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Alumnus Juan Alejos, M.D., supports medical training through the Alejos Family Clinical Simulation Fund at U-M.

The Dr. Alvin B. and Aurelia E. Michaels Education Fund in Psychiatry brings leading mental health experts to U-M to share valuable insights with students, fellows, and faculty.

Through philanthropy, David and Linda Bachrach are empowering women in leadership roles and supporting U-M scholarships and awards.

University of Michigan Medical School students found out where they will complete their residency training during Match Day 2025.

This special installment of Well-Being at Michigan Medicine coincides with celebrating Health Workforce Well-Being Day on March 18, 2025. As such, this episode brings together Chief Well-Being Officer Elizabeth Harry, M.D., and Jeffrey Patterson, M.H.S.A., M.P.H., the senior director for well-being operations and strategy. The duo discusses the evolution of the Office of Well-Being from its past iteration and how it brings a broader focus on creating environments where individuals and teams thrive, emphasizing well-being and addressing upstream factors that lead to burnout. Additionally, Dr. Harry and Patterson chat about key tenants of their work: operational well-being, culture of well-being and personal resilience. Recently, the team has grown, and new members have brought greater expertise to the organization. Learn more about how the Office of Well-Being aids it team members and brings a culture of belonging, resilience and support.

How could A.I. potentially revolutionize healthcare delivery? The application of computer algorithms to medical knowledge has a long history, one that has accelerated in recent years to include generative AI platforms like ChatGPT. U-M expert Dr. Cornelius James discusses how AI is touching everything from doctors’ workloads to diagnostics to medical education.

The second episode of Well-Being at Michigan Medicine with Dr. Elizabeth Harry welcomes Dr. Louito Edje as guest. Dr. Edje is the senior associate dean for medical education at the U-M Medical School. In the conversation, Dr. Edje speaks to the importance of well-being in the education space. From policy positions to leadership development, Dr. Edje and Dr. Harry touch on ways that Michigan Medicine is empowering and aiding its current generation of learners who are set to be the next generation of faculty with positive well-being messaging and tools. The two also speak to how psychological safety and speaking up in important matters bring people together to provide better outcomes for patients. Learn more about the host of Well-Being at Michigan Medicine, Dr. Elizabeth Harry. Episode guest: Louito Edje, M.D., MHPE, FAAFP

C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital launches Calming the Storm, a campaign to support children with epilepsy and their families during Epilepsy Awareness Month in November.

A program at Michigan Medicine gives dermatology residents a chance to work internationally.

An ophthalmologist and beloved comedian shares his thoughts on the field to aspiring clinicians.

Sexual harassment of all kinds is a common experience among first-year medical residents, also known as interns, especially those in surgical specialties, but it may be declining.

The wait is over: graduating medical students find out what’s next at Match Day

In this episode of Minding Memory, Matt & Donovan speak with Dr. Joanne Spetz, the Brenda and Jeffrey L. Kang Presidential Chair in Healthcare Finance and Director of the Philip R. Lee Institute for Health Policy Studies at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF). Joanne talks with Matt & Donovan about who makes up the professional workforce of people who provide dementia care and how these individuals play a critical role in the delivery of services. Joanne also discusses how different professional roles interact across setting of care. Lastly, Joanne introduces a new study she is working on with Donovan called the National Dementia Workforce Study (NDWS) that will be surveying a large group of clinicians who provide care for people living with dementia.

Physician in training inspired to specialize in neurosurgery after losing his father to brain cancer, continues to raise funds for glioblastoma research

University of Michigan Health recognized as a 2023 Leapfrog Top Teaching Hospital