Michael M. Mckee, MD, MPH
Curriculum Vitae
Michael M. McKee, MD, MPH
Assistant Professor
Department of Family Medicine
University of Michigan Health System
1018 Fuller Street
Ann Arbor, MI 48104-1213
Telephone: 734-998-7120, ext. 315
VP: 734-418-7851
Education and Training
1994Homeschooled, Boca Raton, Florida.
08/1994 – 05/1997B.A., Summa Cum Laude, Lynn University, Boca Raton, Florida.
08/1997 – 05/2001M.D. with Honors, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida.
01/2008 – 05/2010M.P.H., Department of Community and Preventive Medicine.
University of Rochester, Rochester, New York.
Postgraduate Training
06/2001 –06/2004Family Medicine Residency, Palmetto Richland Hospital, University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina
01/2008 – 06/2010Research Training in Preventive Cardiology, University of Rochester Preventive Cardiology, Department of Community and Preventive Medicine, Rochester, New York
Certification And Licensure
Certification
2001 PALS (Pediatric Advanced Life Support)
2001 NALS (Neonatal Advanced Life Support)
2001 ALSO (Advanced Life Support in Obstetrics)
2001, 2004, 2007 ACLS
2004 – presentBoard Certification: Family Practice
2004 – 2014American Board of Family Medicine
2014 – 2024American Board of Family Medicine (Diplomate)
Licensure
2002 – 2005 State of South Carolina, 23225
2004 – 2014State of New York, 232621
2013 – presentState of Michigan, 4301104183
2013 – presentMichigan Controlled Substance License (CSL), 5315062620
Academic, Administrative and Clinical Appointments
Academic Appointments
1/2008 – 6/2010Clinical Lecturer, Department of Community and Preventative Medicine,Rochester, New York
6/2010 –6/2013Research Assistant Professor, Department of Family Medicine, University of Rochester School of Medicine & Dentistry, Rochester, New York.
7/2013 – presentAssistant Professor, Department of Family Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan.
Clinical Appointments
8/2004 – 5/2007Staff Physician, Rochester General Hospital, Rochester, New York
8/2004 – 12/2007Staff Physician, Folsom Family Medicine, Lifetime Health Medical Group, Rochester, New York.
10/2005 – 10/2013Staff Physician, Highland Hospital, Rochester, New York.
01/2008 – 10/2013Per Diem physician, Folsom Family Medicine, Lifetime Health Medical Group, Rochester, New York.
11/2013 – presentPhysician, Dexter Family Medicine Center, Dexter, Michigan.
Research Interests
Health Care for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Populations
Deaf and Hard of Hearing Health
Health Literacy
Health Communication
Health Disparities for Linguistic Minority Populations
Hearing Loss
Access to Health Information
Telemedicine
Disability Health
Grants
Ongoing
Zazove (PI)
4R33DC013678-03
NIH/NIDCD
Early Audiology Referral in Primary Care
Role: Co-Investigator
Dates: 04/01/14 – 03/31/19
Total cost: $390,164 (1.2Cal Mos.)
Meade (PI)
324003
Craig H. Neilsen Foundation
Teaching Healthcare Providers to Facilitate Self-Management of Spinal Cord Injury
Role: Co-Investigator
Dates: 04/01/15-03/31/17
Total Cost: $149,996 (0.60 Cal Mos.)
McKee (PI)
1 R01 DC014703-01
National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders,
NIH, Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS)
Understanding and Promoting Health Literacy (R01)
Mechanisms of Health Literacy and Information Accessibility in the Deaf
Role: Principal Investigator
Dates: 9/17/15-8/31/20
Total Cost: $511,811 (4.2 Cal Mos.)
Mitra (PI)
90DPGE0010101
Brandeis University
Parents Empowering Parents: National Research Center for Parents with Disabilities and
their Families
Role: Co-Investigator with effort
Dates: 09/30/16-09/29/21
Total Cost: $7,703 (.48 Cal Mos.)
McKee (PI)
MA2016221200
DHHS-Medicaid Administration/State of Michigan
Developing a New Model of Integrated Health Services for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Patients
Role: Principal Investigator
Dates: 10/01/16 – 09/30/17
Total Cost: $120,462 (1.8 Cal Mos.)
Pending
McKee (PI)
NIH/NICHD/Brandeis University
Pregnancy Outcomes and Experiences Among Deaf and Hard of Hearing Women
Dates: 01/01/17 – 12/31/21
Total Cost: $785,885 (3 Cal Mos.)
