February 11, 2019
Integrating Military Service into an Academic Surgical Career
Dr. Coleman discusses her military service as a Lieutenant Colonel in the Active Reserve Component of the US Army Reserve.
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February 4, 2019
NEC Symposium: Breaking down the barriers of NEC prevention and treatment
The Necrotizing Enterocolitis (NEC) Symposium will be held at the Michigan League from June 2 - 5, 2019.
January 22, 2019
Michigan Mentorship Academy: Mentor to the Max
This 1-day program on June 22nd, 2019, in Ann Arbor, MI, is designed to be broadly applicable to any mentor or mentee experience; we encourage interested faculty, residents, and students to attend.
January 21, 2019
Confronting the Challenges to an Inclusive Culture in Surgical Residency
We convened a small group of residents with balanced gender and training level to discuss our experiences with regards to cultural acceptance and inclusivity in our training program.
January 14, 2019
#HeForShe: Why it Matters to the Individual (and to Everyone)
Dr. Meredith Barrett discusses the importance of #HeForShe, a commitment by men to ally with women against gender bias and disparity, in academic surgery.
January 7, 2019
The Promise Coalition
The programs of the Michigan Promise are poised to enter the national stage through the formation of a unique multi-institutional partnership called the Promise Coalition. The Promise Coalition is a consortium of academic surgery institutions and leaders who pledge to support each individual to achieve their full professional and academic
December 17, 2018
#MWSC18 Leading from Your Best Self: How A Vision Became a Reality
On November 30th- December 1st, 2018, over 200 women (and men!) convened in Ann Arbor for the second annual Michigan Women’s Surgical Collaborative Leadership Conference.
December 11, 2018
Visual Abstracts at the Women in Surgery Leadership Development Conference
Learn more about the process of creating visual abstracts at a conference.
December 3, 2018
Workplace Environment and The Michigan Promise
The Michigan Medicine Department of Surgery made a commitment through the Michigan Promise to ensure that the climate and workplace environment enables all individuals an equal and inclusive opportunity to achieve excellence and increase their scope of academic potential throughout the department.
November 26, 2018
Junior Faculty Exchange Program Reflection: Gastrointestinal Surgical Oncology at the University of Pittsburgh
Dr. Bednar reflects on his time at the University of Pittsburgh as a participant in the Junior Faculty Exchange Program.
November 12, 2018
The Resident Development Program: Mental Models of Leadership
The second session of the Resident Development Program on 10/25/18 introduced two frameworks of leadership theory. We believe that these frameworks, or mental models, are a valuable way to learn leadership concepts that can be applied in practice.
November 5, 2018
Transitioning from Fellowship to Faculty
The Michigan Promise supports the Faculty Launch Program, a three-year, team-based program providing individualized mentorship to early-career faculty members. Dr. Andrea Obi reflects on the successes and challenges of her transition from a fellow to a faculty member during her time in the program.
October 15, 2018
Raising Global Health Awareness: Second Annual Michigan Center for Global Surgery Symposium
We conducted the second annual symposium of the Michigan Center for Global Surgery on Friday, September 28, 2018.
October 1, 2018
Surgical Innovation Prize & Development Accelerator Course
The University of Michigan Department of Surgery through the Michigan Promise has made a commitment to foster surgical innovation.
September 24, 2018
The Resident Development Program: Trust and Purpose
In the Resident Development Program, we learned that an integral part of leadership, particularly at the intern level, is trust.
September 21, 2018
First Annual Fibrodysplasia Ossificans Progressiva (FOP) & Traumatic Heterotopic Ossification (HO) Symposium
Learn more about the recent first annual Fibrodysplasia Ossificans Progressiva (FOP) and Traumatic Heterotopic Ossification (HO) Symposium at the University of Michigan, which brought together scientists, clinicians, and families.
September 17, 2018
Mini-Sabbatical Program Reflection: An Exploration of Surgical Ethics
"Under Dr. Mulholland’s leadership, the Department of Surgery offered several 'mini-sabbaticals' to select faculty to further develop their academic pursuits in a given area. I was granted an 8 week block free from clinical activity to work on writing a book on The Foundations of Surgical Ethics ."
September 7, 2018
Society of Black Academic Surgeons Annual Meeting
We are incredibly proud to announce that the University of Michigan Department of Surgery will host the 2023 meeting of the Society of Black Academic Surgeons in Ann Arbor!
September 4, 2018
Doctors of Tomorrow
We hope to move the needle on diversifying the physician workforce in the United States.
August 27, 2018
Professionalism in the Modern Training Era
Through learning, practice, and discussion, we hope to redefine surgical training to focus on excellence in every aspect, including in how we care for our patients, our colleagues, and ourselves.