Decades ago, U-M's Dr. Robert Bartlett was on the life-saving team when Hannah Abraham was born and went into severe respiratory distress. Today, he handed Hannah her diploma as she graduated with her M.D./Ph.D.
#UMichMSTP
#GoBlueMed
“You have the ability to change lives by simply being a clear communicator with empathy and understanding.”
@DGlaucomflecken
, the U-M Medical School Commencement keynote, gives advice to our M.D. graduates:
#Classof2024
#GoBlueMed
#MGoGrad
The University of Michigan Medical School is withdrawing from participation in the annual U.S. News & World Report (
@usnews
) rankings of medical schools. Read more:
We are excited to announce that Dr. William Flanary,
@DGlaucomflecken
, will deliver the 2024 commencement address for our med students. Flanary is an ophthalmologist, comedian + competitive Ultimate Frisbee player.
#MGoGrad
#GoBlueMed
Congratulations to
@Gifty_Kwakye_MD
from
@UmichSurgery
on her exciting new role in the Office of Health Equity & Inclusion as director of Medical Student Programs, working to create and implement programs that engage and develop
@Umich
medical students!
#DirectorCarol
#GoBlueMed
“If we don’t allow ourselves to be in a relationship w/ our patients, to fully know them, as well as the hard parts of their journeys, we’re depriving ourselves of the richest parts of medicine.”
@RanaAwdish
, commencement keynote, advises the
#Classof2023
"Residency is one of the most rewarding, but also one of the most difficult things you’ll ever do. You can’t do it alone... Help each other and let other people help you. Create that culture wherever you go and sustain it throughout your career."
@DGlaucomflecken
#MGoGrad
"If you do the thing that you can't help doing because it brings so much beauty and joy into your life, you will be changed by it, and the people around you will be changed by it...and that is enough." Thanks
@RanaAwdish
for being honest, bold + inspirational.
#GoBlueMed
The
@umich
Med School & Medical Student Council are excited to announce that
#UMich
alumna
@RanaAwdishMD
will deliver the 2023 commencement address for our med students. Awdish is a pulmonary & critical care physician
@HenryFordHealth
+ an award-winning author.
#MGoGrad
#GoBlue
"We did not compare you to each other when we admitted you so please do not compare yourselves to those next to you. Each of you richly deserves to be here. You are all unique, talented individuals and have distinguished yourselves." Dr. Steven Gay, Assistant Dean for Admissions
Karin Muraszko, M.D., was honored with the
@umich
Medical School's inaugural Women in Academic Medicine Impact Award. Her significant work in
#neurosurgery
, exceptional leadership and dedication to learners and patients is worth celebrating.
#GoBlueMed
Dr. Louito C. Edje (
@ledje
) has been named the senior associate dean of medical education. An
@umich
alum, she's an award-winning physician + educator, re-joining
#Michigan
after serving as the assoc. dean for
#GME
@UCincyMedicine
. Welcome back! Go Blue!
Erin O’Connor, a rising second-year
@UMich
medical student, had a booth at the
@AnnArborArtFair
last week. For the past several months, Erin worked hard to prepare for the art show, while doubling as a busy first-year medical student. Here is some of her beautiful artwork:
The
@UMich
#MedSchool
is excited to announce that Seetha U. Monrad, M.D., has been named as the new associate dean for medical student education. Monrad will guide, evaluate + improve the
#MedStudent
education program in her new role. Congrats!
Congrats go out today to our 1st MD admits! With a range of experiences from volunteer firefighter, birth doula and phlebotomist to fine artist, advocate for the homeless and opera singer, we can’t wait to see how all of your unique qualities will enhance the 2021 entering class.
Dr. Debra F. Weinstein has been appointed executive vice dean for academic affairs at
@UMichMedAdmiss
and chief academic officer for
@umichmedicine
. Please join us in congratulating Dr. Weinstein in her new role! We are so honored to have her. Read more:
What a happy, hopeful day! So thrilled to welcome our newest
@UMich
MDs to campus with an in-person ceremony. Read more about this year’s incoming class:
#2021WhiteCoatCeremony
"I have known
@AndrewV68
since undergrad. I became friends with him and his [now] fiancée Maddie who helped me pull off the surprise! He's such a genuine, hardworking, and thoughtful person. I'm so excited he's going to be joining our
#Michigan
family!" - Christina S.
#GoBlueMed
This afternoon we will officially welcome 177 new MD students at their White Coat Ceremony. Together they will take the White Coat Pledge, introduced at last year's ceremony and written by our med students in the Gold Humanism Honor Society. Read it here:
Congratulations to Allison Baskin and Michael Sessine, who each will receive $50,000 in support of their fourth year of medical school through the Rogel Scholarships initiative:
The Medical School is very pleased to announce that Joneigh S. Khaldun, MD, MPH, will serve as our 2021 Commencement speaker on May 14th. Read more about
@DrKhaldun
:
#GoBlueMed
#MGoGrad
Another fun moment captured with a member of our incoming class of 2021! Moe learned of his acceptance from his siblings, who are both
#GoBlueMed
alums. Congratulations!
Dr. Matt Wixson,
@UMichAnesthesia
clinical assistant professor, has been named the assistant dean for diversity, equity & inclusion. He is an award-winning educator, clinician &
#DEI
advocate who has served in various leadership roles
@UMich
. Congrats!
I am thankful for the opportunity to work with my brilliant and passionate colleagues, to evaluate and admit the best medical students in the world, and to do so with the most wonderful admissions team ever assembled!!!
