University of Michigan Family Medicine

📰This Innovations in Primary Care article from Issue 22.3 by lead author John Holkeboer focuses on how Team-based management can potentially reduce clinician time on EHR-focused activities that can lead to burnout

𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗗 𝗛𝗘𝗥𝗘 👉https://www.annfammed.org/content/22/3/260



University of Michigan Family Medicine

Family medicine residents and faculty from across the state gathered to discuss compelling topics at the recent Michigan Family Medicine Research Day last week. Our research teams delved into racial disparities in newborn drug testing; youth perspectives on healthcare accessibility, family physicians' attitudes about psychedelic-assisted therapy and more.

Brown University will be hosting Drs. Paul Chandanabhumma, Lauren Oshman, and Justine Wu next week to discuss their important study in anti-racism.

Join them from 4-5pm EDT on May 30 to discuss The Equity in Newborn Drug Screening Study: How Family Medicine Teams Can Mobilize for Change with Antiracist Methods & Practices.

Register: https://bit.ly/4btdhtp

Read more about this work: https://medicine.umich.edu/dept/family-medicine/news/archive/202110/family-medicine-research-team-awarded-ovpr-anti-racism-grant-investigate-racial-inequities-newborn-0

Dr. Jones to the rescue!

Dr. Beth Jones was recognized with a Citizen’s Citation for her heroic, life-saving work. She and Deputy Darlene Warner provided intensive CPR on a spectator at a children’s event. Last week the Oakland County Sheriff's office celebrated them. Dr. Jones would be one of the first people we'd want around in an emergency and we're so glad she's being recognized!

🌍 Today, we celebrate World Family Doctor Day! 🩺 Let's take a moment to recognize the incredible dedication and care provided by family doctors around the globe. Thank you for being the heart of healthcare in our communities. ❤️

We had the best day connecting with middle school students at the Youth Summit at the Big House yesterday. Sharing our passion for family medicine and doing POCUS demos made for the best day!

We are thrilled to celebrate these amazing faculty members for their amazing contributions to our communities! Congratulations to Drs. Capizzano, Frank, Guetterman, Wu and McKee on their promotions. (effective September 1)

We are so excited to celebrate our Family Medicine Scholarship and Award Ceremony today. We are honored to be able to send these amazing family physicians out into the world

We're getting very excited about this new space! We're thrilled to be better connected, easily accessible, and work with our Ypsilanti community.

U-M's Ypsilanti Health Center to move downtown, tripling space and adding specialty care The move will place the center in a more accessible location and allow Michigan Medicine to establish a more prominent presence in the Ypsi community.

We love to see our alumni celebrated. Congrats Dr. VanDerKolk! Go Blue!

🩺 Meet the Board: Kristi VanDerKolk, MD, FAAFP

Dr. Kristi VanDerKolk earned her medical degree from Wayne State University School of Medicine and completed family medicine residency at the University of Michigan in 2012.

Dr. VanDerKolk’s clinical and research interests include undergraduate and graduate medical educations, physician burnout and well-being, and transgender and gender diverse (TGD) healthcare. Dr. VanDerKolk integrates gender-affirming care into the comprehensive primary and preventive care offered in her family medicine practice. In addition to serving on the MAFP Board of Directors, Dr. VanDerKolk is a member of the Advocacy Committee.

“I initially volunteered because I was Interested in becoming more involved in the overall operations of MAFP, as well as improve its utility to members.”

Learn more about Dr. VanDerKolk and other MAFP Board of Director members here: https://www.mafp.com/mafp-board-of-directors

Join us at STFM to honor Dr. Kent Sheets and to celebrate the launch of the Kent J. Sheets, Ph.D. Family Medicine Education Fund.

