Katie Vloet

Katie Vloet is the editor of Medicine at Michigan magazine. She began her career as a reporter at the St. Petersburg Times (now Tampa Bay Times) and has worked at the University of Michigan as a writer and editor for the past 15 years.
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man dirt biking jumping hill in woods
Health Lab
Doctor helps one father’s race against lung cancer
Successful treatment of ALK-positive cancer is giving a patient hope for the future that includes trips around the motocross track and time with his wife and four kids.
Students on stage in costume perform a song during the 2015 Galens Smoker spoof show.
Medicine at Michigan
Spoof positive
University of Michigan Medical students create and perform an annual spoof show called the Galens Smoker. The beloved tradition gives the students a chance to air grievances and let off steam.
Old fashioned headshot of José Celso Barbosa.
Medicine at Michigan
From Puerto Rico to the U-M Medical School
José Celso Barbosa is known as the father of Puerto Rican statehood. Long before his political career began, though, he graduated at the top of his med school class at Michigan - after being rejected by another medical school for his race.
doctor labcoat
Health Lab
Treating veterans, wherever they live
In his role as director of the National Oncology Program, Michael Kelley is working to expand care to veterans in remote areas through teleoncology.
Medicine at Michigan
Treating Veterans, Wherever They Live
An oncologist is helping veterans get access to telehealth
Medicine at Michigan
How a Village Did the Right Thing for Women and Children
Celebrating 10 Years of the C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital and Von Voigtlander Women’s Hospital Building
Medicine at Michigan
The Surgeon’s Playlist
What are they listening to in the OR?
Medicine at Michigan
Making MRIs Less Scary for Kids
Hartland Schools help create fantasy worlds at Mott.
nurse in maroon scrubs and light blue mask smiling at camera
Health Lab
One Nurse’s Journey Back to Health After COVID-19
In May, the Michigan Health blog told the story of Michelle Davis’s COVID hospitalization. A year later, her return to work, and life, fills her with gratitude.
Medicine at Michigan
COVID-19 Is Hurting Our Mental Health. But What Can We Do About It?
Patient stories, expert perspective, and how we can thrive in the new normal
Medicine at Michigan
One Nurse’s Journey
Surviving COVID-19, Facing a Long Recovery
Medicine at Michigan
The Fight Against COVID-19
What it was like on the front lines at Michigan Medicine
Health Lab
One Nurse’s Journey: Surviving COVID-19, Facing a Long Road to Recovery
A pediatric intensive care nurse survived COVID-19 in part due to the excellent treatment she received from her peers. This National Nurses Week, she shares her appreciation
News Release
Two Michigan Medicine efforts named among top 100 proposals for MacArthur $100M grant
Two Michigan Medicine-led programs have been named among the 100 highest-scoring proposals in the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation’s 100&Change competition(link is external). One of the 100 proposals will win a $100 million grant to help solve one of the world’s most critical social challenges.
Medicine at Michigan
Culinary Medicine
A new Michigan Medicine program upends dubious dietary claims