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U-M Medical School students Trevor Cady and Meredith Cady, participants in the Primary C.A.R.E. Immersion Program, secure the 'Best Poster' award for their work examining food affordability and decision making among young people.

In this episode of UMich Med Mosaic, host Mackenzie Kay sits down with medical students Jill Maudlin, Sarah Renberg and Bella Johnson to discuss their experiences as disabled and neurodivergent trainees at the University of Michigan Medical School. They reflect on the personal journeys that led them to medicine, the challenges and strengths that accompany living with disabilities and chronic health conditions and the importance of representation within the medical profession. The conversation explores how disability shapes their approaches to patient care, advocacy and teamwork, as well as the role of the Medical Students for Disability Health Advocacy (MSDHA) organization in creating community and advancing accessibility initiatives. They also discuss Michigan’s accommodations in medical education, efforts to improve disability-related curriculum content and the importance of building a culture where disabled and neurodivergent students can thrive.

Two U-M Researchers Earn Election to National Academy of Medicine

U-M’s Department of Family Medicine and Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, as well as the Cleveland Clinic Primary Care Institute, conducted a first-of-its kind national survey, which determined that menopause education was present among 94% of resident training programs in the U.S.

Family Medicine Doctors Lauren Oshman and Katherine Hughey are among two teams of authors who have published papers in the September/October 2026 issue of Annals of Family Medicine.

The United States Drug Enforcement Agency has announced it will place non-botanical products containing 7-OH on Schedule I, joining three other synthetic opioids, effectively removing them the market, leaving natural leaf kratom available amid a shortage of addiction treatment providers.