Our Annual Meeting will be taking place on October 19th, 2017 at The Inn at St. Johns in Plymouth, Michigan.

As a graduate of Cass Tech High School, University of Michigan, and Michigan State University, Dr. Blessman is board certifed in both Internal Medicine and Occupational Medicine. He is also an assistant professor in the Department of Family Medicine Public Health Sciences, where he has practiced preventive medicine for over 25 years. He has served in many roles to include Medical Director for Risk Management at the City of Detroit for 18 years with overlapping roles as the Medical Officer of the Detroit Health Department for 8 years. He has also served on several boards of directors and national committees where his knowledge of occupational and environmental medicine has been highly sought. He currently serves as the CURES COEC co-director, which helps to connect WSU environmental health research with the community, as well as the medical director of occupational health services for Michigan Urgent Care. His passions surround optimizing health through both hazard reduction, and health promotion, emphasizing social tness through a tool known as the Citizen Report Card. His vision is a “City of A’s”, which is why he can often be seen with “the hat”.