#DeanGay
#HappyThanksgiving
#GoBlueMed
🎆 Congratulations to our latest group of admitted students! 🎆 A couple of them were surprised with the big news by current
@Umich
#medstudents
. GO BLUE!
Congrats to our residency programs on receiving this well-deserved recognition from the
@doximity
Residency Navigator.
🏆
#1
Surgery;
#2
Otolaryngology;
#3
Urology
🏆 13 programs in top 10; 9 programs in top 20
Read more: .
#Match2024
#MedTwitter
CONGRATULATIONS to our M1s (or should we say rising M2s🎉) on the completion of your Scientific Trunk year! We hope you have a chance to relax and have some fun before we see you back on campus for the start of your Transition to Clerkships at the end of August. 💛💙
“The problem with many
#MedSchool
applications is that they show where the applicant finished the race but do a poor job of showing where they started the race.”
@Brandon_e8
#AAMC22
📚Making history 🥼 Katherine, Whitney, and Sara, 5th-year
#Neurosurgery
residents, are the first all-woman class in the history of
@umichneuro
. Though their interests vary, their love for each other and ‘the sisterhood’ helps them to thrive as
#WomenInSurgery
.
#WIM
@KHolsteMD
Four years. 15 students. One big goal. Since 2016, we have followed a group of
@Umich
#medstudents
on their medical school journeys. Today, we proudly present their stories with Four Years in Blue: A Michigan Medical School Documentary:
#GoBlueMD
#MedEd
Moments ago, 169 of our medical students anxiously learned their next steps in becoming future health care providers. Each student received an online notification for
#Match2021
which revealed their residency destinations. Read more:
Today, 157 University of Michigan medical students discovered the next phase of their journeys in becoming future physicians. Read more about this year’s incredible class here:
#GoBlueMatch
#Match2022
Congratulations Dr.
@LaurenHeidemann
on this prestigious award. She's recognized for her dedication to quality teaching, enthusiasm for students, and continued efforts to improve the knowledge and experience of each medical student.
#GoBlueMD
@umichmedicine
#MedTwitter
#MedEd
Please join us in congratulating
@CAJamesMD
on this prestigious award, honoring his dedication to quality teaching, enthusiasm for students, and continued efforts to improve the knowledge and experience of each medical student.
#GoBlueMD
We can’t wait to welcome the next class of medical students in just a few months. Congrats to the most recent cohort accepted to the
@umich
Medical School!
#GoBlueMed
#Michigan
#FutureDoctor
This afternoon we will officially welcome 168 new MD students at their White Coat Ceremony. Together they will take the White Coat Pledge, which was written by a group of University of Michigan medical students in 2018. Read it here:
Another fun admissions moment with Devika, an M3 in our Medical Scientist Training Program, telling her brother Vikram that he's been accepted into the MSTP. Congratulations and Go Blue!
Only 2 weeks until our first
#UMichMedMonday
when we send our first invitations to this year’s virtual 24 Hour in Blue interviewees! See a list of interview dates and the schedule overview:
"We are so thrilled to welcome Mitch to the
@umich
#MedSchool
family! He has been an integral part of the Center for Healthcare Outcomes & Policies, and we can’t wait to see his brilliance + compassion shine through med school & beyond. Congrats!"
@serenabidwell
@andrewmibrahim
Congrats to Deborah R. Berman, M.D. on being named the Med School’s assistant dean for admissions. A
#Michigan
alum, Berman has demonstrated a strong commitment to recruiting + educating the
#LeadersAndBest
in health care and biomedicine. Read more:
"Today, you officially enter the profession of medicine. And the family of Michigan alumni ... Today, we graduate 164 incredible graduates ... Your futures are bright." - Marschall S. Runge, M.D., Ph.D., Dean, U-M Medical School
Congrats to our 1st group of MD admits! With experiences ranging from swim coach, birth doula and pharma intern to fencer, ESPN intern and entrepreneur, we can’t wait to see how your unique qualities will enhance the next class. A great start to our
#GoBlueMed
rolling admissions!
World champion high-jumper Sam Grewe (
@samgrewe
), who is also a first-year medical student at
@UMichMedAdmiss
, recently won his first gold medal at the
@Paralympics
in Tokyo. Here, he shares his incredible story:
The
@UMich
Medical School is excited to announce the appointments of Kanakadurga Singer, MD, as the Assistant Dean for Tenure Track Faculty and Laurel Moore, MD, as the Assistant Dean for Clinical Track Faculty. Read the full release:
Dr. Matthew Wixson (
@WixsonMatt
) has been named faculty director of M-Home. Wixson has been involved in many phases of med ed curriculum programming and serves in several leadership roles to advance diversity, equity and inclusion efforts
@UMichAnesthesia
+
@umich
. Congrats!
As the new year approaches, please remember that our admissions process is and always has been holistic. That means a student with the last interview on the last day has the exact same admissions and scholarship opportunities as the first student on the first day.
#DeanGay
“I am passionate about medicine because it allows me to be a change agent for equitable patient care, innovative research and inclusive learning environments.” — Courtney Townsel, M.D.
#WomenInMedicine
#OBGYN
#HealthEquity
Looking forward to today's
#GoBlueMD
Commencement keynote address by
@JoiaMukherjee
, chief medical officer of
@PIH
, a social justice & global health organization focused on making health care a human right for all people. Watch the livestream at 3 pm EDT: