CHRT Health Policy Fellowship

Fellowship Alumni

2023 Fellows

Budget director, majority party

Michigan Senate

Medical director

University Center for the Child and Family, University Psychological Clinic

Gerontologist and health services researcher

University of Michigan School of Nursing

Site Coordinator

Food Warriors After-School Program

Health advocacy fellow

Grand Rapids African American Health Institute

Director of planning and special projects

The Senior Alliance

Director of ambulatory clinical pharmacy practices

University of Michigan Medical Group

2022 Fellows

Professor of Kinesiology, Neurology, and Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

University of Michigan

Director of the Northern Michigan Center for Rural Health

Northern Michigan University

Policy Advisor

Michigan House of Representatives

Associate Professor of Epidemiology, Complex Systems, and Mathematics

University of Michigan

Association Executive

The Southeast Michigan Senior Regional Collaborative (SRC)

Associate Professor of Health Management and Policy

University of Michigan School of Public Health and Ross School of Business

Director of Quality and Training, Reliance Community Care Partners

Emergency Medicine Physician, Assistant Professor

Detroit Medical Center and Wayne State University

Legislative and Policy Advisor

Michigan House of Representatives

Legislative Analyst

Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS)

2020 Fellows

2020 Researchers

Professor of Health Management and Policy

University of Michigan School of Public Health

Licensed Clinical Psychologist, Assistant Professor

University of Michigan Medical School

2020 Policymakers

Legislative Analyst

Michigan Department of Health and Human Services

Legislative Assistant

Michigan State Senator Michael MacDonald

Former Legislative Director

Michigan State Representative Laurie Pohutsky

2020 Non-Profit

2019 Fellows

2019 Researchers

Director of research & strategic initiatives, general counsel

Food Bank Council of Michigan

Associate Professor of Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

University of Michigan

2019 Policymakers

Coordinator of Field Engagement

Michigan Health & Hospital Association

Policy Director

State Representative Joe Bellino

Legislative Director

State Senator Dayna Polehanki

2018 Fellows

Researchers

Research Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Public Health

University of Michigan

Assistant Professor of Family Medicine and Information

University of Michigan

Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine

University of Michigan Medical School

Policymakers

Director of Government Relations

Michigan Academy of Family Physicians

Manager of State and Federal Government Affairs

Henry Ford Health System

Behavioral Health Budget Section Manager

Michigan Department of Health and Human Services

Chief of Staff

Michigan State Senator Mallory McMorrow

Director of Policy

Michigan Health and Hospital Association

2017 Fellows

Researchers

Assistant Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology

University of Michigan Medical School

Assistant Professor of Surgery

Universtiy of Michigan Medical School

Assistant Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology

University of Michigan Medical School

Policymakers

Chief of Staff

MDHHS Medical Services Administration

Government Affairs Associate

Michigan Association of Counties

Manager of State and Federal Government Affairs

Henry Ford Health System

2016 Fellows

Researchers

Assistant Professor of Gastroenterology

University of Michigan Medical School

Assistant Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology

University of Michigan Medical School

Policymakers

Departmental Specialist

Office of Health Policy and Innovation, MDHHS

Health Policy and Agriculture Advisor

Senate Majority Policy Office (R)

2015 Fellows

Researchers

Professor of Clinical and Social and Administrative Sciences

University of Michigan College of Pharmacy

Professor of Social and Administrative Sciences

Department of Clinical, Social, and Administrative Sciences, University of Michigan

Director, Health Services Research and Development Center for Clinical Management Research

VA Ann Arbor

Policymakers

Legislative Director

State Representative Winnie Brinks

Senior Director

Customer Initiatives, Detroit Regional Chamber

State Assistant Administrator, Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities Administration

Michigan Department of Health and Human Services

2014 Fellows

Researchers

Assistant Professor

University of Michigan (U-M) Department of Internal Medicine, Division of General Medicine

Policymakers

Director of Government Relations

Detroit Regional Chamber

Legislative Aide

Michigan State Representative Rob VerHeulen (Republican)

Chief of Staff

Michigan State Senator John Moolenaar (Republican)

2013 Fellows

Researchers

Associate Professor

Head Section of Health Services Research and Quality
University of Michigan (U-M) Department of Cardiac Surgery

Clinical Lecturer

University of Michigan (U-M) Department of Emergency Medicine, U-M Department of Pediatrics and Communicable Diseases

Investigator

United States (U.S.) Department of Veterans’ Affairs (VA) National Serious Mental Illness Treatment Resource and Evaluation Center (SMITREC)

Policymakers

Legislative Director

Senator Jim Marleau (Republican, District 12 – North Oakland)

2012 Fellowship

The inaugural fellowship program launched in January 2012, bringing together selected U-M health services researchers and state policy staff to learn from university and other health care experts—and each other—about policy-making, health services research, and the intersection between the two.

The 2012 Inaugural Class of CHRT Policy Fellows

Chief of Staff for Senator Gretchen Whitmer

Michigan State Senate

Health Information Technology Manager

Michigan Department of Community Health

Assistant Professor

Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences – Cataract and Glaucoma Services