CompletedResearch Grants
7/1/10-8/24/11*KL2 shortened due to granting of K01 award
8/1/08-12/31/09The Cardiovascular Health Intervention Research and Translation Network (PRC CHIRTN)
Deaf Cardiovascular Perceptions Project
Cooperative Agreements U48-DP-000031, University of Rochester
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC),
Prevention Research Centers Program (PRC)
Special Interest Project (SIP 9-05)
Pearson(PI) (Co-PI: McKee and Chin)
8/1/09-7/31/10Center for Community Health Supplemental Funds
Center for Community Health
Deaf Health Talks
Role: PI
Total Cost: $500 (12 Cal Mos.)
08/25/10-02/28/16McKee (PI)
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
K01HL103140-03
Health Literacy Among Deaf American Sign Language Users and Cardiovascular Health Risk
Role: Principal Investigator
Total Cost:($650,729)(9.0Cal Mos.)
06/01/15-05/31/16Pilot Grant – 2015, University of Michigan Geriatrics Center/Claude D. Pepper Older Americans Independence Center AG-024824/Michigan Institute for Clinical and Health Research (MICHR) UL1TR000433
Hearing Aid Receipt by Geographical, Socioeconomic Status, and Health Literacy
Role: Principal Investigator
Total Cost: $30,000 (0Cal Mos.)
11/01/15-09/30/16McKee/Wade (Co-PI)
20161070-001/05U05M15ADM
MDHHS/Michigan Department of Health and Human Services
Developing a New Model for Integrated Health Services for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Patients
Role: Co-Principal Investigator
Total Cost: $133,224 (1.80 Cal Mos.)
Honors and Awards
2001Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society
2003 American Academy of Family Practice/ Bristol-Myers Squibb Award for Excellence in Graduate Medical Education
2010 Saward Award (For Excellence in Community and Preventive Medicine)
Memberships in Professional Societies
2001 – 2008,American Medical Professionals with Hearing Loss
2014 – Present
2001 – Present American Academy of Family Physicians
2008 – 2011,American Public Health Association
2014 – Present
2010 – 2012American Heart Association
2015 –PresentAssociation of Medical Professionals with Hearing Loss (AMPHL), President
Editorial Positions, Boards and Peer-Review Service
Ad Hoc Reviewer
2010Archives of Pediatrics
2011 – 2013Disability and Health (Multiple Reviews)
2012 American Journal of Preventive Medicine (AJPM)
2012 – 2013Journal of American Board of Family Medicine (JABFM) (Multiple Reviews)
2013BioMed Central
Editorial Board Member
2014-presentDisability and Health Journal
Study Section Reviewer
2012Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI)
2013 (December)NIH - "Understanding and Promoting Health Literacy"
2014 (March) NIH-R15 AREA Study Section (Reviewer)
2014 (November)(Mail Reviewer)
2015 (November)NIH- Health Literacy Special Emphasis Panel (ZRG1 HMS S-56)
Teaching
8/2005 – 10/2014Clinical Preceptor for University of Rochester Medical School. Rochester, New York.
5/2009Medical Humanities Seminar Lecture (1 session, 60 minutes): Deaf Health Care. Medical Humanities Seminar. University of Rochester Medical School. Rochester, New York.
5/2010Medical Humanities Seminar Lecture (1 session, 60 minutes): Deaf Health Care. Medical Humanities Seminar. University of Rochester Medical School. Rochester, New York.
8/2010 – 9/2010Facilitator for Medical Students Year 1Problem-Based Learning Class, University of Rochester Medical School. Rochester, New York.
10/2010Primary Care Grand Rounds Lecture (1 session, 60 minutes): Health Risks & Deaf Adult Sign Language Users: Findings From Recent Rochester Research, Highland Hospital Primary Care Grand Rounds. Rochester, New York.
8/2011 – 9/2011Facilitator for Medical Students Year 1 Problem Based Learning Class, University of Rochester Medical School. Rochester, New York.
10/2012 – 10/2014Director of the Deaf Health Pathway, Division of Medical Humanities, University of Rochester School of Medicine. Rochester, New York.
11/2012Telemedicine Consortium Meeting: Telehealth Approaches for Deaf American Sign Language Users, University of Rochester Telehealth Consortium.Rochester, New York.
2/2013Facilitator for the Process of Discovery for 4th Year Medical Students, University of Rochester. Rochester, New York.
