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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 20, 2020
150 years of medicine at Michigan — Stopping contagion with science: A look back
Even before scientists understood what caused them, or developed drugs or vaccines for them, U-M offered advanced care for infectious diseases
March 20, 2020
U-M asks community to donate gear to protect health care workers and patients from COVID-19
Drop-off donation site open daily starting Saturday, March 21 at the North Campus Research Complex, at corner of Huron Parkway and Plymouth Road in Ann Arbor
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 10, 2020
Hail to the handwashers! A musical guide to handwashing (with video)
Fight off disease using our fight song — here is a quick, musical hand washing guide for fans of U-M, and anyone else
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
March 06, 2020
Three Michigan Medicine residents featured on TODAY Show for International Women's Day
Shannon Fayson, M.D., Arielle Kanters, M.D., and Sarah Shubeck, M.D., were featured for their roles as surgeons and moms
February 19, 2020
Former surgeon general Regina Benjamin, M.D., MBA, to serve as 2020 Commencement speaker
She will participate in virtual graduation ceremony for the Class of 2020 on May 15
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 17, 2020
Obituary: Longtime Surgery chair and transplant pioneer Jeremiah G. Turcotte, M.D.
An iconic figure in surgery at Michigan for decades, he cared for thousands of patients and helped train generations of surgeons
February 13, 2020
Pioneers and pathbreakers: Black History milestones at Michigan Medicine
William Henry Fitzbutler, M.D. (top left), the first African-American man to graduate from the Medical School, is among those featured
January 20, 2020
Two Distinguished University Professors from Medical School to present lectures Jan. 28
John M. Carethers, M.D., will discuss “Human Conditions from Defective DNA Mismatch Repair” and Anna Suk-Fong Lok, M.D., will present “Elimination of Viral Hepatitis: A Tale of Two Viruses”
January 15, 2020
Michele Heisler, M.D., MPA, takes on expanded role with Physicians for Human Rights
The organization has teams engaged around the world on issues from refugee care to detainee torture and sexual violence
January 02, 2020
150 years of Michigan Medicine: Three in one — How academic medical centers came to be
No institution had combined patient care with medical education and research before the University of Michigan
December 18, 2019
$20M gift from Maxine and Stuart Frankel Foundation to fund innovative research
Gift will establish the Frankel Innovation Initiative to accelerate commercialization of life-saving therapies
December 16, 2019
Michigan Medicine kicks off celebration of 150th anniversary
A celebration begins today, marking many of the medical and life sciences milestones and achievements that have happened at U-M and helped transform care everywhere
December 05, 2019
George A. Mashour, M.D., Ph.D., appointed chair of Department of Anesthesiology
He is an internationally recognized expert on the neurobiology of consciousness and general anesthesia
December 03, 2019
14 Medical School faculty named AAAS fellows
University of Michigan leads the nation with 22 faculty elected in recognition of scientific excellence
October 28, 2019
Five from Medical School among 36 to receive faculty awards
John Z. Ayanian, M.D., MPP, Carol R. Bradford, M.D., Mark S. Cohen, M.D., Omolola Eniola-Adefeso, Ph.D., and Anna Suk-Fong Lok, M.D., will receive their awards Oct. 30 at a private dinner in the Rackham Graduate School
October 21, 2019
Three U-M faculty elected to National Academy of Medicine, one of nation’s highest honors for health researchers
Rebecca Cunningham, James Dalton and Gabriel Nunez join 53 current and emeritus U-M faculty
October 17, 2019