U-M Dermatology Gains #6 Ranking for NIH $ in 2023

With strong ties to U-M athletics, Bill and Sally Martin have made a gift to kickstart fundraising for the Nathan and Catherine Forbes Sports Medicine Institute at the University of Michigan.

Organized by Global REACH and collaborators at Peking University Health Science Center (PKUHSC), a longtime institutional partner, this summer’s group experience was a first of its kind, partnering Michigan Medicine M1s with PKUHSC students for two weeks of clinical observation, facility tours, and lectures from some of China’s leading global health researchers.

The University of Michigan’s path to establishing emergency medicine as an independent department took decades of persistence and innovation. In the 1970s, Emergency Services operated from a small fourth-floor space, staffed by physicians rotating from other specialties. Richard Burney, MD, and James Mackenzie, MD, were among the early leaders who pushed for emergency medicine to be recognized as a distinct academic discipline. Their efforts helped transform emergency care at Michigan, including the launch of Survival Flight in 1983. The program continued to grow as emergency medicine gained national recognition as a specialty. In 1992, William Barsan, MD, was recruited to lead Emergency Medicine within the Department of Surgery. He expanded the residency, research program and faculty with the goal of establishing an independent department. That goal was realized in 1999, when the University of Michigan officially created the Department of Emergency Medicine, laying the foundation for the nationally recognized program it is today.

The University of Michigan Rogel Cancer Center has named Samuel Kaffenberger, MD, as deputy director for cancer clinical services.

University of Michigan researchers found that combining BET bromodomain and DNMT inhibitors may slow the growth of treatment-resistant prostate cancer by targeting transdifferentiated tumors.

Urology Care Foundation marks World Humanitarian Day by supporting grants and programs that expand urologic care access in underserved communities worldwide.