Craig McCool
As communications manager for Global REACH at the University of Michigan Medical School, McCool shares stories about U-M students and faculty involved in international global health work. He is also the copy editor of the national Journal of Healthcare Administration Education. Prior to joining U-M, Craig was a communications manager at MGM Resorts International in Las Vegas and has an extensive background in both newspapers and corporate communications.
Health Lab
Dermatology resident’s China rotation highlights value of global training
Leaders in Dermatology at Michigan Medicine are expanding a program that enables select residents to pursue a clinical experience abroad during the final year of training, with one resident having visited China late last year and three more expected to train abroad in the coming months.
Department News
Announcing four new research awards for 2025
Four new Joint Institute research projects were awarded for 2025, bringing to 81 the total number of JI projects funded since the partnership’s launch in 2010.
Department News
After time at UMMS, visiting scholar publishes call for more leadership training in China
After completing a UMMS leadership program, a visiting doctor from China is encouraging healthcare leaders in her home country to launch similar training initiatives.
Department News
Visiting doctor explores aging, mental health during U-M Research Fellowship
A psychiatrist in Ghana studying aspects of aging and mental health spent the past month in Ann Arbor as part of a prestigious NIH fellowship program.
Department News
Cross-Border Collaboration Fosters Future Leaders in Medicine
Three physician-researchers from China have completed a yearlong leadership development program at Michigan Medicine.
Research News
Collaboration Scholar completes yearlong research experience at Michigan Medicine
A visiting physician’s experience studying kidney disease at Michigan Medicine is set to benefit his patients back home in China and has paved the way for future collaborations.
Medical School News
Partners visit UMMS to learn US approach to medical education
Two dozen physicians and leaders from China spent much of October at Michigan Medicine in an immersive training program.
Health Lab
Long in decline, maternal mortality rate trends have stalled in recent years
After decades of falling global maternal mortality rates, has the momentum evaporated? A new WHO report suggests just that, and Michigan Medicine researchers are urging their peers not to take their collective eye off the ball.
Health Lab
Pop-Up Eye Clinic in a Shipping Container Targets Underserved Communities
U-M researchers have designed an eye clinic in a shipping container. See how the ophthalmology container clinic is helping underserved regions with eye care.
