U-M Medical School Communications

Services

The Medical School Communications Team supports the education and research missions of the U-M Medical School. The team works closely with the Health System's Office of Public Relations & Marketing Communications, which focuses on clinical research and patient care.

Kallie Bila Michels oversees communications for the Medical School under the direction of James Woolliscroft, M.D., executive associate dean. The team she manages is responsible for internal communications, web site development and maintenance, media relations, crisis communications and marketing communications.

Who to contact for assistance

Kallie Bila Michels, kallie@umich.edu, director, Public Relations
Lisa Copeland, lisacc@umich.edu, web manager
Sue Lipon, slipon@umich.edu, office assistant
Sally Pobojewski, pobo@umich.edu, science writer
Nicole Fawcett, nfawcett@umich.edu, media coordinator
Mary Beth Reilly, reillymb@umich.edu, media manager
Maria M. White, mckinney@umich.edu, marketing manager

Marketing Communications

Maria White provides a variety of marketing communications services to effectively and efficiently communicate the messages of the U-M Medical School to targeted audiences, including advertising; collateral materials (brochures, maps, posters, display); direct marketing; graphic identity and merchandising.

Media

Nicole Fawcett identifies clinical research, noteworthy programs and achievements by Medical School faculty, researchers and students, promoting it to local and national media. Tools for reaching the media include press releases, tip sheets, feature stories and personal contacts. She also assists journalists in identifying and setting up media interviews.

Mary Beth Reilly identifies and promotes the achievements of Medical School faculty, researchers and students - as well as academic, administrative news and events. Tools for reaching the media include press releases, tip sheets, feature stories and personal contacts. She also assists journalists in identifying and setting up interviews, serves as a buffer between media and the Medical School, and offers consultative media planning and strategy to administrators and faculty.

Sally Pobojewski promotes basic scientific research in the Medical School -- including animal studies, genetics, cellular and molecular biology, microbiology and other non-clinical research. She also writes about research for the Medical School's alumni magazine, "Medicine at Michigan."

Web

Lisa Copeland is responsible for developing and managing web sites and internal communications for the Medical School. She edits and distributes the weekly E-News.

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