Jessica Bixby
Marketing Communications Specialist

Bixby handles communications for several areas within the University of Michigan Medical School, including the Office of Medical Student Education, RISE (Research. Innovation. Scholarship. Education) and the Center for Interprofessional Education. She joined the University of Michigan in 2016 and has worked at Michigan Medicine since 2022. She previously worked in communications and marketing for higher education and professional theatre in Ohio. 

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Vitaliy Popov
Medical School News
Improving shared decision-making among interprofessional teams
A new teaching tool, Radar, is helping teams improve their shared decision-making skills in educational and patient settings. Innovator Vitaliy Popov is receiving funding and support through the RISE Innovation Development Program. The project was originally funded through the Center for Interprofessional Education.
University of Michigan 2024 National Academies of Practice Distinguished Fellows
Medical School News
Six from U-M, including Medical School professor, inducted as distinguished fellows of National Academies of Practice
Six members of the University of Michigan community were inducted into the National Academies of Practice (NAP) as Distinguished Fellows in a ceremony held on March 16, 2024 in Jacksonville, Florida as part of the Annual NAP Meeting and Forum. The group includes faculty and clinicians from the University of Michigan, University of Michigan-Flint and Michigan Medicine.
Chelsea Fisk sitting on a bench outside
Medical School News
Health Equity Literature Archive brings access to diverse literature to the Frankel Cardiovascular Center (FCVC) for Michigan Medicine employees
Known as the Health Equity Literature Archive, Chelsea Fisk’s goal was to cultivate empathy and understanding for people from different backgrounds and diverse identities by providing employees with access to diverse literature. The innovative pilot led by clinical researcher Chelsea Fisk served as a form of DEI education that was free to use, self-paced and barrier-free.
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Health Lab
Medical students use virtual reality to improve diabetes
A physician invents a creative approach for medical students in diabetic care.
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Medical School News
The new DATA-MD curriculum empowers learners to use and appraise machine learning and artificial intelligence tools
Machine learning (ML) and artificial intelligence (AI) are increasingly becoming a regular part of medical professionals’ toolkits. Machine learning, a type of AI that involves training computers with data to perform dedicated tasks, such as disease diagnosis, has been applied across the entire health care spectrum. Recent ML algorithms have demonstrated equal or better performance than clinicians in fields like dermatology, radiology and ophthalmology.
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Health Lab
Free online tool expands anatomical science to the world
The tool, which is free to use, includes photography, videography and virtual reality learning resources from anatomical donors, along with comprehensive lab manuals and interactive files with click-to-reveal testing capabilities.
Alton Johnson in a chair
Medical School News
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.
Elissa Patterson, PhD
Medical School News
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.