RESidENcy PROGRAM Scholarly and Community Medicine Projects

Kate Porter, do
PROJECTS COMPLETED
DURING RESIDENCY:
Community Medicine Project:
Healthy Habits for Preschoolers (with Jill
Klemin)
Scholarly Project:
“What is the Expected Antibody Titer Response
to Prenatal Rhogam?” -- Anti-D Ab titers after
the IM administration of 300 micrograms of Rh
immune globulin are usually detected fi rst in the
serum 4 hours after injection and reach maximum
levels at 48 hours. The IM administration of
300 micrograms of Rh immune globulin usually
results in anti-D titer of 1:4 after a standard dose of Rh Ig require further
investigation. A critical titer is that titer associated
with signifi cant risk for severe erythroblastosis
fetalis and hydrops, and in most centers is between
1:8 and 1:32. The mean residual anti-D IgG at 12
weeks (using some calculation assumptions) would
be 4-10 micrograms; this would be suffi cient to
neutralize up to 0.5 ml of fetal RBCs.
Thank you Mom, Dad, and sibs for all of your support over
the last 30 years!
– Kate
A Madison native,
Kate Porter earned her
B.S. in Biopsychology
from the University of
Michigan – Ann Arbor,
and she completed
her medical degree
at Michigan State
University College
of Osteopathic
Medicine. Throughout medical school,
Kate was an active volunteer with
the Friendship Clinic and the Cristo
Rey Clinic, both of which serve the
underinsured population of Lansing.
Her commitment to the underserved
has also taken her as far away as
Andhra Pradesh, India, and Blantyre,
Malawi, where she helped provide
compassionate and effective health
care to local populations in need.
Kate has taken on leadership roles in
numerous organizations, including the
International Health Project and her
local chapter of the American College
of Osteopathic Family Physicians. She
also has special interests in teaching:
she tutored medical students in the
class beneath her during their Anatomy
Lab. Kate enjoys traveling, hiking,
biking, fi shing, swimming, reading, and
spending time with her family.
CONTACT INFORMATION:
608 . 358 . 5833