Michael McKee, MD, MPH 4/2/15 1
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 mmmckee@umich.edu
Education and Training
1994 Homeschooled, Boca Raton, Florida.
08/1994 – 05/1997 B.A., Summa Cum Laude, Lynn University, Boca Raton, Florida.
08/1997 – 05/2001 M.D. with Honors, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida.
01/2008 – 05/2010 M.P.H., Department of Community and Preventive Medicine.
University of Rochester, Rochester, New York.
Postgraduate Training
06/2001 – 06/2004 Family Medicine Residency, Palmetto Richland Hospital, University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina
01/2008 – 06/2010 Research Training in Preventive Cardiology, University of Rochester Preventive Cardiology, Department of Community and Preventive Medicine, Rochester, New York
Certification And Licensure
Certification2001 PALS (Pediatric Advanced Life Support) 2001 NALS (Neonatal Advanced Life Support) 2001 ALSO (Advanced Life Support in Obstetrics) 2001, 2004, 2007 ACLS
2004 – present Board Certification: Family Practice 2004 – 2014 American Board of Family Medicine
2014 – 2024 American Board of Family Medicine (Diplomate)
Michael McKee, MD, MPH 4/2/15 2 Licensure
2002 – 2005 State of South Carolina 2004 – present State of New York 2013 – present State of Michigan
2013 – present Michigan Controlled Substance License
Academic, Administrative and Clinical Appointments
Academic Appointments1/2008 – 6/2010 Clinical Lecturer, Department of Community and Preventative Medicine, Rochester, New York
6/2010 –6/2013 Research Assistant Professor, Department of Family Medicine, University of Rochester School of Medicine & Dentistry, Rochester, New York.
7/2013 – present Assistant Professor, Department of Family Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan.
Clinical Appointments
8/2004 – 5/2007 Staff Physician, Rochester General Hospital, Rochester, New York 8/2004 – 12/2007 Staff Physician, Folsom Family Medicine, Lifetime Health Medical
Group, Rochester, New York.
10/2005 – 10/2013 Staff Physician, Highland Hospital, Rochester, New York.
1/2008 – present Per Diem physician, Folsom Family Medicine, Lifetime Health Medical Group, Rochester, New York.
11/2013 – present Physician, Dexter Family Medicine Center, Dexter, Michigan.
Research Interests
Health care for deaf and hard of hearing populations Health literacy
Health communication
Health disparities for linguistic minority populations
Grants
Ongoing
NIH, Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS)
Mechanisms of Health Literacy and Information Accessibility in the Deaf Role: Principal Investigator
Dates: 7/1/15-6/30/20
Total Cost: ($3,069,270) (4.2 Cal Mos.) Craig H. Neilsen Foundation
Teaching Healthcare Providers to Facilitate Self-Management of Spinal Cord Injury Role: Co-Investigator/Meade (PI)
Dates: 4/1/15-3/31/17
Total Cost: ($299,957) (0.84 Cal Mos.)
Michael McKee, MD, MPH 4/2/15 3 National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) K01HL103140-03
Health Literacy Among Deaf American Sign Language Users and Cardiovascular Health Risk
Role: Principal Investigator Dates: 11/1/13-7/31/15
Total Cost: ($304,908) (9 Cal Mos.) Pending
Geriatrics Center, University of Michigan
Pilot Grant – 2015, Claude D. Pepper Older Americans Independence Center,
Nathan Shock Center for Aging Research, Michigan Institute for Clinical & Health Research Hearing Aid Receipt by Geographical, Socioeconomic Status, and Health Literacy
Role: Principal Investigator Dates: 6/1/15-5/31/16
Total Cost: ($39,726) (0 Cal Mos.) Completed Research Grants
7/1/10-8/24/11 *KL2 shortened due to granting of K01 award
8/1/08-12/31/09 The 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)
8/1/09-7/31/10 Center for Community Health Supplemental Funds Center for Community Health
Deaf Health Talks Role: PI
Total Cost: $500 (12 Cal Mos.)
Honors and Awards
2001 Alpha 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
Michael McKee, MD, MPH 4/2/15 4 2001 – Present American Academy of Family Physicians
2008 – 2011 American Public Health Association 2010 – 2012 American Heart Association
Editorial Positions, Boards and Peer-Review Service
Ad Hoc Reviewer2010 Archives of Pediatrics
2011 – 2013 Disability and Health (Multiple Reviews)
2012 American Journal of Preventive Medicine (AJPM)
2012 – 2013 Journal of American Board of Family Medicine (JABFM) (Multiple Reviews)
2013 BioMed Central
Editorial Board Member
2014 Disability and Health Journal Study Section Reviewer
2012 Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) 2013 (December) NIH - "Understanding and Promoting Health Literacy"
Teaching
8/2005 – Present Clinical Preceptor for University of Rochester Medical School.
Rochester, New York.
5/2009 Medical Humanities Seminar Lecture (1 session, 60 minutes): Deaf Health Care. Medical Humanities Seminar. University of Rochester Medical School. Rochester, New York.
