Caroline S. Blaum, MD, MS
Dr. Blaum is Associate Professor of Internal Medicine at the Institute of Gerontology at the University of Michigan. Her research has involved out-comes of chronic diseases, including disability, physical health status, and health services utilization. She is also interested in chronic disease measurement in health interview surveys and administrative datasets, and the comparison of different models of disease specific health services utilization for older adults.
As a Brookdale National Fellow, her work focused on transitions in disability and health care utilization within the context of specific chronic diseases. In addition, the project explored policy implications of disability transitions by evaluating their impact on health services utilization.
Dr. Blaum graduated from the University of Michigan Medical School in 1979 and did her Internal Medicine Residency at The Presbyterian Hospital, Columbia University. She spent nine years in clinical practice, including six years as a clinical geriatrician. She was Division Head of Geriatric Medicine at Henry Ford Health Systems from 1985 to 1991. She also obtained a Master’s degree in Clinical Research Design and Statistical Analysis from The University of Michigan School of Public Health in 1988.
Brookdale Fellow Class of 1994