Physician Training Module
A webinar for medical students and new/current licensees!

Future of Health Care
Advances in health care, now and later.

Patient Centered Medical Home Initiative
If implemented, it is hoped that the patient centered medical home will improve the health of patients and the viability of the health care delivery system.

Cultural Competency
Clinical care should be patient-centered and tailored to each individual, regardless of the ethnicity of the patient or provider. Select the link above for more information.

Pain Management
The Advisory Committee on Pain and Symptom Management regularly meets to implement major recommendations of the ACPSM Report of 2002 and to continually develop new recommendations. Information regarding the ongoing activities of the committee is available on Michigan's Pain and Symptom Management website.

Patient Safety
Patient safety is a growing concern nationwide. In September of 2004, the Governor designated the Michigan Health and Safety Coalition to act as the State Commission on Patient Safety (SCPS) per Public Act 119-04. Staff designed a State of Michigan patient safety website for both the public and health professionals.

Licensee Survey Reports
Following the link above will provide you with information about in-progress surveys of health professionals, and a report and analysis of completed surveys.

Health Careers in Michigan
The Health Careers in Michigan website provides comprehensive information about careers in the healthcare field, the skills and education needed to pursue various careers, licensing requirements and employment information.

E-Health in Michigan
The Director of the Bureau of Health Professions of the Department of Community Health convened a workgroup in 2005 to examine issues associated with the delivery of health care through the use of various technologies utilized to gather, analyze, store and transmit patient health data. The link above contains the final report as submitted to the Director of MDCH in March 2008.

Professional Practice Section
The BHP established a new work unit in August of 2006: the Workforce Development, Research & Evaluation (WDRE) section. In April 2009, the section name changed to Professional Practice Section (PPA). The PPA section is comprised of staff that oversees ongoing efforts and various projects that address the objectives of the Michigan Healthcare Workforce Center.