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. She previously was the communications lead for RISE (Research. Innovation. Scholarship. Education) and the Center for Interprofessional Education. Bixby 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.
Medical School News
White Coat Ceremony marks start of medical school journey for incoming M1s
On Sunday, July 26, the University of Michigan Medical School community welcomed 183 new medical students during the 30th annual White Coat Ceremony
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Get ready to welcome new medical students at White Coat Ceremony on July 26
The University of Michigan Medical School will welcome 183 medical students as part of the 2026 entering class.
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Human connection takes center stage at Medical School Commencement
The University of Michigan Medical School graduating MD Class of 2026 officially became doctors during the annual Commencement ceremony at Hill Auditorium on May 15, 2026
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Dr. Peter Clardy to deliver Woolliscroft Endowed Lecture on October 7
Peter Clardy, M.D., senior staff clinical specialist at Google Health, will deliver the James O. Woolliscroft, M.D. Endowed Lecture in Medical Education from 5-6 p.m. on October 7 in Forum Hall at Palmer Commons.
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M1s begin journey to becoming doctors at 2025 White Coat Ceremony
On Sunday, July 27, 2025, the University of Michigan Medical School community welcomed 168 new medical students during the 29th annual White Coat Ceremony
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UMMS to welcome new medical students at White Coat Ceremony on July 27
The University of Michigan Medical School will welcome 169 medical students at the 2025 White Coat Ceremony.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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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.
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.
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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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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.
