November 04, 2021
Global
August 03, 2021
Connections between U-M, Physicians for Human Rights are creating opportunities for learners
The experiment comes at a critical time; the COVID-19 pandemic has exposed grave health disparities that — for many — emphasize the need for advocating on behalf of vulnerable populations
October 19, 2020
A decade of friendship: Marking a collaboration milestone with colleagues in China
Almost 200 faculty and leaders from both the institutions gathered online recently for a webinar marking the 10-year anniversary of their unique collaboration
June 21, 2018
A global scholar: Fulbright recipient tackling health disparities in Africa
Through the Diversity Fund, Yolaine Civil is able to spend up to three weeks per year in Kumasi, Ghana, over the three-year course of the project
April 13, 2018
Committed to lifting women up: Faculty member honored for mentoring others
Since coming to the U-M Medical School in 2000, Cheryl Moyer has mentored more than 70 students, trainees, and junior faculty members — the vast majority of them women
February 21, 2018
Partnerships based on trust, built to last: Global REACH 2016-17 annual report
The publication details many projects and milestones from the past year, including new grants, valuable student educational experiences, and meaningful research with overseas collaborators
July 13, 2017
Diversity grant to fund study of medical students’ cultural skills
Many U-M students engage in low-resource settings domestically and around the world, encountering people from many different cultures or backgrounds
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
December 12, 2016
MLK Symposium Health Sciences Lecture on Jan. 16 to feature expert on war and spread of Ebola virus
Mosoka Fallah is a leader in the fight against the Liberian epidemic that has claimed more than 4,000 lives since 2014
December 09, 2016
Invent-ilator: Medical student’s device promises to save lives abroad
Stephen John’s infant respirator invention soon could help premature newborns breathe easier across the developing world
November 22, 2016
Contained care: U-M-designed pop-up clinic first of its kind in Jamaica
The 20-by-8-foot facility is part of a Third Century Initiative grant to develop easy-to-use technology to help patients in underserved regions
October 20, 2016
Annual Joint Institute symposium draws largest-ever delegation of foreign doctors to UMHS
In six years since launch, the UMHS-PUHSC JI has grown to include more than 30 ongoing research projects across a number of fields
September 09, 2016
Crisis in Congo: Doctor, filmmaker to speak at Sept. 22 screening of “When Elephants Fight”
Congolese surgeon Denis Mukwege will join documentary director Michael Ramsdell for a special screening of Ramsdell’s movie, “When Elephants Fight”
August 15, 2016
Treatment meets tech: Medical students tackle social issues during Colombia visit
A group from Michigan spent part of their summer exploring high-tech ways to curb substance use and abuse
August 09, 2016
Medical School senior associate dean touts global health electives on AMSA podcast
During a 15-minute interview, Joseph C. Kolars, M.D., makes the case for working abroad as a medical student
July 12, 2016
Medical School doctor’s international collaboration garners rare Fulbright scholarship
Fulbright Scholarship Program is intended to connect U.S. scholars with counterparts overseas in order to collaborate on global issues
June 15, 2016
After tragic fire, University of Michigan, Taiwanese doctors study crisis planning
Disaster response is focus of first publication to emerge from new partnership between the U-M and Taiwan’s largest hospital system
June 13, 2016
Medical School helping to train China’s next generation of physician-scientists
Partnership aims to expose promising Chinese medical students to research and, over time, increase the number physician-scientists in that country
May 10, 2016