For the Love of Teaching: Alum Thrives as a Mentor
Leslie McClure
Leslie McClure measures her success in academia not by her triumphs, but by those she empowers to succeed.
Alumni,Health Management and Policy
Fighting the Odds to Help Others Fight Cancer
Lisa Richardson
When Lisa Richardson began asking herself why black women died more frequently from breast cancer than white women, her public health training kicked into gear. She knew the question had to be answered—and she knew how to make it into a research question.
Michigan Alum and Epidemiology Professor Studies Health Disparities in Stroke
Lynda Lisabeth
When Lynda Lisabeth first arrived at the University of Michigan as an undergraduate, it was a transformative experience for her. Today, she is still on campus, researching stroke and teaching the next generation of epidemiologists.
Improving Access through Strong Hospital Leadership
Danny Gessel
Health Management and Policy student Danny Gessel spent his summer interning at Ambulatory Care Services at Michigan Medicine, helping with the site activation of the new West Ann Arbor Clinic. In this Field Notes, Danny talks about the experience, as well as the importance of hospital administrators in moving healthcare forward.
Finding Balance: Health Care CEO Juggles Work, Family, and School
Alexandria Lueth
Alexandria Lueth, CEO of CentraCare, discusses why Michigan Public Health’s Executive Master’s Program in Health Management and Policy was the perfect fit for her and how it has helped her become a better health care leader.
Giving the Best of Himself by Giving Back: Rashid Njai's Public Health Mission
Lt. Commander Rashid Njai PhD, MPH
Wherever Lt. Commander Rashid Njai’s career takes him—from Michigan communities like Flint and Detroit to the frontlines of public health crises internationally—it is his drive to help people, an unwavering commitment to the truth of his calling and his science, that guides the course of his public health work. .