July 7, 2019
'I couldn't recommend it more highly': Global Health Research Certificate Program now accepting applications
In global health research, where the study takes place matters as much as what the study is about.
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July 3, 2019
New agreement will bring more visiting scholars from Taiwan
An extended partnership agreement between Michigan Medicine and Taiwan’s Chang Gung Memorial Hospital promises to bring select Chang Gung faculty to Ann Arbor for extensive research training.
June 4, 2019
'We all sensed the passion': Training program kicks off for hospital administrators from abroad
Sixteen physicians and administrators from Peking University Third Hospital recently became the first to complete a new Global REACH training program for healthcare leaders from overseas.
June 3, 2019
Inaugural EMERGE network conference a success
The first-ever EMERGE conference drew Emergency Medicine professionals from all over the globe to Michigan Medicine and set the stage for an exciting new multinational platform for research and education collaboration in the field.
June 3, 2019
Student ventilator invention draws attention at international conference
A medical student’s invention to help newborns in developing countries breathe easier is now in trials and may soon be ready for market.
May 31, 2019
New grant allows student to gain research experience in Ethiopia
The first team to be awarded a Faculty-Student Travel Grant from Global REACH launched a pair of research projects in Ethiopia to strengthen ophthalmology training and care there.
May 9, 2019
Faculty spotlight: Jennifer Severe combines medicine, advocacy in her native haiti
The daughter of a Haitian family doctor, Jennifer Severe grew up around medicine. In addition to his work at a charity clinic, her dad frequently saw patients at an office in their family home. He had a guest house where patients who’d traveled from remote areas could stay the night for their appointment.
May 7, 2019
In Sri Lanka, a student helps create a diabetes management program
Anjan Saha leads two separate lives in medical school.
May 2, 2019
JI partners seek better way to quickly diagnose critical sepsis
A Joint Institute research collaboration aims to drastically shorten the diagnostic and treatment window for patients with critical sepsis infections.
April 2, 2019
Former UMMS student to become Michigan Medicine's first Global Women's Health Fellow
An Obstetrics and Gynecology resident set to finish her training this summer will remain in Ann Arbor to become Michigan Medicine’s first Global Women’s Health Fellow.
April 1, 2019
New int'l research network already includes 8 countries, will host first meeting in May
A nascent effort to build a collaborative research network for emergency departments around the world is gaining traction and garnering attention as leaders prepare for a kick-off conference this spring.
March 28, 2019
Student essay: On Toughness and Apathy
NOTE: U-M School of Public Health student Clara Schriemer was the winner of a recent Reflections in Global Health Essay contest sponsored by the Consortium of Universities in Global Health (CUGH). Her piece, "On Toughness and Apathy", garned the top award in the competition's trainee category, and she was invited to read and discuss her
March 4, 2019
Program started by U-M now benefiting anesthesiology residents across Ethiopia
Michigan Medicine faculty have joined forces with two other US institutions to expand anesthesiology training in Ethiopia through live-streamed lectures.
March 1, 2019
Weather? Whatever! Visiting student from India makes the most of January rotation
For visiting international student Akshita Gupta, a recent clinical rotation at Michigan Medicine provided everything she was looking for in an elective.
February 28, 2019
Global REACH to launch new training program for int'l hospital administrators from partner institutions
A Michigan Medicine-run training program for visiting hospital administrators from abroad will launch in earnest this year with a visiting group from Peking University Health Science Center (PKUHSC), a longtime partner school in China.
January 15, 2019
Partnership to bring new cervical cancer screening to India
An ongoing project to improve HPV and cervical cancer testing in low-resource settings is ready move out of a U.S. lab and into the field in India.
January 15, 2019
Faculty helping hospital in India address antibiotic stewardship
A hospital in southern India demonstrated significant reductions in the use of antibiotics since partnering with Michigan Medicine faculty on an antibiotic stewardship program.
January 14, 2019
Learning Health Sciences MOOC used all over the world
A UMMS-developed online course focused on helping faculty in teaching hospitals become better instructors is quickly spreading around the world.
December 5, 2018
Across disciplines, across the world: Multidisciplinary team engages in Uganda
A group of eight students from the U-M Nursing, Medical, Social Work and Pharmacy schools traveled this summer to Uganda as part of a project that combines interdisciplinary education and research with global health.
December 5, 2018
Genetics in the palm of your hand: New JI project brings portable sequencing to the bedside
While advances in genetics have revolutionized things like cancer treatment, the impact has not been universal across all areas of medicine.