A New School of Public Health is Coming to Detroit
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The episode discusses the establishment of a new school of public health at Wayne State University and its significance for the Detroit community.
About this episode: Established in 1868 as a medical school, Wayne State University has championed decades of community-engaged research and interventions in the Detroit community and throughout the state of Michigan. That work will soon take center stage with a new school of public health. In this episode: Bernard Costello, who oversees the institution's health sciences enterprise, explains why now is the right time for a devoted public health curriculum and how a university goes about starting a new school. Guest: Bernard Costello , MD, DMD, is senior vice president for health affairs at Wayne State University , where he oversees the School of Medicine , College of Nursing , Eugene Applebaum College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences , and development of the emerging school of public health. Host: Dr. Josh Sharfstein is distinguished professor of the practice in Health Policy and Management , a pediatrician, and former secretary of Maryland's Health Department. He served as the Baltimore City Commissioner of Health from 2005 to 2009. Show links and related content: New public health school emerging at Wayne State University —WDET How Karmanos is Partnering with Communities Against…
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