UM Med Student Dies in Uganda

According to annarbor.com, a UM Med student named Sujal Parikh has died after sustaining motorcycle crash related injuries while in Uganda.

UM to Partner with Western Michigan Hospitals

The University of Michigan Medical School has formed a partnership with several hospitals in the Western part of the state, which might lead Michigan to deploy more clinical services in that part of the state. This gives the university a foothold in the area, and will allow it to perform radiation oncology in the area, which is similar to agreements it has with other state hospitals.

Michigan, Peking University to Collaborate on Joint Institute

 In a press release sent out today, it was announced that the University of Michigan Medical School, and Peking University Medical School will partner for research and training. This is the first relationship of its kind between and American and Chinese university, and it is hoped that this partnership will create many new medical breakthroughs.

Study Shows that Medical Students More Likely to Hide Their Depression

In a new study released by the American Medical Association, done by a Michigan researcher, that surveyed medical students at seven medical schools, med school students are more likely to think that being depressed is a bad thing, and are less likely to seek help for it. Partially this could be due to the stigma of depression, but partly it is due to the fear that they will be seen as less competent by their teachers.

University of Michigan Medical School Growing Very Rapidly

In the academic year 2009-2010, the University of Michigan Medical School added 184 jobs. Most of this growth has been attributed to the fact that it is one of the very few medical schools that has the money to hire people at this time. More than a third of Michigan's research budget goes to the Medical School, and it has been very effective at attracting NIH grants. The average growth rate for medical schools from 2007-2009 was 3.1 percent.