Michigan Diabetes Research and Training Center (MDRTC) - Education Support
William H. HermanM.D., M.P.H.
Director: William H. Herman, MD, MPH
The Michigan Diabetes Research and Training Center's mission is to serve as a key component of the overall National Institutes of Health approach to improve the health of Americans with diabetes and related endocrine and metabolic disorders. The MDRTC supports cutting-edge basic and clinical research related to the etiology and complications of diabetes in order to generate knowledge that can be translated into novel prevention and treatment strategies. The MDRTC provides funding for core laboratories to support biomedical and translational research, patient and physician education activities, and pilot and feasibility grants to support new investigators and novel ideas.
The MDRTC offers training tools such as:
- Patient Care Handouts
- Survey Instruments
- Hgb A1C Fact Sheet
- Lipid Measurement Fact Sheet
- A Screen for Diabetes
- Guide to Culturally Specific Retinopathy Screening (PDF)
- Diabetes Complications Risk Profile (DOC)
- Diabetes Concerns Assessment Form (PDF)
- Curricula, Books, and Videotapes
To obtain these tools, and for more information, see the
Michigan Diabetes Research and Training Center website:
www.med.umich.edu/mdrtc
