On today’s The Fundamentals is Dr. Brummett, Professor at the University of Michigan where he serves as the Senior Associate Chair for Research in the Department of Anesthesiology. He has more than 280 publications, including articles in top journals such as JAMA, JAMA Surgery, Anesthesiology, and Annals of Surgery. He is the Co-Director of the Opioid Prescribing Engagement Network or OPEN at the University of Michigan, which aims to apply a preventative approach to the opioid epidemic in the US through appropriate prescribing after surgery, dentistry and emergency medicine. Moreover, he is the Co-Director of the cross-campus Opioid Research Institute, which was launched in the spring of 2023. He leads multiple NIH grants studying these concepts and receives funding from the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services, SAMHSA, CDC, and multiple foundations. You can learn more about Dr. Brummett here, and you can follow Dr. Brummett @drchadb and the department of anesthesiology @UMichAnesthesia on X.

Join Dr. Deb Berman, assistant dean for admissions, and Carol Teener, director of admissions, along with two current medical students from the University of Michigan Medical School for answers to your questions about getting into medical school and more. The conversation ranges from GPAs and personal statements to the culture and experiences that make Michigan unique.

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.

Elective surgery study shows older adults have concerns about what it will cost them, how much work they’ll miss and whether they’ll catch COVID-19.

The Healthcare Equity Consult Service addresses the concern of bias and discriminations in health care access, delivery, and experience for University of Michigan-Health.

The process, also known as liver perfusion, works differently than traditional ischemic cold storage methods for donor livers by involving technology that recreates the optimal physiological conditions for the organ.

A recent study led by Sidra Bonner, M.D., M.P.H, M.S. a surgery resident at the University of Michigan Health, has now provided new information about the clinical impact of race-correction in pulmonary function tests for African American patients with lung cancer undergoing surgical evaluation.

Baby diagnosed with duodenal stenosis is doing great after complex surgery at C.S. Mott Children's Hospital in Ann Arbor

Gender-affirming care for transgender teens is restricted or may be soon in 20 states; this has increased travel time to available clinics

There are 13 U-M graduate medical education programs ranked in the top 10 by Doximity.

Michigan Medicine researchers spearhead an innovative strategy allowing an artificial circuit to safely support premature sheep without anticoagulation, overcoming a major barrier in artificial placenta research.

The American Association for the Advancement of Science elected 17 University of Michigan faculty and staff members as 2022 Fellows.

Dr. Melissa Pilewskie, U-M Health Rogel Cancer Center surgical oncologist, discusses the two main surgical options for treating breast cancer.

Large doses of opioids are commonly prescribed after total knee and hip arthroplasty to avoid call-ins for refills, but smaller doses can be just as effective.

A unique Michigan Medicine program exposes underrepresented minority students to careers in medicine.