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Undocumented Care: How One Medical Student Is Leading the Immigration Conversation
A University of Michigan student discusses the evolving relationship between physicians and undocumented immigrant patients.
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Future physicians: High school students in Detroit get hands-on training
A unique Michigan Medicine program exposes underrepresented minority students to careers in medicine.  
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Gap Years Before Med School: How 4 Michigan Students Did It
Not everyone decides to be a doctor as an undergraduate. More students are considering gap years before med school. Nontraditional U-M medical students offer advice for making the transition later in life.
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New Doctors’ DNA Ages 6 Times Faster Than Normal in First Year
A new study finds that the long work hours of an intern’s first year of medical residency are associated with accelerated cellular aging. It’s the first longitudinal study of people exposed to such prolonged stress.
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Public Health Expert Offers Wisdom to U-M’s Newest Doctors
U-M alumnus and 2018 Michigan gubernatorial candidate Abdul El-Sayed, M.D.,Ph.D., shares advice for the future with new medical school graduates
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U-M’s SecondLook Apps Help Medical Students Succeed
A Michigan Medicine professor’s nontraditional approach to studying inspires the creation of a series of review apps for health sciences students.
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U-M Faculty Members: My Residency Match Day
Michigan Medicine faculty members recount their own Match Day experiences and share their advice for U-M’s Medical School Class of 2019.
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8 Ways to Make Your Medical School Application Shine
Top medical schools receive thousands of applications and extend interview offers to just a fraction of the applicant pool. Use these med school application tips to ace your app and med school interviews.
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Depression in First-Year Doctors Depends on Where They Train
A survey of first-year internal medicine residents shows those in programs with longer hours, less faculty mentoring and more research focus had higher depression scores.
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Medical Training or a Family? Residents, Training Programs Seek Balance
As residency programs struggle to balance the well-being of trainees and the need to provide ample training, a new study finds inconsistent parental leave policies.
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Medical Residency Interview Tips from 3 Doctors Who Do the Hiring
Be an expert at residency interview preparation with these tips from the doctors who do the hiring. Get residency interview tips and more from Michigan Health Labs.
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Helping Postdocs Step into the Limelight
Institutional supports—and an exciting competition—are amplifying the voices of an often overlooked group of research trainees.
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Real-Life Advice from First-Generation College Students Who Made it to Med School
Three University of Michigan first generation medical students share their tips and advice for other first generation college students considering the same path.
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Training to Say the Words No Patient Wants to Hear
See how a one act play called "Breaking Bad News" helps first year medical students at the University of Michigan prepare for delivering bad news to patients.
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10 Things the Third Year of Medical School Taught Me
Her M3 year brought new challenges and insight. A U-M med student shares personal tips for approaching a pivotal part of the educational process.