September 12, 2024
UMMS welcomes a Vice Chair for Global Surgery
Robin Petroze looks to leverage her partnerships in Rwanda and beyond to expand global health opportunities in her department
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September 9, 2024
Computers and Cardiology: UMMS, PKUHSC researchers exploring better ways to diagnose heart failure
A research team from Peking University Health Science Center (PKUHSC) was recently in Ann Arbor to advance a collaboration putting computers to work identifying different kinds of heart failure.
September 4, 2024
'A very valuable opportunity': Students complete research training program
Eight medical students are headed home to China with newly honed research skills after spending two years in the labs of Michigan Medicine mentors.
August 26, 2024
Welcoming three new Women’s Leadership Fellows from China
Three distinguished physician scientists from a partner school in China are settling into Ann Arbor and Michigan Medicine for a yearlong leadership program.
July 26, 2024
Resident leads Fogarty project to expand access to pediatric surgery in Rwanda
A University of Michigan Surgery resident has started a year-long project to train physicians in rural settings so they can better identify and manage pediatric patients who could benefit from surgical interventions.
July 26, 2024
New Women's Leadership Program marks inaugural cohort graduation
Three women from a partner institution in China have become the first to complete a year-long program designed to hone their leadership skills.
July 22, 2024
Partnership Development Grants: Awards will fund new projects in Colombia, India, Ghana
Global REACH is proud to announce faculty awards funding three new collaborations across three continents.
June 7, 2024
Healthcare leadership program for international partners is reintroduced
A training program that brings international partners to Michigan Medicine for a three-week course in healthcare administration and leadership has relaunched following a four-year hiatus.
June 4, 2024
'This was a highlight of my training': Resident details rotation in India
A dermatology resident recently embarked on an educational journey to India as the department looks to expand international collaborations and exchange opportunities in medical education.
June 3, 2024
Student non-profit garners USAID grant to bolster pre-hospital trauma care in LMICs
University support helped set the stage for the award, and the U-M Center for Global Surgery is a partner in the project.
May 23, 2024
'A transformative experience': Student enjoys clinical rotation at partner institution in Taiwan
A medical student who recently returned from a rotation at Chang Gung Memorial Hospital in Taiwan was the first to visit that institution since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.
April 17, 2024
Fulbright award brings child psychiatry professor to Uzbekistan
Professor of Psychiatry Mohamad Ghaziuddin recently returned from Uzbekistan after receiving a Fulbright grant to partner on child mental health issues there.
April 17, 2024
Partnership supported by Global REACH aims to improve dementia care in Zambia
One of the few neurologists working in Zambia recently visited Michigan Medicine to meet with counterparts and speak about efforts to bolster dementia care in his country.
April 16, 2024
Funding a breast reconstruction study in sub-Saharan Africa
The newest UMMS collaboration in Ethiopia focuses on expanding options and enhancing care for breast cancer survivors.
April 12, 2024
Welcoming two groups from partner institutions in China
Delegations from two partner institutions in China visited Michigan Medicine in March to meet with faculty leaders, foster new collaborations and reinforce existing partnerships.
March 19, 2024
Welcoming students from AKU, a new international partner, to Michigan Medicine
Two medical students from the Aga Khan University Medical College in Karachi are the first from that institution to visit UMMS for clerkship rotations.
March 18, 2024
Professor leads medical students to Peru for clinical, research experience
A group of medical students involved in the UMMS Medicine in Spanish elective recently returned from Peru where they engaged in both clinical work and research.
March 12, 2024
Partnership Development Grants: Five new awards and a call for proposals
Global REACH is pleased to announce the latest award recipients as well as a new call for proposals open to faculty interested in developing new collaborations abroad.
February 19, 2024
Visiting int’l trainee receives research fellowship award
A visiting medical student from China has garnered an American Heart Association (AHA) fellowship to support his research.