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In local community theater, overseeing costumes is a bit like project management, something Julie McCormick knows a lot about, thanks to her role at CHEAR.

A decade ago, after finishing a Ph.D. in health policy at Harvard University, Kao-Ping Chua took his very first faculty position at the University of Chicago.

On June 8th, Lisa A. Prosser, PhD, MS, was honored with the AcademyHealth Child Health Services Research Interest Group Outstanding Mentor Award. Dr.

We are pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Kao-Ping Chua, MD, PhD., as Director of the Susan B. Meister Child Health Evaluation and Research Center, effective April 15, 2025.

Originally posted by Michigan Medicine Headlines.

Dr. Odetola was recently featured by Michigan Medicine headlines. Read the full article below.

Erin Carlton, MD, is a Clinical Associate Professor in Pediatric Critical Care at the University of Michigan and health services researcher at the Susan B. Meister Child Health Evaluation and Research (CHEAR) Center. Dr.

Courtney Streur, MD, MS, is a pediatric urologist and health service researcher focused on improving the transition to adulthood for adolescents with physical disabilities.

Congratulations to Chris Cadham, MPH, PhD student at the University of Michigan on your winning poster "Understanding Equity-Efficiency Trade-offs for Healthcare Resource Allocation in Canada: A Best-Worst Scaling Exercise"!

We are excited to share that the University of Michigan Board of Regents has approved a promotion to Associate Professor for 

Once again, CHEAR hosted undergraduate students for its annual CHEAR Summer Internship (CSI) Program. CSI is designed for undergraduate students who have an interest in health disparities and health services research.