5/2010 Medical Humanities Seminar Lecture (1 session, 60 minutes): Deaf Health Care. Medical Humanities Seminar. University of Rochester Medical School. Rochester, New York.
8/2010 – 9/2010 Facilitator for Medical Students Year 1 Problem-Based Learning Class, University of Rochester Medical School. Rochester, New York.
10/2010 Primary 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 – 9/2011 Facilitator for Medical Students Year 1 Problem Based Learning Class, University of Rochester Medical School. Rochester, New York.
Michael McKee, MD, MPH 4/2/15 5 10/2012 – Present Director of the Deaf Health Pathway, Division of Medical Humanities,
University of Rochester School of Medicine. Rochester, New York.
11/2012 Telemedicine Consortium Meeting: Telehealth Approaches for Deaf American Sign Language Users, University of Rochester Telehealth Consortium. Rochester, New York.
2/2013 Facilitator for the Process of Discovery for 4th Year Medical Students, University of Rochester. Rochester, New York.
5/2014 Mentor for Janine Pezzino, PhD student at Rutgers University, College of Nursing. New Brunswick, New Jersey.
Research Supervision
2010 – 2011 Ponnila 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).
2012 Erica Heiman, Medical Student (University of California, San Francisco): Assessment of Sexual Health Risk Factors among Deaf American Sign Language Users.
2012 Stephanie Martello, College Research Student (University of
Rochester): Emergency Health Care Services Use by Deaf American Sign Language Users.
2014 – Present Paige 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.
Committee, Organizational and Volunteer Service Committees
Institutional
10/2012 – Present Director of the Deaf Health Pathway, Division of Medical Humanities, University of Rochester School of Medicine, University of Rochester, NY.
Regional
9/2006 – Present Rochester School for the Deaf, Board Member, Rochester, NY.
Michael McKee, MD, MPH 4/2/15 6 National
8/2000 – 2/2006 Association of Medical Professionals with Hearing Loss, Board Director and Coordinator for Outreach (High School/College) and Fundraising.
6/2001 – 5/2004 South Carolina Association of the Deaf, Board Member.
2008 – 2010 National Association for the Deaf Civil Rights Committee.
8/2010 – 3/2012 National Task Force on Health Care Careers for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Community.
2011 – 2012 National Association for the Deaf Civil Rights Committee.
2013 NIH Study Section reviewer: "Understanding and Promoting Health Literacy."
2014 – Present NIH Academic Research Enhancement Award (AREA) Committee.
International
1/2013-Present World Federation for the Deaf (WFD), Expert on Health.
Volunteer/Organizational Activities
8/1999 – 5/2001 Equal Access Clinic, Special Projects Coordinator and Volunteer, Gainesville, Florida.
8/2002 – 1/2004 Hispanic Clinic, volunteer physician, Columbia, South Carolina.
6/2003 – 6/2004 Free Clinic, volunteer physician, Columbia, South Carolina.
8/2005 – Present Clinical Preceptor for University of Rochester School of Medicine, Rochester, NY.
9/2006 – Present Rochester School for the Deaf, Board Member, Rochester, NY.
2007 Winter Deaflympics, Volunteer Physician, Salt Lake City, Utah.
2009 Summer Deaflympics, Volunteer Team USA physician, Taipei, Taiwan.
8/2009 – Present Deaf Health Talks, Presenter and Coordinator, Grant funded by Center for Community Health, Rochester, NY.
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Visiting Professorships, Seminars and Extramural Invited Presentations
International Invited Presentations
1. McKee M. July, 2006. How Can a Deaf Individual Succeed in a Paternalistic Workforce?
Deaf Academics. Stockholm, Sweden.
Seminars
1. 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.
2. 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.
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.
Michael McKee, MD, MPH 4/2/15 8 10. McKee M. September, 2005. Deaf Doctor 101. Association of Medical Professionals with
Hearing Losses National Conference, Gallaudet University, Washington, D.C.
12. 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.
13. McKee M, Crosby L. June, 2008. Medical Interpreting Workshop. World’s Largest Silent Weekend Conference. Orlando, Florida.
14. McKee M. October, 2008. Top Health Myths. Michigan Deaf Health Fair. Ann Arbor, Michigan.
15. 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.
16. 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.
17. 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.
18. 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.
19. McKee M, Cuculick JA, Starr M., Schlehofer D, Chin NM. October, 2009. Cardiovascular Health Perceptions of Deaf Adults. Poster presentation presented at the Health Literacy Annual Research Conference, Washington, D.C.
20. McKee M, Crosby L. June, 2010. Medical Interpreting Workshop. World’s Largest Silent Weekend Conference. Orlando, Florida.
21. 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 presented at the Health Literacy Annual Research Conference, Bethesda, Maryland.
22. 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.
Michael McKee, MD, MPH 4/2/15 9 23. 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.
