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Celebrating 175 years of excellence in medicine

Celebrating the deans who helped shape the 175-year history of the U-M Medical School.

Inventions and innovations have a long history at Michigan Medicine, including the first hygienic laboratory and the first department of bacteriology in the U.S. Here are some of the noteworthy inventions by Medical School faculty and alumni.

Celebrating 175 years of excellence in medicine

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

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

Celebrating 175 years of excellence in medicine

Jack Kevorkian, a graduate of the University of Michigan Medical School, was the best-known advocate for physician-assisted suicide in the United States.

Celebrating 175 years of excellence in medicine

Celebrating 175 years of excellence in medicine

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

University of Michigan Medical School celebrates 175th anniversary with mini-profiles of 175 people.

The Medical School has a long history of global impact. Here are just a few of the individuals who have helped us serve the world.

The three people highlighted here represent three groups: people who were wrongfully excluded from the Medical School because of their identity, people who subscribed to popular ideas that we now acknowledge are wrong, and people who committed heinous crimes.

CNN medical correspondent Sanjay Gupta, M.D., talks about the importance of his medical education at the University of Michigan.