CMU College of Medicine

17/06/2025

Congratulations, Zeina Habib, M.D., assistant professor of Internal Medicine, on your Fellow of the American Association of Clinical Endocrinology award. We are proud to have you as part of our team.

Congratulations!🥳

Dr. Zeina Habib was awarded the prestigious honor of Fellow of the American Association of Clinical Endocrinology (FACE), which recognizes achievement and leadership in the field of clinical endocrinology.

The FACE distinction is conferred upon an AACE member in the Informed or Engaged tier who is in good standing and has met certification, training, and professional clinical endocrinology experience requirements.

Dr. Habib is an endocrinologist here at CMU Health Women & Children's Center located in Saginaw.

13/06/2025

Looking for a way to invest in your health or support someone else's? Stop by the Annual All Men's Health Fair on Saturday, June 14, at the Horizons Conference Center in Saginaw. Pulse3 Endowment for Community Cardiovascular Health will be on-site offering quick CPR and AED refreshers.

SAGINAW, MICHIGAN...

We are getting closer to our Annual All Men's Health Fair!

Ladies, give the gift of health to the guys in your life by inviting them to hang out with the Kappas on June 14. Free health screenings and wellness activities provided!

The men participating will also have the chance to win an all expenses paid trip for 2 to Las Vegas, NV (Thanks to Morley).

- June 14, 2025
- Horizons Conference Center, SAGINAW
- 11:00am - 2:00pm

"It's time to take charge of your health; both physical and mental. It's the most important thing you can do for everyone in your life. You are all invited to our Annual All Men’s Health Fair 2025.” - Dwayne A. Parker

11/06/2025

Join us in welcoming the Central Michigan University College of Medicine and CMU Medical Education Partners 2025 residents and fellow! We’re proud to support you in this next chapter of your medical journey. Feel free to tag yourself and share as we celebrate your arrival.

10/06/2025

The Central Michigan University College of Medicine’s Mount Pleasant simulation lab was one of only 19 in the country to receive full accreditation for human simulation in the inaugural accreditation process by the Association of Standardized Patient Educators.

The Association of Standardized Patient Educators granted full accreditation for human simulation to the sim lab on CMU's Mount Pleasant campus. 

06/06/2025

Congratulations to Delicia Pruitt, M.D., on being named the 2025 Convener of the American Academy of Family Physicians’ National Conference of Constituency Leaders! Along with her many roles and responsibilities, she also serves as an associate professor at the Central Michigan University College of Medicine. We’re proud to have her on our team.

We're sending a congratulations to our very own Dr. Delicia Pruitt, who was named 2025 Convener of the American Academy of Family Physicians' (AAFP) National Conference of Constituency Leaders.

Dr. Pruitt, medical director for the Saginaw County Health Department and a family medicine physician at CMU Health, was selected by her peers from across the country to serve in this prestigious leadership role. As Convener, she led the NCCL Advisory Group, helping to guide the work of five constituency groups representing women, Blacks, Indigenous populations, and people of color, new physicians, international medical graduates, and LGBTQ+ physicians and allies, and serving as an ambassador for AAFP’s commitment to leadership development and member representation.

Dr. Pruitt, we appreciate your hard work and dedication to the field of medicine and thank you for representing Michigan on a national stage.

04/06/2025

Toxic algae can ruin summer plans and harm pets — but a research team, led by CMU College of Medicine's Eric Petersen, Ph.D., is working on a solution. Learn how their fast, affordable test could help keep our lakes cleaner and safer for everyone.

There’s not much to like about blue-green algae. A local research team is working on a new tool to help keep people and pets safe.

02/06/2025

Follow your instincts when it comes to your child's care.

A prominent message shared by a CMU Health pediatric neurology team, Dr. Brian Woodruff and Steven Ross, NP, on WNEMTV5news show.

If you are a parent with concerns about your child's neurological condition, please speak with your child's primary care doctor about a referral to our pediatric neurology clinic at the CMU Health Women & Children's Center.

Watch the interview here:

https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1Z8CmH9fpV/

CMU Health Pediatric Neurology department coordinates medical treatment and therapy for children. by CMU Health For more Local News from WNEM: ...

29/05/2025

There is always more to a story. CMU College of Medicine Class of 2025 graduate, Alex Dils, has a story of inspiration, determination and success. Read his interview with ABC12 News, linked below, about his diagnosis of cancer and how it changed the trajectory of his life. Proud to have Dr. Alex Dils as one of our alumni.

https://abc12.pulse.ly/bgawkpvdkx

27/05/2025

All of the CMU Health-Mount Pleasant campus health clinics (Primary and Specialty Services, Student Health Services and Behavioral Health Services) will temporarily close May 27-30, 2025, to accommodate for a relocation for facility remodeling and renovation in Foust Hall.

During the four-day closure period, students, faculty and staff are encouraged to take advantage of local health resources for their care needs, including local urgent care centers and walk-in clinics.

Beginning June 2, all clinics will reopen in room 2104 of the Herbert H. and Grace A. Dow College of Health Professions Building. Primary and Specialty Services, Student Health Services and Behavioral Health Services will all use the clinical spaces in the Health Professions Building while facility changes are underway in Foust Hall.

• Student Health Services: 989-774-6599
• Behavioral Health Clinic: 989-774-6599
• Primary and Specialty Services Clinic: 989-774-7585

CMU expects to complete work in Foust Hall over the summer and anticipates reopening Foust Hall clinics in mid-August ahead of the start of Fall semester. CMU Health will provide additional updates to ensure students, faculty and staff are aware of the health services available on campus.

26/05/2025

This Memorial Day, we honor the brave men and women who gave their lives in service to our country. May this day of remembrance bring comfort and cherished memories of those we’ve lost.

23/05/2025

Central Michigan University College of Medicine faculty member, Presh*t Ambade, DrPH, and CMU President Neil MacKinnon's collaboration on mapping opioid-related deaths was recently published in The Lancet Regional Health Americas. “This isn’t a one-size-fits-all crisis,” MacKinnon said. “It’s moving, adapting, and hitting different communities in different ways.”

CMU President Neil MacKinnon and research collaborator Presh*t Ambade trace how the opioid crisis has evolved over the last 15 years.