Surgery Education
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Get Ready to Make History

Learn how to improve lives by training with world leaders in surgery and clinical research.
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Home to the first teaching hospital in the U.S., the University of Michigan Medical School is a place where medical education has always been integral to our mission of improving human health in service of a life well-lived.

At the U-M Medical School Department of Surgery, you’ll learn from a team of more than 100 faculty who are leaders not just in their clinical or research specialty, but also in surgery education.
Education & Training Programs
Residency & Fellowship Programs

Prepare for your future in surgery with a varied caseload, research opportunities and mentorship from our experts in education.

Academic Development Time

Pursue your deepest interests and curiosities with our flexible, personalized program, dedicated focus time and guaranteed funding.

Medical Student Education

Explore your interests in surgery and develop the skills to succeed in your career by learning from our team of passionate surgical educators.

Michigan Promise

The Michigan Promise aims to empower faculty members and residents in the Department of Surgery to achieve professional success. We support initiatives connected to environment, recruitment, leadership, achievement, innovation and outreach.

Learn more about our Michigan Promise
Our Community

Feel at home in Michigan. Explore what it’s like to live, learn and grow in Ann Arbor among a diverse and supportive network of leaders in surgery.

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Improving organ transplant donations through a national strategy
Many organs that are ready for donation are discarded for various reasons. The Organ Procurement and Transplant Network is finding ways to combat this to increase the number of transplants done per year.
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Medicare prior authorization affecting plastic and reconstructive surgery didn’t have hoped-for effect
A policy to save Medicare money and speed up the move from hospital-based to outpatient-based operations is not having the desired impact and could be creating an increase in administrative workload, causing potential delays in care.
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Female representation sees improvement in high paying medical specialties
The number of female residents getting into high paying surgical specialties has noticeably increased, research finds.
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Using creative surgical solutions for creative patients
After a fall broke her painting hand, Susie McColgan's Michigan Medicine surgeon created an individualized surgical solution that would get her back to her life's work of 25 years.
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Could GLP1RA drugs lower high iron levels?
GLP1RA drugs are used to treat obesity as well as type 2 diabetes. Research from University of Michigan Health finds that these drugs can also be effective in treating high iron levels, a cause and symptom of type 2 diabetes.
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3-year-old back to cheerful self following complex surgery for rare aggressive chest tumor
A young girl gets back to her childhood after a 3D printed replica of her tumor helps her Michigan Medicine surgical team perform a successful operation.