U-M Family Medicine Reception

In honor of Kent J. Sheets, Ph.D.
Sunday, May 5, 2024
6:00 – 8:30 p.m.
Santa Monica A Conference Room
The Westin Bonaventure, LA

Kent J. Sheets, Ph.D., a staunch supporter of family medicine education and STFM“celebrity,” joined our faculty in 1982. He advanced to the rank of professor and served as Director of Educational Development. Throughout his 38 years at U-M, Kent made a positive impression on everyone who had the privilege to work with him, both at U-M and throughout the wider family medicine community. He passed away unexpectedly following surgery in March 2020, days into the pandemic shutdown.

The University of Michigan Department of Family Medicine has established the Kent J. Sheets, Ph.D. Family Medicine Education Fund in his memory. The fund will support initiatives and programs related to medical student, resident, fellow and faculty education in the Department of Family Medicine. This could include: the FDI program, FMIG activities, residency bootcamp, sending students to STFM and AAFP conferences, and more.

Our family physicians do so much to support our communities. Thank you to Hope Clinic for celebrating the amazing Dr. Fenske!
She adds that she would be very grateful for individuals to volunteer with her if you have interest.

Did you know that our Board members are volunteers too?
Dr. Jill Fenske volunteers BOTH on our Board, and as a clinician! Wow!

Dr. Fenske says, "Volunteering as a board member and a family physician in the medical clinic inspires me, and reminds me of the reasons I felt called into the medical profession. I love practicing medicine at Hope Clinic within an integrated care framework, and it's rewarding to share my perspective as a physician volunteer at our board meetings. It's exciting to see the ways that Hope Clinic has grown throughout my time on the board and I'm very excited about the future!

P.S. - We need more medical volunteers right now - so come join us! It's rewarding, fun and a great antidote to burnout."

Welcome to the family!

Wherever your path leads you, Go Blue! 🔷

Happy from the entire Family Medicine family! We're so excited to celebrate with our graduating medical students and especially our future family physicians.

Because of technical difficulties with the website yesterday, has been extended to noon today. If you missed your chance to support the work we are doing to alleviate food insecurity for our patients and community at the Ypsilanti Health Center, there is still time!

https://givingblueday.org/o/university-of-michigan/i/giving-blueday-2024/s/maggies-marketplace

This we are asking for your support for Maggie's Marketplace, the food pantry at the Ypsilanti Health Center.

Your gift on Giving BlueDay can bring relief in the following ways throughout the year.

Your gift of:
$15 provides feminine hygiene products for one month
$50 provides basic food needs for one person for one week
$60 provides infant diapers for one month
$70 provides infant formula for one week
$75 provides basic food needs for a family of two for one week
$175 provides basic food needs for a family of four for one week
$700 provides basic food needs for a family of four for one month

Please help us fight food insecurity in Ypsilanti.

https://givingblueday.org/o/university-of-michigan/i/giving-blueday-2024/s/maggies-marketplace

This we are asking for your support for Maggie's Marketplace, the food pantry at the Ypsilanti Health Center.

Your gift on Giving BlueDay can bring relief in the following ways throughout the year.

Your gift of:
$15 provides feminine hygiene products for one month
$50 provides basic food needs for one person for one week
$60 provides infant diapers for one month
$70 provides infant formula for one week
$75 provides basic food needs for a family of two for one week
$175 provides basic food needs for a family of four for one week
$700 provides basic food needs for a family of four for one month

Please help us fight food insecurity in Ypsilanti.

https://givingblueday.org/o/university-of-michigan/i/giving-blueday-2024/s/maggies-marketplace

Tomorrow, support the Department of Family Medicine and the Ypsilanti Health Center by taking part in . Make a difference in our community! Support Maggie's Marketplace, the food pantry at the Ypsilanti Health Center, which works to alleviate food insecurity. Tomorrow, visit https://givingblueday.org/o/university-of-michigan/i/giving-blueday-2024/s/maggies-marketplace and make a gift.

Our interns spent the day at Food Gatherers working to reduce food insecurity. It was a great way to connect and put their values into action in our community. Thanks to this great team!

U-M Family Medicine had a great time in Atlanta at the STFM Conference on Medical Student Education! It is always such an invigorating event. We hope you caught some of our faculty, residents and students.

