researchers to plan projects and line
up funding in advance so visiting
Israelis can use Beaumont's advanced
facilities to "potentially bring some-
thing to fruition in the relatively short
time they are here."
The Memorandum of Understanding,
signed by Folberg and Emek CEO Dr.
Orna Blondheim spells out seven areas
of mutual benefit: collaborative faculty
research; sharing of scientific knowl-
edge, leveraging clinical and surgical
expertise through OUWB's affiliation
with Beaumont hospitals and Emek's
experience and best practices in treat-
ing a diverse, multicultural popula-
tion; a medical education exchange
program for students; exploring joint
fellowships and other higher learning
opportunities; hosting and educat-
ing administrators, faculty and other
personnel; and discussion of mutually
beneficial business or venture oppor-
tunities presented by either party or by
the Michigan Israel Business Bridge.
The agreement was signed last year,
but Folberg says he held off on a pub-
lic announcement until Briscoe visited
Detroit in mid-February and "until
we actually had things in place. We
wanted to be able to announce more
than a piece of paper."
So, in addition to Briscoe's visit,
which included some teaching and
making ophthalmology rounds at
Beaumont's Royal Oak campus, the
first Emek medical resident, a young
Muslim woman, is scheduled to arrive
here in May for a three-month stay.

"She has been an outstanding
resident," Briscoe said. "Very diligent,
enthusiastic and motivated. She will
be a very good ambassador for both
Emek and Beaumont." Folberg, who
interviewed her by Skype, agreed.
Also this spring, Dr. Jeffrey Maisels,
chairman of Beaumont's pediatrics
department, who knows Israel well,
will spend time at Emek teaching
and exploring ways to implement the
Memorandum.
Folberg declined to discuss a bud-
get, but said fundraising is underway.
Of course, the relationship with
Emek is just a small part of what
the new Oakland University William
Beaumont School of Medicine has
ahead in the coming months.
Classes begin Aug. 8 with 50 stu-
dents selected from 2,200 applicants.
The plan is to add an additional 25
students each of the next three years
to reach 125.
But it is also clear that the special
opportunities the relationship with
Emek provides fit seamlessly with
what the school is aiming to achieve.
"It's not us bringing something to
Israel; this is bi-directional;' Folberg
said, noting that the day before,
Briscoe had introduced a technique to
Beaumont doctors that they had not
heard of, and they wanted to know
more.
"We have a lot to learn from Emek,
including how to serve a multicultural
population that is medically under-
served. It is a good match for us:" 111

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Emek Medical Center

MEETS

Oakland University

from
outrage
to courage

global issues facing women

Jewish Women's Foundation of

Metropolitan Detroit

WOMEN LIGHTING
THE WAY

Keynote Speaker
Anne Firth Murray

Founder and Founding President of the
Global Fund for Women

March 17, 2011
9:30 a.m.
Community House
Birmingham, Michigan

Employees of non-profit

Couvert - $25 per person

organizations, please register

Includes light continental

through your organization

breakfast, program,

complimentary valet parking,

book - From Outrage to Courage:
Women Taking Action for

Health and Justice

PROGRAM
CO-CHAIRS

Stacy Brickman
Debbie Singer

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Special price consideration for-

students with valid I.D.

Call (248) 203-1483

JEWISH
WOMEN'S

FOUNDATION

INESPIERSZEMES

Enhancing the Lives of Jewish Women

Attending Emek's first ophthalmic pathology symposium: Virinder
Moudgil, provost, Oakland University; former Detroiter Larry Rich, Emek
Medical Center development director; OU President Gary Russi; Robert
Folberg; Orna Blondheim, Emek CEO; [do Perlman, dean, Rappaport
Faculty of Medicine, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology; Daniel
Briscoe; and Jacob Pe'er, dean, ophthalmology department, Hadassah
University Hospital, Ein Kerem, Jerusalem.

JWF
CHAIRPERSON

Trudi Wineman

ASSOCIATE
CHAIRPERSON

Carolyn Tisdale

Online registration:
www.jewishdetroitorgriwf

Speaker bio: www.stanford.edu/—afmurray

SPONSORS: EDITH AND BENSON FORD FOUNDATION
SEYBURN, KAHN, GINN, BESS AND SERLIN, P.C.

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