Vanessa Maier, MD, MPH is a Family Physician and Assistant Professor of Family Medicine at 扒哥黑料 School of Medicine. She sees patients in her primary care clinic in as well as in the School-Based clinic in her alma matter, . She serves as Medical Director of 惭别迟谤辞贬别补濒迟丑鈥檚 , a collaboration between 惭别迟谤辞贬别补濒迟丑鈥檚 and local school districts to by increasing access to school-based primary care. This work was highlighted in a WZIZ/PBS documentary 鈥溾 and has been integral in the response of partnering school districts to the .
Dr. Maier also serves as the Director of Health for the City of Shaker Heights and COVID Medical Director for and , assisting leadership in developing evidence-based policies to mitigate in-school transmission of SARS-CoV-2. She is the Primary Investigator on a National Institute of Health randomized in partnership with the and .
Dr. Maier also serves as of the , a National Institute of Health initiative coordinated through Duke School of Medicine to assist school and community leaders in understanding the most current and relevant data regarding COVID-19. In this role she works with national partners on a variety of , supporting efforts to improve the quality of data available to schools to guide mitigation strategies.
Dr. Maier teaches population health in the program at MetroHealth and is the Block Leader for Block 1, the first 5 weeks of the 扒哥黑料 School of Medicine curriculum, providing first year medical students an introduction to epidemiology, biostatistics, bioethics, health systems science, population heath and health determinants. She also serves as faculty advisor for the 扒哥黑料 School of Medicine , a student-run framework of interprofessional electives, developed in partnership with multiple community organizations, where students learn to support the social, economic and political change necessary to improve the health of populations.
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Leadership in Health Advocacy Panel Series: An extension of the health determinants curriculum in Block 1, students are introduced to physician faculty engaged in advocacy work.
Leadership in Health Advocacy Health Care Controversies: Coordinated in partnership with the School of Law, learning side by side in interdisciplinary teams, law students and medical students, along with other health professional students, gain a unique perspective on a series of current and controversial topics in health law and policy.
Leadership in Health Advocacy Summer Project: Coordinated in partnership with the and multiple community partners, students define an injustice correlated to a health disparity, propose an advocacy response, and engage with a community partner to develop a framework for evaluation.
Leadership in Health Advocacy Workshop Series: Coordinated in partnership with the Social Justice Institute, students are introduced to advocacy campaigns and participate in interactive workshops to develop advocacy skills.
Leadership in Health Advocacy: Field Experience: Students work directly with a community partner to complete an advocacy task/project, as directed by the partner, and develop an , documenting their work.