Johnny McGraw
Marketing & Communications Specialist, RISE (Research. Innovation. Scholarship. Education.)
Johnny manages RISE's communications strategy, including storytelling, social media, and website content. He also serves in this role for the Center for Interprofessional Education. McGraw joined the RISE team in 2024 after previously working for WKAR Public Media at Michigan State University, where he partnered with PBS and NPR to advance educational outreach and community-focused projects. He also led communications for MSU’s Department of Communication and served as the curator of TEDxMSU. Johnny holds an M.A. in Communication from Michigan State University.
Health Lab
Rethinking how clinicians learn to feel disease
For most doctors, learning to recognize swollen joints begins in the classroom. A clinical assistant professor in Michigan Medicine's Division of Rheumatology saw a gap in how to distinguish subtle swelling in joints, thus creating a hand simulator to help.
Medicine at Michigan
Managing pain one (super-thin) needle at a time
Neil Nixdorff, M.D. (Fellowship 2024), promotes and teaches auricular acupuncture as a way to manage pain.
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From simulation to practice for doctors
A doctor discusses how simulation practice is helping to sharpen skills of pediatric anesthesia specialists.
