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Nine Medical School faculty members and nine research staff members have been recognized for their contributions to teaching and research with Endowment for Basic Sciences (EBS) Awards for 2025. Each of the nine UMMS basic science departments select a winner for each award. This year’s recipients received their awards June 12 during a ceremony in the Medical School.

On June 10, the University of Michigan Medical School honored the 42 faculty members who were appointed to named professorships in 2024. A named professorship is one of the highest honors bestowed on a faculty member. Medical School leadership gathered with the honorees for a reception in the Gilbert S. Omenn Atrium in the A. Alfred Taubman Biomedical Science Research Building.

Senior Associate Dean of Medical Education Louito C. Edje, M.D., MHPE, FAAFP, was reelected to the American Medical Association’s Council on Medical Education (CME). CME studies and evaluates all aspects of the medical education continuum and recommends national policies for medical and allied health education.

The Board of Regents on June 12 approved the appointment of Sachin Kheterpal, M.D., MBA, as chair of the Department of Anesthesiology and the Robert B. Sweet Endowed Professor of Anesthesiology in the Medical School, effective July 1, 2025.

An increasing number of medical residency applicants prefer virtual interviews to in-person ones, according to a study in the Journal of Graduate Medical Education.

Ansley Conchola, MD, PhD, shares her experience in the Medical Scientist Training Program at the University of Michigan.

Margeaux Anahid Naughton, MD, is one of the Assistant Program Directors for the Pediatrics Residency Program. Dr. Naughton is the May 2025 Featured Educator.

Nicole Jerome is a PhD Candidate in Cancer Biology.