24. McKee M. April, 2011. Health Yourself. Deaf Wellfest 2011, Keynote Speaker. Nashville, Tennessee.
25. McKee M, Winters P, Fiscella K. June, 2011. Is Low Education a Risk Factor for
Undiagnosed Angina? Poster presentation presented at the Academy Health Annual Research Meeting, Seattle, Washington.
26. 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.
27. 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.
28. 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.
30. 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.
31. 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.
32. 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.
33. 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.
34. 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
Michael McKee, MD, MPH 4/2/15 10 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.
35. 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.
36. 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.
37. 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.
38. McKee M, Schlehofer D, Thew D. October, 2013. Best Practices for Better Outcomes for Deaf Women. Presentation at the 2013 Southwest Conference on Disability, Albuquerque, New Mexico.
39. McKee M, Paasche-Orlow M, Fiscella K, Zazove P, Weiss B, Pearson T. October, 2013.
Validation of the Newest Vital Sign Health Literacy Measure in American Sign Language for Deaf Users. Oral Presentation at the Health Literacy Annual Research Conference.
Washington, D.C.
40. McKee M. July, 2014. Huh? The Role of Health Communication in Health Care. Oral presentation at the Department of Family Medicine Grand Rounds, University of Michigan Health System (UMHS), Ann Arbor, MI.
Bibliography
Peer Reviewed Articles
1. Mann J, Zhou L, McKee M, McDermott S. (2007) Children with hearing loss and increased risk of injury. Annals of Family Medicine. 5:528-533.
2. Hauser P, O’Hearn A, McKee M, Steider A, Thew, D. (2010). Deaf epistemology: Deafhood and deafness. American Annals of the Deaf. 154(5):486-492.
3. Barnett S, McKee M, Smith SR, Pearson, TA. (2011). Deaf sign language users, health inequities and public health: Opportunity for social justice. Preventing Chronic Disease.
8(2):A45. Available online at http://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2011/mar/10_0065.htm
Michael McKee, MD, MPH 4/2/15 11 4. McKee M, Barnett S, Block R, Pearson T. (2011). Impact on communication on preventive
services among Deaf American sign language users. American Journal of Preventive Medicine. 41(1):75-79.
5. McKee M, Schlehofer D, Cuculick J, Starr M, Smith S, Chin N. (2011). Perceptions of cardiovascular health in an underserved community of Deaf adults using American sign language. Disability and Health. 4(3):192-7.
6. McKee M, Winters P, Fiscella K. (2012) Low education as a risk factor for undiagnosed angina? Journal of American Board of Family Medicine. 25(4):416-421.
7. McKee M, Thew D, Starr M, Kushalnagar P, Reid J, Graybill P, Velasquez J, Pearson T.
(2012) Engaging the Deaf American Sign Language community: Lessons learned from a Community-Based Participatory Research (CBPR) Center. Progress in Community Health Partnerships. 6:319-328.
8. McKee M, Paasche-Orlow, M. (2012) Health literacy and the disenfranchised: The importance of collaboration between limited English proficiency and health literacy researchers. Journal of Health Communication. 17:7–12.
9. McKee M, Smith S, Barnett S, Pearson T. (2013) Commentary: What are the benefits of training Deaf and hard-of-hearing doctors? Academic Medicine. 88(2):158-161.
10. McKee, M. (2013) Caring for older patients who have significant hearing loss. American Family Physician. 87(5):360-6.
11. McKee M, Thew D, Schlehofer D. (2013) Ethical issues in conducting research with Deaf populations. American Journal of Public Health. 103(12):2174-8. http://www-ncbi-nlm-nih- gov.ezpminer.urmc.rochester.edu/pubmed/24134363
12. McKee M, McKee K, Winters P, Sutter E, Pearson T. (2014) Higher educational attainment but not higher income is protective for cardiovascular risk in Deaf American Sign Language (ASL) users. Disability and Health Journal. 7(1):49-55.
http://www.disabilityandhealthjnl.com/article/S1936-6574(13)00116-7/abstract
13. Kushalnagar P, McKee M, Smith SR, Hopper M, Kavin D, Atcherson SR. (2014) Conceptual model for quality of life among adults with congenital or early deafness. Disability and Health Journal. 7(3):350-5, 2014.
14. McKee M, Moreland C, Atcherson S, Zazove P. (2015) Hearing Loss. FP Essentials (in press).
Non-Peer Reviewed Books, Book Chapters and Articles Book Chapters
1. McKee M, Hauser P. (2012). Deaf Epistemology: The Juggling of Two Worlds. In P. Paul and D. Moores (eds.), Deaf Epistemologies. Washington, DC: Gallaudet University Press.
Michael McKee, MD, MPH 4/2/15 12 Other Non-Peer Reviewed Publications
1. Task Force on Health Care Careers for the Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Community. Building Pathways to Health Care Careers for the Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Community: A Final Report. Rochester, NY. 2012. Available through
http://www.rit.edu/ntid/hccd/system/files/FINAL_REPORT_Building_Pathways_March_201 2.pdf
