May 27, 2019
One Day Closer
The “One Day Closer” event took place at the University of Michigan North Campus Research Complex on April 20 th , 2019.
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May 20, 2019
31st Annual Moses Gunn Research Conference
On Wednesday, May 1 st , 2019, The University of Michigan held its 31 st Annual Moses Gunn Research Conference at North Campus Research Complex. This conference is special one as it’s an opportunity for students and residents to showcase their hard work and dedication to improving the field surgery.
May 13, 2019
Recruitment Conferences: Resident Reflections
As Departments of Surgery across the country seek to continuously improve the access and delivery of high quality of surgical care to all patients as well as the functioning of complex delivery teams, it is necessary to recruit, retain and foster trainees and faculty who are underrepresented minorities.
May 6, 2019
Mentor the Max: Realizing the Potential in Yourself and Others at the Michigan Mentorship Academy
The University of Michigan is a leader in mentorship and has designed a full-day interactive workshop to share our model with attendees.
April 29, 2019
Women in Vascular Surgery Symposium
Dr. Coleman discusses her commitment to recruiting and developing the best future surgical residents, fellows, and vascular surgery leaders as a program director of the vascular surgery residency and fellowship programs at Michigan Medicine.
April 22, 2019
The Michigan Promise in Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery: Women in Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery Symposium
The Women in OMS Symposium is a two-day conference created within the section of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery at the University of Michigan which has been held in Ann Arbor for the last two years.
April 8, 2019
Surgical Innovation Development Accelerator Course: 2018 Winner Update
Our team Ferroximend won first place in the competition, and received funding, important guidance, and invaluable feedback that has helped us to focus our pre-clinical studies and regulatory strategies in a manner aligned with translation.
March 25, 2019
The Michigan Promise to Residents
The Michigan Promise began as an intentional investment in faculty development at the University of Michigan – the goal was to change the face of American Surgery for the next generation. Where better to continue, than with the residents?
March 18, 2019
Diversity in Medicine Conference
The purpose of the conference was to unite students and faculty from across North America to share the work they are doing to address the lack of diversity among health care providers, exchange ideas, discover opportunities for collaboration, and reinforce why this work is so important.
March 11, 2019
Center for Surgical Training and Research
C-STAR aims to create a community of surgical education researchers who come together to bring out the best in high-impact research, mentorship, and educational quality improvement.
February 25, 2019
Resident Launch Team: Participant Post
Dr. Wang discusses her experience with the Resident Launch Team program.
February 11, 2019
Integrating Military Service into an Academic Surgical Career
Dr. Coleman discusses her military service as a Lieutenant Colonel in the Active Reserve Component of the US Army Reserve.
February 4, 2019
NEC Symposium: Breaking down the barriers of NEC prevention and treatment
The Necrotizing Enterocolitis (NEC) Symposium will be held at the Michigan League from June 2 - 5, 2019.
January 22, 2019
Michigan Mentorship Academy: Mentor to the Max
This 1-day program on June 22 nd , 2019, in Ann Arbor, MI, is designed to be broadly applicable to any mentor or mentee experience; we encourage interested faculty, residents, and students to attend.
January 21, 2019
Confronting the Challenges to an Inclusive Culture in Surgical Residency
We convened a small group of residents with balanced gender and training level to discuss our experiences with regards to cultural acceptance and inclusivity in our training program.
January 14, 2019
#HeForShe: Why it Matters to the Individual (and to Everyone)
Dr. Meredith Barrett discusses the importance of #HeForShe, a commitment by men to ally with women against gender bias and disparity, in academic surgery.
January 7, 2019
The Promise Coalition
The programs of the Michigan Promise are poised to enter the national stage through the formation of a unique multi-institutional partnership called the Promise Coalition. The Promise Coalition is a consortium of academic surgery institutions and leaders who pledge to support each individual to achieve their full professional and academic
December 17, 2018
#MWSC18 Leading from Your Best Self: How A Vision Became a Reality
On November 30th- December 1st, 2018, over 200 women (and men!) convened in Ann Arbor for the second annual Michigan Women’s Surgical Collaborative Leadership Conference.
December 11, 2018
Visual Abstracts at the Women in Surgery Leadership Development Conference
Learn more about the process of creating visual abstracts at a conference.
November 26, 2018
Junior Faculty Exchange Program Reflection: Gastrointestinal Surgical Oncology at the University of Pittsburgh
Dr. Bednar reflects on his time at the University of Pittsburgh as a participant in the Junior Faculty Exchange Program.