Today we celebrate Dr. Tom Bishop as he departs and heads to a new position at the University of Tennessee. Tom joined our Department of Family Medicine in June of 2017 and served within the residency administrative and wellness teams, cared for patients in an integrated behavioral science practice in Chelsea and led the program for interprofessional education at the medical school. He provided much-needed mental health first aid to colleagues throughout the pandemic. While he leaves BIG shoes to fill, we are happy he'll be closer to his children and grandchildren. Best wishes Dr. Bishop; you will be missed.

Tag Days are here! Watch out for these and other family medicine happy helpers as Galens hits the streets this weekend to raise money for local charities that provide educational resources, medical care, and special needs assistance to children in Washtenaw County. You can support the group at: https://sites.google.com/a/umich.edu/tagdays/donate?authuser=0

Join us on Thursday, November 30 from 8:00-9:00 pm EST!

Our featured guest is Zach Ennis, founder of Rochester Deaf Kitchen.

https://umich.zoom.us/j/98159907924

M1 Kennedy Miller packed up a U-Haul and made the 500+ mile trip from Washington D.C. to Ann Arbor to start her new life as a medical student. Kennedy had built a life she loved in D.C., falling in love with the culture and working with underserved populations.

Within a few weeks of move-in, Kennedy had the chance to meet Dr. Emad Abou-Arab, who works at Corner Health Clinic in Ypsilanti, Michigan, and she inquired about shadowing him in the field. Dr. Abou-Arab, and another fourth-year medical student, welcomed Kennedy into their day. She had the opportunity to observe and meet with patients, including those seeking gender-affirming care, an area of interest to Kennedy. The day ended with a visit to the community pantry, where the clinic provides care that extends beyond medicine to provide basic necessities.

“The word that best encapsulates my time so far at UMMS is serendipity. Though it was hard to leave DC, a series of chance interactions have catapulted me into incredible opportunities that make me feel as though I am exactly where I am supposed to be, and I am grateful for that,” said Kennedy.

Read more: https://michmed.org/w8Qxn

For our second meaningful and thought-provoking lecture of the day, we welcomed Dr. Neela Patel to present “CARIÑOS Model - Primary & Supportive Care Program Integrating Serious Illness Care Across the Spectrum” for the Drs. Earl and Louise Zazove Lecture.

Learn more about Dr. Earl and Louise Zazove: https://medicine.umich.edu/dept/family-medicine/news/archive/201501/legacy-family-medicine

We are thrilled to welcome Dr. Nirali Bora and Evelyn Esperanza-Gonzalez today as speakers with the Susan Moore, M.D. Memorial Lectureship. They are presenting “Sharing Power: Authentically Engaging Communities to Advance Health Equity.”

Learn more about Dr. Susan Moore at https://www.michiganmedicine.org/health-lab/anti-racism-and-dr-susan-moores-legacy.

Joins us! Sharing Power: Authentically Engaging Communities to Advance Health Equity, the Susan Moore, M.D. Memorial Lecture on October 11. Dr. Moore, a University of Michigan Medical School alum, raised concerns regarding inequitable care before she passed from COVID-19 in a viral social media post. This annual lecture seeks to address issues related to health disparities. https://medicine.umich.edu/dept/family-medicine/events/202310/susan-moore-md-memorial-lecture

Join us on October 11 for these powerful lectures:

Sharing Power: Authentically Engaging Communities To Advance Health Equity
The 2023 Susan Moore, M.D. Memorial Lecture

and

CARIÑOS Model: Primary and Supportive Care Program Integrating Serious Illness Care Across the Spectrum
The 2023 Earl and Louise Zazove Lecture in Family Medicine

Learn more and register at:
bit.ly/MooreLecture23 or bit.ly/MooreLecture23

Construction begins on expanded Ypsilanti health center in former EMU building EMU's former college of business building is being repurposed for the project, also offering workspace for high-tech companies.