June 01, 2020
Education
May 26, 2020
Learning, in real life: Medical students in ‘driver's seat’ in developing popular pandemic course
With sections on systems response, disparities, epidemiology, PPE, and more, the course delves into many facets of pandemics through the lens of the unfolding COVID-19 crisis
May 21, 2020
LCME virtual visit: Science permeates medical student curriculum
Science is taught every year (not just the first two), with the opportunity to deliver scientific content relevant to the professional and developmental context of the student
May 19, 2020
Agents for change: Student capstone showcase goes virtual
A new Capstone for Impact Showcase 2020 website features information about 120 CFI projects representing nearly 150 graduating UMMS students
May 14, 2020
VIDEO: Follow medical students through their ‘Four Years in Blue’ in new documentary
In the short film, they share stories in their own words, with glimpses into the reality of medical school life as they lived it
May 13, 2020
VIDEO: U-M medical students express gratitude to front-line workers
As one of the students said: “Thank you for inspiring us even more to become future physicians”
May 07, 2020
Erin L. McKean, M.D., appointed assistant dean for student services
She will lead the operations of the many services provided to medical students, including career development, counseling on personal, academic, and professionalism issues, registration, scheduling, student organizations, financial assistance, and navigating the residency match process
May 07, 2020
Medical School to stream virtual graduation ceremony on May 15
UMMS will stream the festivities on the Michigan Medicine YouTube channel at 3 p.m. EDT, but the community can begin celebrating now at commencement.medicine.umich.edu
May 06, 2020
Rajesh S. Mangrulkar, M.D., discusses impact of COVID-19 on clinical education on AMA call
He was joined by the American Medical Association’s chief experience officer; vice president of undergraduate medical innovations; and director of undergraduate medical education and co-secretary of the Liaison Committee on Medical Education
May 05, 2020
COVID-19 response: During pandemic, medical students volunteering to ensure that No One Dies Alone
A bedside program that brings comfort to patients who find themselves alone at the end of their lives has been adapted and reintroduced
April 30, 2020
Kathleen L. Collins, M.D., Ph.D., appointed director of the Medical Scientist Training Program
She is a professor of microbiology and immunology and internal medicine in the Division of Infectious Diseases
April 30, 2020
Teaching a passion for Class of 2020 student speaker, multiple award recipient
Josh Kurtz will share his experiences when he delivers remarks during the Medical School’s virtual commencement ceremony on May 15
April 27, 2020
Seven faculty, staff receive 2020 Graduate Medical Education awards
All recipients will be honored May 13, either in the University Hospital Towsley Dining Rooms, or during a virtual reception
April 26, 2020
Michigan Today: M-Response Corps faces down crisis
From sorting donated personal protective equipment to delivering groceries to vulnerable populations, members of the M-Response Corps have worked tirelessly to meet an endless stream of pandemic-related needs
April 13, 2020
COVID response: Student volunteers launch services for vulnerable seniors
From regular check-in calls to a newly launched grocery delivery service, members of the M-Response Corps are making sure home-bound senior citizens feel supported
April 07, 2020
COVID-19 response: Medical students helping to manage, inventory donated PPE items
Out of their clinical rotations and physical classrooms, students have been supporting the health system’s COVID-19 response in any way they can
March 20, 2020
‘A whirlwind few days’ — COVID-19 finds students home early from international rotations
As the novel coronavirus spreads, a University of Michigan moratorium on travel is causing students to change or cut short their global health plans
March 20, 2020
Senior medical students reveal their residency destinations — in a different way
After years of hard work, our graduating students learn what’s ahead through a virtual Match Day
March 19, 2020
COVID-19: Out of classrooms and clinical rotations, medical students eager to serve the community
An internal Google doc circulating among students shows an extensive list of student-driven community projects including blood donation drives, free babysitting services for frontline care providers, and much more
March 17, 2020
Medical School strong in 2021 U.S. News and World Report Best Graduate School rankings
UMMS is the No. 5 institution for primary care training and No. 15 nationally among research medical schools; both rankings are up one spot from last year
March 12, 2020
Medical School partners with Michigan Medicine, campus to share information on COVID-19
Click for a list of campus and Michigan Medicine websites and resources available to learn more about how we are responding to the pandemic
March 09, 2020
Leaders and Best: Milestones in the history of women in medicine at Michigan
From the first women admitted alongside men at a major medical school, to the training ground for the first female Surgeon General
March 06, 2020
UMMS assistant dean for admissions, first-year student featured in AAMC article, “Med school after 40”
Older medical students arrive with different motivations, advantages, and challenges than their younger classmates; they reflect on why and how they took on those challenges
February 18, 2020
Student project aims to bolster first responder services in Africa
LFR International has trained thousands of motorcycle taxi operators basic first-responder skills across parts of Uganda, Chad, Guatemala, and Sierra Leone
February 13, 2020