1/2014-presentClinical Preceptor for the 3rd Year Medical Students for the University of Michigan Family Medicine Rotation, Ann Arbor, MI.
5/2014 – presentMentor for Janine Pezzino, PhD student at Rutgers University, College of Nursing.New Brunswick, New Jersey.
6-7/2015-presentFacilitator and Presenter for the Evidence Based Medicine for House Officer 1
11/2015Invited Presenter for the Neuroscience Block for the University of Michigan 2nd Year Medical Student
12/2015-presentDirector for the Evidence Based Medicine for House Officer 1
Research Supervision
2010 – 2011Ponnila Samuel, Medical Student (University of Rochester): An Assessment of Cervical Cancer Screening and Pap Test Knowledge in Deaf Women who Use American Sign Language (winner of best paper in the Obstetrics and Gynecology Section of the Rochester Academy of Medicine for 2011).
2012Erica Heiman, Medical Student (University of California, San Francisco): Assessment of Sexual Health Risk Factors among Deaf American Sign Language Users.
2012Stephanie Martello, College Research Student (University of Rochester): Emergency Health Care Services Use by Deaf American Sign Language Users.
2014 – PresentPaige Bukowski, Masters Student (University of Houston): Social Media, Healthcare, and the Deaf:A Preliminary Examination of How the Deaf Community Utilizes Social Media for Healthcare Purposes.
2015- PresentAnita Hernandez, MD (University of Michigan): Health Literacy for English as a Second Language Populations
Committee, Organizational and Volunteer Service
Committee
Institutional
10/2012 – 10/2013Director of the Deaf Health Pathway, Division of Medical Humanities, University of Rochester School of Medicine, University of Rochester, NY.
11/2015 – PresentCoordinator for Evidence Based Medicine for House Officer 1, University of Michigan Department of Family Medicine, Ann Arbor, MI.
Regional
9/2006 – 10/2013Rochester School for the Deaf, Board Member, Rochester, NY.
National
8/2000 – 2/2006Association of Medical Professionals with Hearing Loss, Board Director and Coordinator for Outreach (High School/College) and Fundraising.
6/2001 – 5/2004South Carolina Association of the Deaf, Board Member.
2008 – 2010National Association for the Deaf Civil Rights Committee.
8/2010 – 3/2012National Task Force on Health Care Careers for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Community.
2011 – 2012National Association for the Deaf Civil Rights Committee. Medical Access Subcommittee.
2013NIH Study Section reviewer: "Understanding and Promoting Health Literacy."
2014 –March,NIH Academic Research Enhancement Award (AREA) Committee.
November
2015Workgroup on Ensuring Linguistically Appropriate Mental Health Services in an Integrated Healthcare Environment- National Association for the Deaf (NAD Workgroup)
International
1/2013-PresentWorld Federation for the Deaf (WFD), Expert on Health.
Volunteer/Organizational Activity
8/1999 – 5/2001Equal Access Clinic, Special Projects Coordinator and Volunteer, Gainesville, Florida.
8/2002 – 1/2004Hispanic Clinic, volunteer physician, Columbia, South Carolina.
6/2003 – 6/2004Free Clinic, volunteer physician, Columbia, South Carolina.
8/2005 – 10/2014Clinical Preceptor for University of Rochester School of Medicine, Rochester, NY.
9/2006 – 10/2014Rochester School for the Deaf, Board Member, Rochester, NY.
2007Winter Deaflympics, Volunteer Physician, Salt Lake City, Utah.
2009Summer Deaflympics, Volunteer Team USA physician, Taipei, Taiwan.
8/2009 – 10/2014Deaf Health Talks, Presenter and Coordinator, Grant funded by Center for Community Health, Rochester, NY.
1/2014- PresentDeaf Health Talks, Presenter and Coordinator, Ann Arbor and other locations in Southeast MI.
Visiting Professorships, Seminars and Extramural Invited Presentations
International Invited Presentations
- McKee M. July, 2006. How Can a Deaf Individual Succeed in a Paternalistic Workforce? Deaf Academics. Stockholm, Sweden.
Seminars
- McKee M. June, 2012. Medical Interpreting for Deaf American Sign Language Users. Workshop Presentation at the International Medical Interpreters Association 2012 IMIA Trainers Symposium. New York, NY.
- McKee M. January, 2015. Blood, Guts, and Signs! Interpreting in a Complex Medical World. Workshop Presentation for the Sign Talk Professional Development Series. New York, NY.
