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March 17, 2020
Got Great Research? Think Beyond Federal Grants to Fund It
With fierce competition for federal grants, it's important to be agile and aware of different pools of funding to support work.
March 10, 2020
Global Surgery Gives, Global Surgery Takes
Global surgery partnerships usually involve Michigan Medicine surgeons sharing their expertise and educating other clinicians. Surgeons return to Michigan with more than souvenirs in the form of lessons they can implement close to home.
March 1, 2020
Message From the Chair: Updates on Faculty Development
The Department of Surgery will be offering several programs throughout the year to support faculty development.
February 27, 2020
When Emotions and Decisions Collide: Investigating the Role of Emotional Response in Breast Cancer Treatment
How is a provider's decision-making affected by a patient's strong emotional response to a diagnosis?
February 11, 2020
It’s Not Magic. It’s Strategic. Balancing Motherhood and Surgery
It takes drive to be a surgeon. It takes a village to be mother, too.
February 1, 2020
Message From the Chair: Updates on Cultural Initiatives
The "Culture Crew" has undertaken five projects that were reviewed at a recent retreat.
January 28, 2020
Prehabilitation Is an Exercise in Surgeons Putting Down Scalpels, Putting on Coaching Hats
A crisis event is a powerful motivator to change behavior. Better surgical outcomes and lower episode costs show that it's worth investing in the changes.
January 23, 2020
Always More to Learn: Takeaways From the 2019 Women in Surgery Leadership Development Conference
The previous conferences focused on women as a whole. This year, the conference put the spotlight on race and intersectionality.
January 14, 2020
Leadership-specific feedback is key for surgeons to be leaders and best
Residents require and want more feedback to grow their leadership skills. Sometimes, it's a matter of providing it. Other times, it's a matter of identifying it.
January 7, 2020
Pediatric Adhesive Small Bowel Obstruction: A Prospective Multicenter Trial
Unlike children, adults who present with an ASBO are managed with a well-defined and well-studied clinical pathway. A trial aims to change that.
January 1, 2020
Message From the Chair: Moving Beyond Pilot Programs for Residency Development
There are many questions we need to ask ourselves to optimally translate the principles of the Michigan Promise to our trainees.
December 9, 2019
Sharing Thoracic Surgery Data to Improve Outcomes
Participation in the data-sharing program has had a positive impact on patient care and identified other areas of quality improvement.
November 18, 2019
Combating Isolation: The Creation of Community DEI Dinners
We held the first dinner on October 22nd, 2019 and we had an amazing turnout of over 75 faculty members, residents and students who gathered to share a meal, conversation and discuss the importance of diversity, equity, and inclusion.
November 11, 2019
A New Approach to Recruitment
Learn about the progress that has been made in updating our recruitment process.
October 28, 2019
My First Year of Practice
Dr. Gifty Kwakye reflects on her first year of practice at Michigan Medicine.
September 30, 2019
Dr. Andrea Obi Named 2019 Wylie Award Recipient
Dr. Obi, recent recipient of the Wylie Award, discusses her research in vascular disease.
September 23, 2019
Doctors of Tomorrow Reflection
It is essential that the medical field continues to bolster efforts at increasing the amount of underrepresented minority students entering medicine both as a social justice imperative, but to also better meet the needs of the country’s changing demographics.
September 16, 2019
MI-Pitch Club
Learn about the Department of Surgery's involvement in MI-Pitch Club, a networking event and pitch competition at the University of Michigan.