| 09.18.2024
Q&A with CHRT Health Policy Fellowship alumna Michelle Meade
Michelle Meade is a professor at the University of Michigan’s Department of Physical Medicine, Rehabilitation, and Family Medicine. A rehabilitation psychologist by training, she also serves as the director of the University of Michigan Center for Disability Health and Wellness. We recently sat down with her to discuss her time as a CHRT Health Policy Fellow and how it has …
We are pleased to announce our 2024 Health Policy Fellowship cohort. More than 125 health researchers, policymakers, and nonprofit leaders have completed the fellowship since its launch in 2012. Many fellowship alumni occupy influential roles as policymakers and leaders across Michigan. The 2024 fellowship cohort will include: Chelsea Alcock, Legislative Assistant, 52nd District, Michigan House of Representatives Dr. Frank Conyers, …
Read more >“If there were more health policy fellowships or opportunities like this, I think we might live in a very different world. I’m just very grateful to have had the opportunity to meet everyone, exchange ideas, and debate timely public policy issues.” –Sarah Smock, Health Policy Advisor, Michigan State Senate Majority Policy Office Click the image above to download the brochure. …
Since its inception, the CHRT Health Policy Fellowship has been dedicated to cultivating the next generation of health policy leaders. Launched in 2012, the fellowship provides hands-on experience, mentorship, and skill-building opportunities that equip professionals from diverse fields to impact policy decisions at local, state, and national levels. With a focus on interdisciplinary collaboration, the program connects fellows to experts …
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| 05.28.2024
A Q&A with CHRT Health Policy Fellowship alumnus Romesh Nalliah
In 2018, Romesh Nalliah participated in CHRT’s Health Policy Fellowship. Now the associate dean for patient services and clinical professor of dentistry at the University of Michigan School of Dentistry, Romesh spoke with us about what he’s working on now–a number of equity initiatives–and how the fellowship training impacted his career. What are you working on now? Leading up to …
Detroit Health Department Fellowship In 2019, with support from U-M Poverty Solutions and the DMC Foundation, the Detroit Health Department (DHD) and CHRT together launched a new fellowship program for front-line DHD staff. While many public health training programs focus on specific health needs or concerns, this fellowship was based on elements of the deBeaumont Foundation’s call to action for …
Read more >2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 February 19, 2007 New organization devoted to improving Michigan’s health care A new Michigan organization called Michigan HealthQuarters LLC is dedicated to improving the quality of the state’s health care system, and transforming the way patient care is delivered in the state and beyond. It …
08.01.2007 | U-M Health System and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan announce Marianne Udow as director for joint venture The board of directors of the joint venture between the University of Michigan Health System and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan has named Marianne Udow as the organization’s first director. Called the Center for Healthcare Quality & Transformation, …
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