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= Preeti Malani =

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Preeti Malani is the Chief Health Officer in the Division of Infectious Diseases, a professor of medicine at the University of Michigan, and an associate editor at the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA).

Early life
In high school, Malani had developed an interest in journalism after her high school algebra teacher refused to allow her to take two math classes the following school year. Upon taking this high school journalism class, Malani became the editor of her high school's newspaper and a contributor to her hometown's local newspaper.[2]

Upon attending the University of Michigan as an undergraduate, she was able to combine her interests in both medicine and journalism to create a major in medical journalism. Malani was uncertain as to whether medicine was the correct career path for her, so she initially applied to a graduate program at Northwestern's Medill School of Journalism. However, the summer before she attended the program, Malani was completing an internship for the Ohio newspaper Dayton Daily News wherein she was to report on a young man who died in a motorcycle accident. Upon speaking to his family who were distraught by their son's death, Malani was motivated to apply to medical school in order to pursue a career as a physician. [2]

In 1995, Malani received an M.D. from Wayne State University. In 2000 she completed a fellowship in Internal Medicine Infectious Disease at the University of Michigan Health System. In 2004, Malani completed a second fellowship in Geriatrics at Oregon Health Sciences University School of Medicine.[3]

Career
In 2017, Malani was appointed as the chief health officer of the University of Michigan.[4] In her role, she oversees issues of health and wellness for the community at the University of Michigan through managing plans related to disease management, public health preparedness, and promoting healthy habits on campus.[4]

Malani's research interests are in infection control and prevention in older adults.[5]

During the COVID-19 pandemic, Malani has been a member of the response team for the University of Michigan's response team to the pandemic that develops criteria for the University to respond to in regards to reopening the campus.[6]

Reference
1.     https://ihpi.umich.edu/our-experts/pmalani

2.     https://cmosshoptalk.com/2015/10/13/preeti-malani-talks-about-her-career-in-journalism-medicine-and-journalism/

3.     https://www.uofmhealth.org/profile/922/preeti-n-malani-md

4.     https://www.mlive.com/news/ann-arbor/2017/05/university_of_michigan_appoint_2.html

5.     https://president.umich.edu/leadership-team/direct-reports/preeti-malani/

6.     https://www.bf.umich.edu/news/an-interview-with-chief-health-officer-dr-preeti-malani/