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John Meurer, MD, MBA, Professor and Director

Institute for Health and Society Improving Health and Advancing Health Equity Through Community and Academic Partnerships. John Meurer, MD, MBA, Professor and Director Cheryl Maurara , PhD, Senior Associate Dean for Institutional and Community Engagement. Overview.

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John Meurer, MD, MBA, Professor and Director

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  1. Institute for Health and SocietyImproving Health and Advancing Health Equity Through Community and Academic Partnerships John Meurer, MD, MBA, Professor and Director Cheryl Maurara, PhD, Senior Associate Dean for Institutional and Community Engagement

  2. Overview Transformation of MCW Department of Population Health in 2009-10 Mission and objectives People, leaders and programs Funding Collaborators Medical College of Wisconsin Institute for Health and Society

  3. Mission To improve health and advance health equity through community and academic partnerships Medical College of Wisconsin Institute for Health and Society

  4. Objectives Contribute to innovative programs of value in patient care and population health management Educate and develop next generation of physicians, scientists and health professionals in biostatistics, bioethics, public and community health, global health, and community engagement Discover and translate new knowledge in the biomedical sciences into community health improvements Develop and sustain community and academic partnerships Medical College of Wisconsin Institute for Health and Society

  5. Terrific People • Institute for Health and Society • 21 faculty in the Institute • 35 staff • 20 graduate students • 100 other students • Medical College of Wisconsin • 175 community-engaged faculty in 13 departments • 20-member Advisory Committee Medical College of Wisconsin Institute for Health and Society

  6. Established Programs and Leaders • Biostatistics: John Klein • 10 PhD students • Nearly 100 publications last year • New 6-year, $45M Bone Marrow Transplant Clinical Trials Network study • Bioethics and Medical Humanities: Art Derse • 18 MA and 20 Certificate students • New Genomics and Ethics program • Public and Community Health Education: Terry Brandenburg • 10 PhD, 49 MPH, and 14 Certificate students Medical College of Wisconsin Institute for Health and Society

  7. Community Engagement • Led by Syed Ahmed • Youth Violence Prevention Initiative • United Neighborhood Centers of Milwaukee • Holton Youth + Family Center • Semi-annual conferences • Next Oct 7 near Milwaukee airport • Develop training and networks for community-engaged research Medical College of Wisconsin Institute for Health and Society

  8. Newer Programs and Leaders • Global Health: Steve Hargarten • Partners in China, South Africa, Ireland and Belize • Health Equity and Urban Clinical Care Partnerships: Earnestine Willis • Partner with Milwaukee community health centers • Population Health Data Management: Laura Cassidy • Epidemiology Data Service Center • Social-spatial epidemiology (geo-mapping) • Patient-physician data registries  process and outcome run charts  comparative effectiveness and health economics research Medical College of Wisconsin Institute for Health and Society

  9. Planned Programs • Health Policy • Evaluate state and local reforms • Socio-Behavioral and Environmental Health Sciences • Understand and address social determinants of health Medical College of Wisconsin Institute for Health and Society

  10. Funding Medical College of Wisconsin Advancing a Healthier Wisconsin NIH, NSF, HRSA, and other extramural awards Philanthropy and local funding Froedtert, Children’s and Community Memorial hospitals Marquette University Medical College of Wisconsin Institute for Health and Society

  11. Past and Current Collaborations • Healthier Wisconsin Partnership program • Funded 118 community-academic partnership projects since 2004 • Healthy Wisconsin Leadership Institute • Clinical Translational Science Institute of Southeastern Wisconsin • Biostatistics key function • Community Engagement key function Medical College of Wisconsin Institute for Health and Society

  12. Future Collaborations • Geographic focus: 5-county Milwaukee metro area and all of Wisconsin • Partners • MCW institutes, centersand departments • Affiliated hospitals • Community health centers • Faith-based, social service and community organizations • Health departments • Corporations and businesses • Academic institutions • Scientific and professional associations Medical College of Wisconsin Institute for Health and Society

  13. Conclusion Institute is “the front door” of MCW to community and academic partners We integrate medicine and public health to address the health needs of society www.mcw.edu/ihs.htm jmeurer@mcw.edu Medical College of Wisconsin Institute for Health and Society

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