Letter from the Editor
The New Year is a fresh start, so to speak, and I’m glad to have a reason not to write the same old list of resolutions I write every year: exercise
more, be patient with my kids, devise a better strategy for picking lottery numbers … Instead, I get my very own fresh start as the editor of Inside View. Last year, I edited Applause! and learned about all the awards and achievements of Health System faculty and staff. To say that I’m impressed by the combined
brainpower of the people who work here is an understatement.
There is a lot of good stuff going on at our Health System to write about. I look forward to uncovering story ideas about the great work you’re doing. Each of us has a job that’s important—whether you’re in a clinic, a lab or an offsite location like me. I hope you’ll e-mail me at insideview@med.umich.edu to share your ideas. We at UMHS do make a difference to our patients and to each other. Inside View is our way to talk about it.
Here’s to a fresh start in 2009!
Beth Johnson
Editor
Inside View Editorial Advisory Group
Constance Bridges, Office of the Dean, Medical School
Paula Greeno, Office of the EVPMA
Judy Hallberg, S.P.H.R., UMMS Human Resources
Kelly, UMHS Human Resources
Erin Koenigsknecht, UMHS Marketing Communications
Eric Kratochwill, UMHHC Office of the CEO
Rick Krupinski, Editor, Medicine at Michigan
Alisa Morningstar, UMHS, MFit Health Promotion
Sara Nielsen, Safety Management Services
Tammy Nipper, UMMS Human Resources
Juanita Parry, Nurse Recruitment & Retention
Steve Raymond, UMHHC Leadership & Staff Development
Karen Schlueter, Livonia Health Center
Carole Strong, House Officers Association
Staff
Michael Harrison, chief public relations and marketing officer, UMHS
Kara Gavin, director of public relations, UMHS
Beth Johnson, editor and senior writer, UMHS
Jessica Soulliere, assistant editor, associate public relations representative, UMHS
Juliet Fuller, photography coordinator, PRMC
Shantell Kirkendoll, lead public relations representative, UMHS
Bruce Spiher, senior writer, UMHS
Cathy Mellett, contributing writer
Cory Feldkamp, contributing writer
Geoff O'Connor, web developer, UMHS