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Medical School recognized for preserving history
The U-M Medical School's celebration of its 175th anniversary and preservation of a historic structure has been recognized by the Ann Arbor Historic District Commission
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The hospital(s) on Catherine Street
History story about the group of buildings on Catherine Street that constituted University of Michigan Hospital prior to the construction of "Old Main" in 1933.
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“An example worthy of imitation”: U-M Medical School marks 175th anniversary
A yearlong celebration of the 175th anniversary of the opening of the U-M Medical School will highlight and examine aspects of the history of U-M’s entire academic medical center
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From Puerto Rico to the U-M Medical School
José Celso Barbosa is known as the father of Puerto Rican statehood. Long before his political career began, though, he graduated at the top of his med school class at Michigan - after being rejected by another medical school for his race.
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Such horrible business
Men constructing a church in Cambridge Junction, Michigan found an unholy mess — smears of blood, tufts of hair, signs of heavy objects being dragged across the floor. In the graveyard in back, they found heaps of fresh earth next to empty graves. This is the story of the struggle to get bodies in the early days of anatomy classes.
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Realizing a (delayed) promise: Telemedicine at Michigan
A 1999 story in Medicine at Michigan was hopeful about the expansion of telemedicine — a promise that would not be realized until 2020.
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History saved lives in this pandemic. Will society listen next time?
The success of efforts to “flatten the curve” in the COVID-19 pandemic relied on University of Michigan research on the 1918 influenza pandemic.
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Practicing Medicine in the Wild West
The unsung story of a Med School alum, Confederate soldier, POW, Union surgeon, pioneer, politician, and entrepreneur
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No Resignation
The history of a renowned neuroanatomist and her many attempts to resign
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The History of Ignoring Pandemic Precautions
People paid a price for prematurely celebrating the end of the 1918 flu pandemic.
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The Catherine Street Hospitals: The start of the modern U-M medical campus
This week in 1891, two massive new brick buildings opened on Catherine Street in Ann Arbor, ushering in a new era of U-M medical care.
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It’s Not the First Time Hospital Construction Has Stopped Because of a Pandemic
The 1918 flu and WWI wreaked havoc on U-M construction plans.
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Exploring the mind’s mysteries: 130 years of mental health care & innovation at U-M
When it opened in 1906 on Catherine Street near the University of Michigan’s main hospitals, the stately brick State Psychopathic Hospital meant something new in the world of mental health.
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Beyond the Hill: How U-M medical care and education spread across Michigan
For 100 years after the dawn of medical care at the University of Michigan, patients who wanted to have their ailments treated by the university’s illustrious physicians had to come to downtown Ann Arbor.
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“Among the finest hospitals in the country”: The University Hospital of 1925
The University Hospital that served as U-M's main inpatient facility from 1925 to 1986 was an architectural marvel and drew patients from far and wide.
