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Fostering Inclusion: Strategies to Promote Belonging for Women and Underrepresented Physicians
Strategies for centering diversity, equity and inclusion in academic medicine to offset systemic racism, sexism and other persistent inequities for women and/or individuals who are underrepresented in medicine (URM).
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The Stories We Share: A Social Justice Campaign
Physicians-in-training from the UAAMSA at U-M Medical School are creating a new narrative aimed at dismantling racism and health care inequality through the art of digital storytelling.
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Doctors in the House: History of Medical Interns and Residents at Michigan Medicine
A look back at where the terminology stems from at U-M.
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Medical Training with a Side of Sleep Medicine
Current and former sleep medicine fellows discuss the flourishing subspecialty.
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With COVID-19, Applying for Residency Could Look Different for Aspiring Doctors
COVID-19 has changed the world, including how medical students apply for residency programs. U-M experts offer 8 recommendations for improving the residency application process.
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What to Know About Applying to Medical School as a “Nontraditional”
A medical student answers questions and shares her personal advice for applying to medical school after first pursuing another career.
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Reality Checks: Michigan Medical School Students Open Up
New documentary reveals the four-year medical school experience as told by the students who lived it.
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Study in Chinese Doctors Shows Mental Toll of Caring in the Time of COVID-19
A study in Chinese doctors shows the mental strain experienced by healthcare workers during COVID-19 pandemic.
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Pipeline Program Offers Minority Medical Students Opportunity to Engage in Specialties
To encourage medical students who are underrepresented in medicine to enter highly competitive specialties, two Michigan Medicine specialties have made a partnership with a national organization that offers hands-on learning experiences.   
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How Does Political News Affect Moods? New Study in Young Doctors Shows Real-time Effects
Major political events including the 2016 election and 2017 inauguration affected the moods of medical interns, while other major events in the same years did not, signaling a politically aware generation of young physicians.
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More Medical Students Are Disclosing Their Disabilities, and Schools Are Responding, Study Finds
Disability disclosures by medical students to medical schools have increased, as have accommodations for conditions ranging from attention ones like deficit disorder and depression to hearing impairment.
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Interested in a Non-Traditional MD/PhD Degree? 3 Questions to Ask Yourself
Learn from University of Michigan Medical Scientist Training Program students who’ve customized MD/PhD dual degrees that go beyond traditional biomedical fields.
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Medical Simulation-Based Training: The Future of Health Care
U-M’s Clinical Simulation Center continues to revolutionize medical education with simulation-based training 15 years on.
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Teaching a Collaborative Approach to Health Care
Health sciences students at University of Michigan engage in non-traditional, interactive learning that focuses on interprofessional communication.
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Educational Handover: Helping Medical Students Transition into Residency Programs
Medical educators propose a plan to help medical school students succeed in residency programs.