Medicine at Michigan

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Continuing to celebrate the 175th anniversary of the University of Michigan Medical School

The Fall 2025 issue of Medicine at Michigan included 175 notable figures in the history of the Medical School. It would have been impossible to create a comprehensive list, so we asked alums, “Who did we miss?” We received more than 40 names in response.
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Featured Stories

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The path(ology) forward

In the midst of a digital pathology revolution, a partnership between Michigan Medicine and Aga Khan University in Kenya, facilitated by the University of Michigan Center for Global Health Equity, could increase access to timely diagnoses for patients in low-resource settings.
 Craig Campbell moved to his new bed in the D. Dan and Betty Kahn Health Care Pavilion
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Moving day

Patients moved into the University of Michigan Health D. Dan and Betty Kahn Health Care Pavilion on the Sunday before Thanksgiving.
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Medicine at Michigan

Continuing to celebrate the 175th anniversary of the University of Michigan Medical School

The Fall 2025 issue of Medicine at Michigan included 175 notable figures in the history of the Medical School. It would have been impossible to create a comprehensive list, so we asked alums, “Who did we miss?” We received more than 40 names in response.

Faculty Stories

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This “essential” nutrient likely has no health benefit

Why chromium is considered an essential nutrient, despite having no proven health benefits.
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Managing pain one (super-thin) needle at a time

Neil Nixdorff, M.D. (Fellowship 2024), promotes and teaches auricular acupuncture as a way to manage pain.
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Celebrating 175 years of the Medical School: #134-140

Part of a special issue of Medicine at Michigan magazine celebrating the 175th anniversary of the University of Michigan Medical School

Alumni Stories

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In Memoriam

Remembering our alums and faculty.
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Three lessons I learned while researching Arab refugees in Michigan

Medical School alum reflects on working with Arab refugees.
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"This is hard, and you're not alone"

Two alumni of the University of Michigan Medical School wrote a book for physicians and medical students on how to cope with the loss of a patient.

Student Stories

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Medicine, music, and crossword puzzles

Medicine, music, and the magazine's first-ever crossword puzzle!
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Steps to crossword triumph

Medical student Curtis Kuo wrote Medicine at Michigan's first-ever crossword puzzle. Here are the crossword puzzle, clues, answer key, and constructor notes.
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Creativity helps med students feel connected

A student-run creative arts journal provides an outlet for medical students and other health care trainees.

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