1. Introduction to China Platform
Amy Huang, M.D., MHSA
Program Manager for China Initiatives
University of Michigan Medical School
November 1, 2011

2. Agenda Why China China Platform
– institution to institution collaboration
How did UMHS-PUHSC JI get started
Where are we at

3. University of Michigan Medical School Mission Statement
“To educate students, physicians and biomedical scholars and to provide a spectrum of comprehensive knowledge, research, patient care and service of the highest quality to the people of the state of Michigan AND BEYOND.”

5. Fall 2011 Chinese Student Enrollment

6. Why China? 1080 UMHS employees holding China citizenship
19 UM Medical School Departments
collaborating with 31 Chinese Universities
30+ students from China currently enrolled
in our Medical School
Joint Lab – Peking University
Popular location for medical student electives

7. (# of papers last 5 years, based on location of first author)
International Collaborations: Joint papers from UM Med School Faculty and Faculty at Foreign Medical Schools
(# of papers last 5 years, based on location of first author)
U.S. not included

8. “Collaborations” Programmatic Development
Communication/exchange ( , shared discussion at a meeting)
“Visit” or “Delegation”
Faculty &/or student-trainee exchange
‘Memorandum of Understanding’
Shared Research Project
Shared Research Lab
Programmatic Development

9. Strategic Platform =
Institution-Institution Initiative

10. Institution-Institution Initiative
Strategic Platform =
Institution-Institution Initiative
New translational research initiatives resulting in major impact studies
A ‘brokerage’ for those wishing to partner around education and research
A mechanism to provide seed funding and to facilitate competitive funding
Outcome based education initiatives that support above

11. Clinical Activity UMHS vs. Top Four Chinese Medical School
UMHS
FUDAN
SHJT
PUMC
PUHSC
Affiliated Hospitals/Centers 8 10 12 6
Total Beds
930
7,000
12,000
4,713
6,688
Daily
Outpatient Visits:
~6,411
32,000
45,390
12,984
32,431
Emergency Room Visits:
~319
1,620
N/A
1,810
Discharges
~171
730
1,112
489
762
Operations
~177
380
556
222 
389

12. Peking University Health Science Center
Strategic Partner:
Peking University Health Science Center
Excellent Research and Education
Similar organizational structure
Engaged leadership support
First Clinical Research Institute in China

13. Starting points for collaboration
Mutual interest in developing shared translational
research and education programs with a focus on:
Liver Disease
Lung Disease
Cardiovascular Disease
Core Technologies (e.g. tissue biorepository, drug development, bioinformatics)

14. What is University of Michigan hoping to achieve?
To enhance translational research capacity and productivity
To enhance a qualified workforce for basic science and clinical research
To attract excellent students
To compete successfully for grants/endowments requiring international partnership

15. What is Peking University Health Science Center hoping to achieve?
To provide expertise on study design, data interpretation, publication review, etc.
To establish training programs focused on specific diseases
To build infrastructures for translational and clinical research

16. Joint Institute Activities
Joint translational and clinical research
Exchange of faculty members, medical residents, fellows, and other researchers
Exchange of students
Joint lectures and symposia
Exchange of academic information and publications
Joint determination and management of shared intellectual property
Joint research on the science of collaboration.

17. How will we measure success?
Numbers of collaborative projects
Numbers of external grants for collaborative projects
Numbers of joint publications
Numbers of trainees
Numbers of faculty, researchers, and students in the exchange programs

18. Joint Institute Launched October 2010

19. UM-PUHSC Joint Institute for Translational and Clinical Research
Biorepository/
Bioinformatics Core
Co-lead by PUHSC & UM
IRB/Human Subject Protections Core
Collaboration Core
Co-lead by
PUHSC & UM
Cardiovascular Program
Liver Program
UM-PUHSC Joint Institute for Translational and Clinical Research
Governance Structure
Executive Board
Co-chaired by PUHSC & UM
Executive Committee
Co-directed by PUHSC & UM
Pulmonary Program
UM PUHSC
Ora Pescovitz Han Qide
Steve Forrest Ke Yang
Jim Woolliscroft Wu Yangfeng
Steve Kunkel Wang Xian
Joe Kolars Weigang Fang
Co-directors
Joe Kolars
Weigang Fang

20. UM-PUHSC Joint Institute for Translational and Clinical Research
biorepository-biomedical informatics
vascular
Cardio-
Pulmonary
Liver
programs
institutional review board/human protection
collaboration
cores

21. If successful, what will the Joint Institute look like in 2015?
A research trajectory resulting in high impact, transformative, collaborative studies, on prevalent diseases
‘self sufficient’ funding from:
- Chinese Government
- U.S. extramural sources
- Industry, Foundations, Philanthropy

22. Where are we in the JI process
Six pilot grants have been approved with two others in preparation.
Joint Institutional Review Board
Progress on a common mechanisms for biomedical informatics and biorepository
Successful training course and frequent exchanges

23. JI Joint Symposium and Anniversary Ceremony Sept 26-20, 2011, Beijing

24. www.puuma.org www.umchinamed.org

25. Thank you!