- McKee M. January, 2015. Assessing Health Literacy in Visual Learners and Visual Language Users: A Development and Adaptation Project among Deaf American Sign Language Users. RWJ Clinical Scholars Program Seminar. Ann Arbor, MI.
- McKee M. May, 2015. An Insider’s Perspective on the Demands, Structure, and Processes of Primary Care. Discussion facilitator, Interdisciplinary Discussion Forum University of Michigan Rehabilitation Engineering Research Center (RERC) and the Collaboratory for Technology, Health, and Independence (CTHI). Ann Arbor, MI.
- McKee M. November, 2015. A Primary Care Physician’s View of Hearing Loss: A Personal, Community, and Medical Perspective. Presentation for the University of Michigan Medical Students Year 2 for the Neuroscience Block. Ann Arbor, MI.
National Invited Presentations
1.McKee M. October, 2002.TEAMWORK, Southeast Regional Institute on Deafness Annual Conference, Keynote Speaker, Lexington, Kentucky.
2.McKee M. September, 2002. Medical Barriers Facing Deaf Patients. University of South Carolina Family Practice Residency (Noon Conference), Columbia, South Carolina.
3.McKee M. January, 2003. Mental Health Issues Facing Deaf Children and Their Families. University of South Carolina Psychiatry Residency (Morning Conference), Columbia, South Carolina.
4.McKee M. September, 2003. Mental Health Issues Facing the Deaf. University of South Carolina Psychiatry Residency (Morning Conference), Columbia, South Carolina.
5.McKee M. February, 2004. Management of Patients with Mental Retardation. University of South Carolina (USC) Family Medicine Residency Program, Columbia, South Carolina.
6.McKee M. October, 2004. Management of Deaf Patients. Rochester Institute of Technology, Physician’s Assistant Program, Rochester, New York.
7.McKee M. October, 2005. Deaf Patient Care, Rochester General Hospital Internal Medicine Residency Program, Rochester, New York.
8.McKee M. April, 2002.Disabilities in Residency, Society for Teachers of Family Medicine (STFM) Annual Conference, San Francisco, California.
9.McKee M. May, 2004. Clinic Call Report:Are Clinics Complying with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) for their Deaf Patients?White Oak Research Forum,White Oak, South Carolina.
10.McKee M. September, 2005. Deaf Doctor 101. Association of Medical Professionals with Hearing Losses National Conference, Gallaudet University, Washington, D.C.
11.McKee M. April, 2008. The Lurks and Perks of the Future Health Care System. Association of Medical Professionals with Hearing Losses. Salt Lake City, Utah.
12.McKee M, Crosby L. June, 2008. Medical Interpreting Workshop. World’s Largest Silent Weekend Conference. Orlando, Florida.
13.McKee M. October, 2008.Top Health Myths. Michigan Deaf Health Fair. Ann Arbor, Michigan.
14.Barnett S, McKee M, Thompson H, and Samar V. December, 2008. Adapting the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) to survey deaf sign language users. Poster at American Public Health Association. San Diego, California.
15.McKee M.March 11, 2009. Deaf Cardiovascular Health Perceptions. Paper at American Heart Association 2009 Joint Conference – 49th Cardiovascular Disease Epidemiology and Prevention-and-Nutrition, Physical Activity and Metabolism –NHLBI Trainee Session. Palm Harbor, Florida.
16.McKee M. April, 2009. Better Health through Better Access. Better Communication Better Health Conference for Twin Cities. Park Nicollet-Methodist Hospital Conference Center.
St. Louis Park, Minnesota.
17.McKee M. June, 2009. Mental Health and Health Illiteracy among the Deaf: The Distressing Reality. Gallaudet Research Institute – Connections: Culture, Collaboration & Creativity- Working with Deaf Individuals with Mental Health Issues. Orlando, FL.
18.McKee M, Cuculick JA, Starr M., Schlehofer D, Chin NM. October, 2009. Cardiovascular Health Perceptions of Deaf Adults. Poster presentation at the Health Literacy Annual Research Conference, Washington, D.C.
19.McKee M, Crosby L. June, 2010. Medical Interpreting Workshop. World’s Largest Silent Weekend Conference. Orlando, Florida.
20.McKee M, Barnett S, Block R, Pearson, T. October, 2011. Impact on Communication on Preventive Services among Deaf American Sign Language Users. (2010). Poster presentation at the Health Literacy Annual Research Conference, Bethesda, Maryland.
