On Feb. 3, colleagues, former students and trainees, and friends gathered to honor Karin Muraszko, M.D., for her groundbreaking achievements as a woman leader in medicine. Her recognition came as part of the inaugural Women in Academic Medicine event, hosted by the U-M Medical School. Click through for a look back at the important day!

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Rana Awdish, M.D., has plenty she can draw upon when she addresses the U-M Medical School graduating Class of 2023 at their commencement ceremony on May 12.With her undergraduate career taking place at U-M, she can share memories of her time in Ann Arbor. As a pulmonary and critical care physician, she can reflect upon the compassionate bravery of health care workers that sustained her and her colleagues during the pandemic. Click through to learn more about Awdish and her remarkable life story as she prepares to highlight this year’s commencement!

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Leadership will host the first U-M Medical School Staff Forum of 2023 from 2-3 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 6. Interested staff can join on Zoom.

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This workshop is open to faculty and staff. This one-day workshop is designed to assist faculty and staff in developing the essential leadership and management skills necessary to run a lab, start a program or manage a center or division. This workshop will highlight topics such as: Leadership Management Diversity Communication Conflict resolution Managing performanceRead more

All U-M Medical School faculty are invited to attend the first faculty meeting of 2023 on Friday, Jan. 20 from noon–1 p.m.  The meeting will convene virtually via Zoom using the following link and passcode: https://umich.zoom.us/j/98364675188?pwd=S2xSc1dFYTNyMFZxUm0xSzloL0lKUT09 passcode: 081712.  Agenda items will include: an update on department chair and other leadership searches; work group efforts underwayRead more

Many U-M Medical School faculty have been limited in their ability to attend meetings/conferences due to the demands of caregiving. This limits their ability to gain national reputation and has led to disparities in caregiver promotion rates, making this a DEI issue that can be addressed with targeted intervention.  This is an important time toRead more

U-M Medical School students, faculty and staff recently participated in their annual Galens Tag Days tradition.  While they collected funds in person from Dec. 1-3, the team members will also be soliciting online donations throughout the month of December. All of the donations collected during Tag Days will be earmarked to help children across WashtenawRead more

In the early days of COVID-19, the only thing that seemed to spread faster than the illness itself was fear. For many, even mild symptoms were cause to seek immediate answers, if not treatment. Driven by that uncertainty, Michigan Medicine turned to telehealth, standing up a triage hotline for COVID-19 screening. The hotline, often staffed by U-M medical students, proved to be an effective way to help patients and contribute to the pandemic response. Click through for details!

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Hill Auditorium holds a special place in the hearts of all U-M medical students. The hallowed hall is the place where all who earn a medical degree here spend their very first, and very last, days as a medical student. For the 168 students who comprise the incoming Class of 2022, they got to see Hill for the first time on Sunday as they officially entered the medical school during the annual White Coat Ceremony. Click through for a look back at the festivities!

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