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July 17, 2008Oakwood Healthcare and UM-Dearborn Develop a New Home for Educational Programs for Children, Families and Future Teachers |
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From PR Newswire: Oakwood Healthcare Inc. (OHI) and the University of Michigan-Dearborn are working together to transform a vacant Dearborn building into a state-of-the-art learning center housing acclaimed clinical and educational programs for kids, families and future teachers. Oakwood and UM-Dearborn entered into a collaboration agreement in December 2006, which focused on building a comprehensive, long-term relationship to support each other's missions for education, clinical care, research and service to the community. The building will house Oakwood's Program for Exceptional Families, which provides numerous services and oversees the care of children with multiple disabilities and their families. UM-Dearborn's Child Development Center also will move into the space, allowing for larger enrollment and expanded program opportunities for children and their families, as well as for university students in teacher preparation programs. The U-M Regents approved the lease agreement at their meeting in Ann Arbor on June 19. In addition, the facility will house Oakwood's clinical learning center, designed to enhance the skills and preparation of front-line caregivers throughout the Oakwood system. "This collaboration opens the door for the education of professionals to better serve children with disabilities, and specialized clinical and research services," said Susan Youngs, MD, director of the Program for Exceptional Families. UM-Dearborn's Child Development Center (CDC) serves preschool and kindergarten children and their families in a program that also serves as a model teacher preparation and child-study facility for the University's School of Education, according to Prof. Mary Trepanier-Street, director of the program. Oakwood serves residents over a 500-square-mile area and operates four acute care hospitals, several health centers and a vast number of specialty services, including four centers of excellence.
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