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‘U’ officials envision changes for biosciences
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Rackham student Emily Solomon sings with the Early Music Choir directed by Joseph Gascho at the Francis Thomas Jr. School of Public Health on Wednesday.
Medical School, health system to increase collaboration By KATIE PENROD Daily Staff Reporter
HEALTH
UMHS implements stricter employee flu shot policy Vaccinations now required for all health system volunteers, staff By TOM MCBRIEN Daily Staff Reporter
As part of ongoing efforts to prevent the spread of the seasonal influenza virus,
the University of Michigan Health System has instituted a new policy mandating that all employees must get a flu vaccination. The policy, which replaces the five-year-old policy that only required employees working in clinical settings to get a vaccine, stipulates that all employees must get their vaccination before Dec. 1 unless they are exempted for medical or religious purposes. Employees who do not comply
will face disciplinary action. “Progressive corrective action could include a verbal warning through termination,” said UMHS spokeswoman Mary Masson. An e-mail sent to all UMHS employees said the health system is not the first to implement this practice. “Health systems across the country have already adopted this best practice, which is proven to reduce the spread of
flu,” the e-mail read. The new system will considerably expand the number of employees required to get vaccinated. Though the old policy covered employees who had direct contact with patients, the new policy aims to ensure that the entire health system environment is free from the virus; even employees without patient contact, like volunteers, See FLU SHOT, Page 3A
A few days after the University’s Board of Regents approved a reorganization of the University of Michigan Health System and the University’s Medical School’s top leadership structure, the President’s Advisory Panel on the Biosciences released a final report detailing recommendations for change. Though the developments mark a new push to evaluate the University’s approach to medicine, health and the biosciences — which cover scientific disciplines that focus on the study of life and living organisms — several faculty members interviewed by The Michigan Daily are unsure exactly what these changes will mean in the near future. The first major change
CRIME
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Dismissed ‘M’ football player charged with three felonies Former player accused of taking nude photos of a woman without permission By EMMA KERR Daily Staff Reporter
Former Michigan offensive lineman Logan Tuley-Tillman was charged with three felony counts on Wednesday, according to Washtenaw County court records. Tuley-Tillman is facing two counts of capturing and distributing an image of an unclothed person and one count of using a computer to commit a crime. He was dismissed from the team Sept. 10, but Michigan football coach Jim Harbaugh did not specify a reason at the time, simply citing “conduct
unacceptable for a Michigan student athlete.” Tuley-Tillman’s arraignment date was Wednesday, Oct. 7, during which he neither plead guilty or innocent but instead stood mute for all three charges. The personal bond was set at $5,000. The third count related to using a computer to commit a crime carries four to 10 years in prison. The prosecutor for the case is Brian L. Mackie. If the felony is bound over, meaning a judge believes there is enough evidence for the case to move forward, the circuit court judge presiding over the case will be Justice David Swartz, according to court documents. Tuley-Tillman’s attorney is listed as Douglas Lewis, an attorney with Student Legal Services. Lewis could not be reached for comment Wednesday evening.
occurred last month, when University President Mark Schlissel recommended that Marschall Runge, the University’s executive vice president for medical affairs and the chief executive officer of UMHS, also serve as dean of the University’s Medical School. Runge will assume the deanship in January, in addition to his current roles. University President Mark Schlissel convened the President’s Advisory Panel on the Biosciences last fall to determine how best to capitalize on the University’s existing resources in the sciences. Chaired by University Provost Martha Pollack, the panel consisted of 17 faculty members from a variety of departments, including chemistry, biology, psychology, biomedical engineering and mathematics. The panel made four recommendations: foster leadership and hire deans and department chairs who lead by example, use measures of success that support innovative ideas, foster further collaboration between faculty members and See BIOSCIENCES, Page 3A
Robbery reported at South U. retail shop Wednesday
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James House, professor emeritus of public policy, outlines the disparities in health care between the United States and other top developed nations at Weill Hall on Wednesday.
Ford prof. talks alternative approaches to health care Dr. James House calls for social reforms to reduce need for care By BRIAN KUANG For the Daily
James House, professor emeritus of public policy, challenged conventional approaches to improving
health care during a panel discussion hosted by the Ford School of Public Policy on Wednesday. Discussing his new book, “Beyond Obamacare: Life, Death and Social Policy,” House addressed what he describes as the “growing paradoxical crisis” of U.S. health care: the United States spends about twice as much of its GDP on health care as similar developed countries, yet counterintuitively has a
lower level of health overall. He attributed the failure of reform attempts to a misperception that health care is the primary determinant of a population’s health, pointing to evidence that quality of health care only has a 10 percent correlation with the health of a population. House said the primary determinants of a population’s health are socioeconomic in nature, including educational See HEALTH CARE, Page 2A
DPSS crime alert says suspect brandished handgun at retail store near campus By TANAZ AHMED Daily Staff Reporter
The Department of Public Safety and Security issued a crime alert Wednesday at 11:58 a.m. after an armed robbery occurred on the 1200 block of South University near South Forest Avenue. Witnesses told the the Ann Arbor Police Department that two men robbed a retail store at approximately 2:55 a.m. on Wednesday. According to the witnesses, one of the robbers displayed a small handgun. The two men ran away on foot in the direction of the Church Street parking garage.
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SUDOKU.....................2A CL ASSIFIEDS...............6A B-SIDE ....................1B