2022: News Archive

White Coats for Planetary Health logo
May 31, 2022

Promoting planetary health: U-M Medical School students, administrators partner on climate issues

Among the latest efforts: A public report card on medical schools’ efforts to tackle climate change

2022 U-M Medical School Commencement
May 13, 2022

Class of 2022 — ‘I hear compassion, I hear courage, I hear passion, I hear leadership’

On May 13, graduates and their families and friends celebrated a return to Hill Auditorium and its hallowed stage, which 162 students traversed to receive their diplomas and become doctors (with VIDEO)

Devika Bagchi
May 11, 2022

Graduation Awards honoree, M.D./Ph.D. to be, eager to serve vulnerable populations

Devika Bagchi is one of 162 medical students who will participate in Medical School Commencement, which returns to Hill Auditorium on May 13 for an in-person program for the first time since 2019

David J. Bradley, M.D., Fulbight Scholar for 2022-23
April 27, 2022

Professor of Pediatrics David J. Bradley, M.D., receives Fulbright U.S. Scholar Award to Rwanda

He will be a lecturer and clinical teacher at the University of Rwanda starting in summer 2022 as part of a project to develop cardiovascular education programs in the country

Star awards graphic
April 22, 2022

Four faculty, two staff earn awards for excellence in graduate medical education

The recipients will be honored during a virtual reception on May 10

Health Professions Education Day
April 13, 2022

Center for Interprofessional Education (IPE) enters next phase in advancing health

Participating faculty, staff and learners are focused on a singular goal: implementing IPE at U-M to improve the quadruple aims of health: better health, better patient experience, lower cost, and improved provider well-being

Joia Mukherjee, M.D., MPH
April 11, 2022

Joia Mukherjee, M.D., MPH, to serve as 2022 Medical School Commencement speaker

The Medical School is pleased to welcome our graduates, and their families and friends, as well as our faculty, staff and fellow learners back to Hill Auditorium on May 13

Heather L. Burrows, M.D., Ph.D. (right)
April 06, 2022

ACGME honors Pediatrics faculty member Heather L. Burrows, M.D., Ph.D., with Courage to Teach Award

The award recognizes program directors who have fostered innovation and improvement in their residency/fellowship programs and served as exemplary role models for residents and fellows

A woman participating in a virtual interview
April 06, 2022

Michigan Medicine to continue virtual interviewing for medical students, residents and fellows in 2022-23

What started as a way for prospective learners to remain safe during the COVID-19 pandemic has evolved into virtual programs that provide well-being, other benefits to candidates

U.S. News and World Report Best Graduate Schools rankings badge
March 29, 2022

Medical School strong in 2023 U.S. News and World Report Best Graduate Schools rankings

Michigan Medicine partners School of Nursing and Department of Biomedical Engineering also receive high marks for their training programs

Michigan Medicine Spring into Action Food Drive
March 23, 2022

Spring into action to address food insecurity in our community

Michigan Medicine hosts food and toiletry drive for Food Gatherers March 26 to April 10

University of Michigan Match Day pins
March 18, 2022

Match Day anticipation: Medical students reveal their residency futures

Soon-to-be graduates learn the next steps in their training as aspiring physicians

Mark S. Cohen, M.D.
March 10, 2022

Mark S. Cohen, M.D., selected as Carle Illinois College of Medicine dean

A professor of surgery and pharmacology at Michigan, his appointment takes effect May 16

Dr. Grace Kim (left) testing an ALL-SAFE laparoscopy simulator prototype with Dr. Courtney Lim
March 04, 2022

If you build it, they will train: DIY laparoscopy trainer designed for LMIC settings

Sometimes the best way to think outside the box is to just build a brand new box from scratch

UMMS student Kevin McCawley in Kenya, where he is exploring the effectiveness of visual storytelling to relay public health messages
March 04, 2022

Visual storyteller: Project combines health, photography

A medical student’s research project in Kenya finds him viewing health through a new lens — the one in his camera.

Debra F. Weinstein, M.D.
February 18, 2022

A conversation with Debra Weinstein, M.D., executive vice dean for academic affairs and chief academic officer

Michigan Medicine Headlines caught up with Weinstein as she acclimates to a new role, new institution and new town, and contemplates Michigan Medicine’s exciting future

Arul M. Chinnaiyan, M.D., Ph.D.
February 14, 2022

Arul M. Chinnaiyan, M.D., Ph.D., awarded prestigious Sjoberg Prize for cancer research

Renowned Michigan Medicine researcher is recognized by Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences for pioneering prostate cancer discovery

University of Michigan medical students
February 10, 2022

Three U-M medical students increase access to mental health services for their peers

A new initiative provides medical students with confidential psychological care and psychiatric services at no charge

Payge Barnard and Gabriella VanAken
February 03, 2022

Opinion: Don’t overlook homeless as pandemic continues

Medical students Payge Barnard, left, and Gabriella VanAken, right, recently had an editorial published in the Detroit Free Press

Consortium of Universities for Global Health (CUGH) logo
February 02, 2022

Joseph C. Kolars, M.D., to lead board of international global health organization

The world’s largest academic global health conference is fast approaching, and with it a leadership change that will find a U-M faculty member in a top organizational role

Medical School AAAS fellows
January 26, 2022

14 Medical School faculty named fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science

Selection as an AAAS fellow is among the most distinct honors within the scientific community

A. Oveta Fuller, Ph.D., Reshma Jagsi, M.D., D.Phil., and Bhramar Mukherjee, Ph.D.
January 18, 2022

Three faculty with ties to Medical School to receive Sarah Goddard Power Award for 2022

University of Michigan honor recognizes individuals who have made significant contributions to the betterment of women through their leadership, scholarship or other ways in their professional life

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