March 2019 Department Newsletter

Happy March!

As we look forward to spring, I want to take a moment to highlight some of the amazing people and programs making a difference in our department, at Michigan Medicine, and in our community.

At the end of February, Katie Pasque and Melisa Scott hosted a "Postpartum Party" to celebrate with their first successful Centering Pregnancy group! The 7 healthy moms and babies have formed a wonderful, cohesive group. Congratulations Katie and Melisa, and thank you for all you do to offer a unique, supportive environment for our patients!

I am incredibly proud of our department's continued impact on national and international medical education. Maya Hammoud has done a fabulous job leading as the APGO President and representing our department. In addition, Michigan students, residents, and faculty gave sixteen presentations ranging from workshops, oral abstracts, break-out sessions, videos and plenary sessions at last week's annual APGO/CREOG meeting in New Orleans. Clearly, our department showcased the LEADERS and BEST!

Finally, I'm excited to share that our department's leadership team just participated in a very productive leadership retreat. Our division directors, service chiefs, associate chairs, the L & D MPlan director, the vice-chair, the residency director, our chief department administrator and I affirmed our commitment to partnering with each other, faculty, learners and staff to build on our many past successes and to realize our vision for the future.

I look forward to a great year ahead filled with many more accomplishments!

New Administrative Chief Residents: 2019-2020 Academic Year

Dr. Whitney Horner

Dr. Katie Peng

Dr. Jennifer Villavicencio Featured in Detroit Free Press

Michigan lawmakers should have heard this testimony...

On December 31, our state's six-year ban on medication abortion via telemedicine is set to expire. At least it was, until two weeks ago, when a Michigan Senate committee heard testimony on SB 1198, a bill to make this medically unsound ban permanent.

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Dr. Halley Crissman Receives the Evan Newport HOPE Award

The Evan Newport HOPE Award honors staff, faculty, students or teams who have demonstrated ongoing commitment to patient and family centered care. Dr. Crissman received the award for her work to improve the comfort and competency of staff across the health system in caring for transgender and gender nonconforming patients.

Check out her team's training videos on MLearning!

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Drs. Peng & Kempner Selected into the

Michigan Medicine Gold Humanism Honor Society

GHHS is a signature program which recognizes medical students, residents, fellows and faculty who practice patient-centered care by modeling the qualities of integrity, excellence, compassion, altruism, respect and empathy.

Dr. Ashley Hesson Selected as Quilligan Scholar

The Quilligan Scholars award, named after one of the founding fathers of Maternal Fetal Medicine, Dr. Edward J. Quilligan, is a prestigious award in the field of Maternal-Fetal Medicine granted by the Society of Maternal Fetal Medicine and The Pregnancy Foundation to a select group of promising OBGYN residents who exhibit unparalleled potential to become future leaders in the field of Perinatology.

REI Team Honored with Distinguished Diversity Leaders Award

Drs. Erica Marsh , John Randolph , Erica Mahany , Daphna Stroumsa , and Molly Moravek received the Team Award for the University of Michigan Annual Distinguished Diversity Leaders Award for their work with the Comprehensive Gender Services Program (CGSP) .

Dr. Michelle Moniz Awarded 2019 IHPI Impact Accelerator Award

Dr. Moniz was chosen from over 200 early career faculty members for her work addressing timely questions about women’s reproductive health services, particularly around issues of access, use, costs, and implementation.

This work is possible because of the support of Marisa Wetmore , our Specialist in Policy and Communications, the mentorship of Vanessa Dalton and Lisa Harris , and the entire department's spirit of innovation and willingness to be a state-wide leader in redesigning peripartum contraceptive care.

Dr. D'Angela Pitts: 2018-19 Queenan Global Health Fellow

The “Visiting Teaching Fellowship” is awarded to ONE individual nationally per year! Dr. Pitts will spend two months as visiting teaching faculty in Ghana, where she will provide lectures on high risk obstetric topics for trainees, staff and faculty at two teaching hospitals.