The Preventive Medicine and Public Health Division

Purpose

The Preventive Medicine and Public Health Division will undertake efforts designed to create new linkages among local health department medical directors, Michigan State University, and the Michigan Department of Community Health to improve the delivery of public health services. The PMPHD will seek to work collaboratively with other public health and preventive medicine programs in Michigan, including those at the University of Michigan and Wayne State University, to complement their current efforts and support medical direction for local public health departments. The PMPHD will also work closely with MSU community teaching sites and other MSU community resources to identify opportunities for program and research collaboration that will strengthen medical direction in Michigan’s communities.

2009 Objectives

• Support enhanced networking of local health department medical directors through regular meetings and sharing of resources, promoting learning and problem solving.
• Link local health department medical directors with the MSU community campuses and teaching hospitals of the Colleges of Human Medicine, Osteopathic Medicine, and Nursing.
• Provide opportunities for professional development, training, and continuing education for Michigan physicians working in public health.
• Promote learning experiences and scholarly projects in public health for health professionals in training.
• Identify and secure additional financial support for the division

Key Planned Activities

• One-on-one meetings will all Medical Directors to identify opportunities to support local activities;
• Participation in and support of monthly Michigan Association of Preventive Medicine and Public Health Physicians (MAPPP);
• Work with MSU Community Campuses to facilitate clinical faculty appointments for Medical Directors;
• Identify opportunities for training students in public health and preventive medicine through learning experiences in local health departments;
• Identify and promote professional development and continuing education opportunities for Medical Directors available through MSU;
• Collaborate with on-campus (i.e. MSU Extension, MSU College of Osteopathic Medicine) and off-campus (i.e. University of Michigan Preventive Medicine Residency Programs) on initiatives to strengthen public health in Michigan’s communities.

For more information, contact Molly Polverento, MS, PMPHD Coordinator or call 518-884-0434.