21.McKee, M, Starr MJ, Schlehofer D, Smith S. November, 2010. Perceptions of Cardiovascular Health in an Underserved Community: A Qualitative Study of Deaf Adults through CHIRTN. Poster presentation at the American Public Health Association, Denver, Colorado.
22.McKee M. November, 2010. Deaf Health Talks: A Grassroots Community Driven Health Educational Program. Roundtable presentation and Poster presentation at the American Public Health Association, Denver, Colorado.
23.McKee M. April, 2011. Health Yourself. Deaf Wellfest 2011, Keynote Speaker. Nashville, Tennessee.
24.McKee M, Winters P, Fiscella K. June, 2011. Is Low Education a Risk Factor for Undiagnosed Angina? Poster presentation at the Academy Health Annual Research Meeting, Seattle, Washington.
25.McKee M, Noel R, Panko T, Weiss B, Paasche-Orlow M, Zazove P, Pearson T. October, 2011. Adapting the Newest Vital Sign Health Literacy Measure for Deaf American Sign Language Users. Oral presentation at the Health Literacy Annual Research Meeting, Chicago, Illinois.
26.McKee M. November, 2011. Task Force on Health Care Careers for the Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Community Program. Oral presentation at the American Public Health Association Annual Meeting, Washington, DC.
27.McKee M, McKee K, Winters P, Sutter E, Pearson T. Program. March, 2012. Is Higher Educational Attainment or Higher Income Protective for Cardiovascular Risk in Deaf American Sign Language (ASL) Users?Poster presentation at the American Heart Association Epidemiology and Prevention/Nutrition, Physical Activity and Metabolism 2012 Scientific Sessions, San Diego, California.
28.McKee M, Crosby L. June, 2012. Interpreting the Medical World: Through The Eyes of a Deaf Doctor and a Medical Interpreter. World’s Largest Silent Weekend Conference. Orlando, Florida.
29.Kushalnagar P, McKee M, Smith S, Hopper M, Kavin D. October, 2012. Perceptions of Quality of Life among Adults who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing. Oral presentation at the American Public Health Association Annual Research Meeting, San Francisco, California.
30.McKee M, McKee K, Paasche-Orlow M, Fiscella K, Zazove P, Pearson T. December, 2012. Preliminary Assessment of Health Literacy Among Deaf American Sign Language Users. Poster presentation at the 2012 Science of Eliminating Health Disparities Summit, National Harbor, Maryland.
31.Pick L, Anderson M, McKee M, Kobek-Pezzarossi C. December, 2012. Addressing Health Care Disparities in the Deaf Community through Research and Intervention. Poster presentation at the 2012 Science of Eliminating Health Disparities Summit, National Harbor, Maryland.
32.McKee M, Stern C. December, 2012. Expanding Health Care Career Opportunities for Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Persons: A Task Force Report by the National Technical Institute for the Deaf at the Rochester Institute of Technology, Gallaudet University, National Center on Deaf Health Research at the University of Rochester Medical Center, and Rochester General Health System, Rochester, New York.
33.McKee M, Stern C.December, 2012. Expanding Health Care Career Opportunities for Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Persons: A Task Force Report by the National Technical Institute for the Deaf at the Rochester Institute of Technology, Gallaudet University, National Center on Deaf Health Research at the University of Rochester Medical Center, and Rochester General Health System.Poster presentation at the 2012 Science of Eliminating Health Disparities Summit, National Harbor, Maryland.
34.Heiman E, Lane-Outlaw A, Haynes S, McKee M. December, 2012. Assessment of Sexual Health Risk Factors among Deaf American Sign Language. Poster presentation at the 2012 Science of Eliminating Health Disparities Summit, National Harbor, Maryland.
35.Pick L, Anderson M, McKee M, Kobek-Pezzarossi C. April, 2013. Addressing Health Care Disparities in the Deaf Community through Research and Intervention. Poster presentation at the 2013 Health Disparities Research at the Intersection of Race, Ethnicity, and Disability: A National Conference, Washington, DC.
36.McKee, M. and P. C. Hauser.September, 2013Addressing Deaf and Hard of Hearing LGBT Individuals' Health Care Needs: A Communication and Cultural Primer. Conference Presentation at the Gay and Lesbian Medical Association Conference. GLMA. Denver, CO.
37.McKee M, SchlehoferD, Thew D. October, 2013. Best Practices for Better Outcomes for Deaf Women. Presentation at the 2013 Southwest Conference on Disability, Albuquerque, New Mexico.