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Awards available for joint research with Chang Gung Memorial in Taiwan
Michigan Medicine and its longtime partner, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, in Taiwan, are pleased to announce a request for joint research proposals for 2023.
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Michigan Medicine learners are using augmented reality to improve how they care for patients with diabetes
In his practice as a podiatrist, surgeon, and wound care specialist, Alton R. Johnson Jr., D.P.M., sees a high percentage of patients with diabetes who seek care for things such as neuropathy, vascular complications, or chronic wounds associated with the diabetic foot.
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Ghana gears up for a new surgical fellowship, with help from UMMS collaborators
Launched this fall, Ghana's first colorectal surgery fellowship program has a national scope.
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Study describes COVID's impact on Ghanaian physicians
The paper, by Michigan Medicine and Ghanaian collaborators, offers a rare glimpse into the pandemic's impact on providers in an LMIC setting.
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‘Even after a few months, their impact has been tremendous’: Fulbright helps faculty launch pediatric cardiology fellowship in Rwanda
A faculty member’s yearlong Fulbright experience has wrapped up, but the training collaborations David Bradley launched with colleagues at the University of Rwanda are just getting started.
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New member profile: Pathology professor supports medical education in the Middle East, US
One of the newest members of the Pathology Department brings extensive partnerships in the Middle East as well as with Michigan’s Arab American Community.
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COVID-eo Conference: How a U-M physician helped care for patients in India during the pandemic
Krishnan Raghavendran used the videoconference tools popularized during the pandemic to help colleagues in India care for their most difficult COVID cases.
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The right questions: Student paper helps learners take an ethical approach to educational experiences abroad
A new student-authored paper in Academic Medicine aims to help students prepare to embark on international educational experiences in low-resource settings.
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Congratulations to Ed Lockett
Congratulations to Ed Lockett
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Educating medical students to lead collaborative pain management teams
Elissa Patterson, PhD, clinical assistant professor of psychiatry and neurology, is a health psychologist who treats hospitalized medical and surgical patients. Her role is to optimize the behavioral factors that help patients heal as swiftly as possible. She is particularly passionate about holistic pain management methods that can aid in the battle against the opioid crisis that continues to affect hundreds of thousands of people.
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Partnership Development Grants: Announcing awardees for the Spring 2023
Global REACH is pleased to announce the latest awardees in our Partnership Development Grants program.
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Scholarship helps student combine research, clinical experience in Ghana
The recipient of a Woll Scholarship, Sanaya Irani spent six weeks in Ghana helping with an ongoing home blood pressure monitoring project for expecting mothers.
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COVID, kids and myopia: Collaboration in China links near-sightedness, quarantines
Quarantine periods during the COVID-19 pandemic drove a marked rise in near-sightedness among young children in China, recent research confirms.
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UMMS, partner institution team up for women's leadership program
A new program aims to help women from Michigan Medicine’s longtime partner institution in China develop leadership skills and advance their careers at their home institution.
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Woll Scholarships to support international electives: Application Deadline June 26
Global REACH is accepting applications for Woll Scholarships from UMMS students planning international electives in low- and middle-income country settings.