Dr. Preeti Malani, chief health officer and professor of medicine in the division of infectious diseases at the University of Michigan, doesn’t have the answers, no one does with regard to the COVID-19 pandemic and how to return to some semblance of normal.
But Malani, who in her role as chief health officer advises UM president Mark Schlissel on the health and wellness of the university community, is in the thick of helping decision-makers determine when and how it will be best to have students and professors return for in-person classes.
She's also advising Big Ten commissioner Kevin Warren, offering her advice and expertise as part of a task force that includes a representative from each of the conference’s 14 members.