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Making a Difference is a new and improved recognition program for 2009, replacing You’re Super. The program includes the faculty, students and staff of the U-M Medical School, as well as those at the Hospitals and Health Centers. Recognize those in your office who go above and beyond what’s expected to make our Health System a world-class organization. To learn more about Making a Difference and how to nominate a colleague, visit: www.med.umich.edu/i/recognition/tools/.

You may like your job, or even love it, but chances are it isn’t perfect. By taking the Employee Engagement Survey by March 27, your anonymous feedback produces results that drive change. Take five to 10 minutes to voice your opinion through the online survey. Whether your comments are positive or negative, they will be heard. The survey is open to all Health System staff, including those who work in the Medical School, research labs, offsite buildings, and all U-M Hospitals and Health Centers. You can take the survey at work or on a home computer. You can even register in a drawing to win free Health System gear. Take the survey at: www.med.umich.edu/i/empengage09/.

Watch for Inside the Michigan Difference banners that are displayed around the hospital. The banner campaign provides a look at the operations, processes and employees that help make the Health System tick. A Discharge Cleaning banner is located in the B2 level of University Hospital. A banner about Central Sterile Supply is in the Towsley link.

Continuing EducationTo keep our workplace safe, all employees need to know how to recognize and respond to aggression and escalating violence. Refresh your knowledge at: www.med.umich.edu/insideview/volume2/issue2/manage.html.

On March 16, Employee Health Services merged with the campus employee services portion of the MWorks clinic to become U-M Occupational Health Services. The new clinic is located on the third floor of the Med Inn Building. The merger creates a single clinic to treat U-M faculty and staff from the Ann Arbor and Health System campuses, and provides physicals to Dearborn campus staff under the MHealthy umbrella of services. The former MWorks clinic space will become part of the Emergency Department. For more information about U-M Occupational Health Services, visit: www.mhealthy.umich.edu/programs/occupational/.

MHealthy Wellness Assessment screening appointments are filling up fast. Over 14,000 people have signed up for an MHealthy Wellness Assessment screening appointment, and more than 3,000 have completed their assessment to qualify for the $100 incentive. Wellness screening appointments are available through the week of April 20. Sign up today at www.mhealthy.umich.edu.

Continuing EducationWhile Crocs™ shoes are a popular choice for health care workers, there have been injuries at UMHS related to staff tripping while wearing these types of shoes. The shoes are lightweight, odor-resistant and easy to clean, but the large front rubber bumper on the shoes may be to blame for many of these accidents. Consumer safety groups have also warned people to use caution on escalators while wearing these types of shoes.

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