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New MSU College of Human Medicine and Corewell Health research shows that in-home, enhanced prenatal services provided by community health workers, nurses and social workers can dramatically reduce the risk of premature births, the main cause of infant deaths among Black and Hispanic populations. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in 2020 ranked Michigan seventh highest in the U.S. for infant mortality.
Please join us in congratulating Dr. Ripla Arora on her recent promotion from Assistant Professor to Associate Professor. A recognition reception is scheduled for those receiving promotion in October. Promotion to Associate Professor is a very significant event in the career of a faculty member.
Starting July 27, 2023, Dr. Cara Poland was appointed the Chair of the American Society of Addiction Medicine Public Policy Committee. In this role, Dr. Poland will be an ex-officio member of the ASAM’s board of directors. With the United States in an opioid epidemic and broader addiction crisis, MSU is proud to have her guiding national policy on this healthcare crisis that impacts millions of Americans each and every day. With her own life deeply impacted by addiction through the death of her younger brother, she is proud to represent MSU in this important role guiding national public policy and discourse around persons affected by substance use disorders.”
The College of Human Medicine’s Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Biology has again ranked among the top recipients of research funding from the National Institutes of Health.
Among 66 universities, the MSU department ranked fourth in 2022, with $12,699,996 in grants from the NIH, according to a report by the nonprofit Blue Ridge Institute for Medical Research. The department moved up from fifth place in total NIH funding in 2020 and 2021.