2017: News Archive
May 26, 2017
Senior Director for Research Teri A. Grieb, Ph.D., wins President’s Staff Innovation Award
The awards are presented annually to recognize individual staff members or teams whose big ideas and ‘outside The Cube’ thinking help make the university a better, more inclusive community
May 19, 2017
John M. Carethers, M.D., named Distinguished University Professor
DUPs recognize full professors for their exceptional scholarly or creative achievement, national and international reputation, and superior teaching skills
May 12, 2017
Michigan Health Lab: NIH Director to New Doctors: ‘Be Prepared for Rapid Changes’
Francis S. Collins, director of the National Institutes of Health, shared words of advice for new medical graduates before speaking during U-M’s commencement weekend
May 12, 2017
University of Michigan Medical School graduates look to the future (with video)
The Class of 2017 is a diverse group of scholars representing 33 states; eighty-five women will graduate and 89 men
May 08, 2017
Medical School prepares to celebrate its 167th class of graduates
In addition to officially becoming physicians, members of the Class of 2017 have the honor of graduating during the University of Michigan Bicentennial
May 05, 2017
Medical School featured in Chronicle of Higher Education story on interprofessional education
Rajesh S. Mangrulkar, M.D., quoted in piece about how some institutions that teach doctors, health-information specialists, nurses, therapists, and other health workers have embraced a model that gathers them in teams
May 03, 2017
Creating a shared vision: Q&A with David A. Spahlinger, M.D.
Michigan Medicine Headlines caught up with the president of the U-M Health System and executive vice dean for clinical affairs to look back on his first 16 months on the job and to take a closer look at his vision for the future
May 02, 2017
Today’s students, tomorrow’s leaders: Curriculum teaches future doctors how to lead
Graduates leave the program fluent in five leadership competencies: leading yourself, communicating and influencing others, building teams, problem solving and impacting systems
May 01, 2017
Auto pioneer’s family helps U-M turn tragedy into discovery with promise to match donations up to $5M
Bipolar disorder research program newly named for Heinz C. Prechter seeks to build on a decade’s worth of scientific advances
April 25, 2017
Asheesh Bedi, M.D., to lead new sports medicine center, MCHAMP
The Michigan Center for Human Athletic Medicine and Performance will advance research, education and clinical care efforts in athletic performance and the prevention and treatment of sports injuries
April 24, 2017
Michigan Health Lab: Virtual humans help aspiring doctors learn empathy
Delivering bad news in a caring way — and coping with a patient’s reaction — is a key skill for doctors. Intuitive technology is helping medical students learn the best approaches
April 24, 2017
Two Medical School buildings recognized for energy reduction in statewide competition
W.K. Kellogg Eye Center and Medical Science Research Building III led their respective categories in the Michigan Battle of the Buildings
April 21, 2017
Bishr Omary, M.D., Ph.D., named chief scientific officer, executive vice dean for research
In his new role as CSO, he will work closely with key stakeholders to develop and implement a robust strategy to foster excellence in biomedical research and clinical translation
April 20, 2017
Medical School Chief Concern Course wins prestigious Provost’s Teaching Innovation Prize
CCC encourages students to engage in largely analytic thinking while honing their skills to interpret patients’ symptoms and connect them to patterns of disease
April 19, 2017
From the NICU to medical school: An ‘outrageous’ idea that’s saved thousands of babies
It took Robert Bartlett, M.D., and his colleagues more than a decade of persistent research before their lifesaving innovation reached patients such as Hannah Cheriyan
April 19, 2017
Michigan Health Lab: Body’s microscopic environment, free for educators and researchers
When it comes to understanding the human body, seeing is believing; new website allows teachers and students anywhere to look through a “virtual microscope”
April 14, 2017
Reshma Jagsi, M.D., D.Phil., to lead bioethics and social sciences center
CBSSM aspires to be the premier intellectual gathering place of clinicians, social scientists, bioethicists, and all others interested in improving individual and societal health through social science and bioethics methods
April 13, 2017
University of Michigan Bicentennial: Monumental gift yield’s U-M’s first-ever professorship
While Elizabeth Bates set the precedent nearly 120 years ago, today the Medical School has nearly 300 endowed professorships
April 10, 2017
Dean Runge: Embracing diversity will greatly advance Michigan Medicine’s tripartite mission
I encourage you to wander beyond your comfort zone. Welcome a different perspective, a challenging opinion, or an unorthodox approach. Entertaining new and different ideas will only make us better.
April 04, 2017
University of Michigan medical student selected for unique international ethics program
Rebecca Grossman-Kahn will travel to Germany and Poland to study the conduct of executives and managers in Nazi-occupied Europe as a way to reflect on ethics in business and leadership
April 04, 2017
Michigan Medicine Headlines: Medical students branch out during final two years
When students reach their third and fourth years, a new phase of the transformed curriculum offers them a more flexible educational experience
April 04, 2017
Nine Medical School faculty receive EBS teaching awards
Recipients lauded for excellence in classroom teaching, mentoring, and leadership in the advancement of the teaching mission
March 30, 2017
Michigan Health Lab: ‘Why I Became a Doctor’: Michigan Medicine Physicians Share Their Stories
Doctors find their calling in many different ways. In honor of National Doctors’ Day, Michigan Medicine physicians reflect on the paths that led to their profession
March 29, 2017
Global REACH report highlights Medical School’s far-reaching international collaboration
2015-16 was a year of many milestones, with new institutional relationships, new overseas collaboration, and a growing network of students, scholars and faculty engaged in projects abroad
March 29, 2017