respond to sudden cardiac arrest occurring in the home across underserved minority communities in Washtenaw and Livingston counties.
Department News
Faculty and staff in the Department of Learning Health Sciences are celebrating Dr. Michael Lanham on his appointment as Interim Chief Medical Information Officer (CMIO) for Michigan Medicine.
Department News
DLHS Chair, Dr. Gretchen Piatt announced the appointment of Dr. Vinod Vydiswaran as the new Director of the Health Infrastructures and Learning Systems (HILS) MS and PhD programs, effective July 1, 2025.
Department News
Two members of the Department of Learning Health Sciences (DLHS) have been recognized with 2025 Endowment for Basic Sciences (EBS) Awards.
Medical School News
Nine Medical School faculty members and nine research staff members have been recognized for their contributions to teaching and research with Endowment for Basic Sciences (EBS) Awards for 2025. Each of the nine UMMS basic science departments select a winner for each award. This year’s recipients received their awards June 12 during a ceremony in the Medical School.
Medical School News
Senior Associate Dean of Medical Education Louito C. Edje, M.D., MHPE, FAAFP, was reelected to the American Medical Association’s Council on Medical Education (CME). CME studies and evaluates all aspects of the medical education continuum and recommends national policies for medical and allied health education.
Department News
Three physician-researchers from China have completed a yearlong leadership development program at Michigan Medicine.
