Instructor, Department of Family and Community Medicine
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Anurika Cassandra Okorie MD, is a current resident physician with the Family Medicine Residency Program-Battle Creek of the Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine. She earned her medical degree from Ebonyi State University College of Health Sciences Abakaliki, Nigeria. She received clinical training in the US and has worked with UNICEF in issues related to maternal and child health. She is passionate about women and children's health, working in communities and underserved patient populations
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Education and Training
- MD 2015, Medicine and surgery, College of Health Sciences, Ebonyi State University
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Research
- geriatric health and mental health
- Women's health in vulnerable populations
- Underserved patient populations
- Preventative Medicine
- Maternal/Child Health
- Family Practice
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Publications
Onu J.U., Olatayo T.I., Okorie A.C., Ohaeri J.U. Family, twin and adoption studies of severe mental disorders in sub-Saharan Africa: a scoping review Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology. 2023;58(5):685-692.