To Be...A Spartan MD

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Friends, Through social distancing, Spartans Will…Flatten the Curve This is about altruism. The move from in-class to online teaching in universities across the country, and our moves to cancel group events (like Match Day lunches, the Dean's Staff Appreciation event, and the NCAA tournament) are all efforts at social distancing. I want to be clear, social distancing is our only way to control this virus, and it is how we will save lives. Michigan now has 12 cases, including cases in our communities, and we are way behind on the kind of case finding and testing that should have been going on. So, there is not a day to lose. This piece has been making the rounds of faculty, and it is an accessible description of what we are facing and how social distancing is our key weapon to manage this crisis. (Read the whole thing, but really understand Chart 8 and Chart 22, which shows that even a day’s delay leads to thousands of cases.) Getting this virus will not particula

Michigan State University College of Human Medicine announced the formation of two new clinical divisions — a Division of Neurosurgery and a Division of Otolaryngology — in partnership with two Southeast Michigan medical practices, a move that expands its statewide presence and opportunities for its students. The new Division of Neurosurgery includes physicians from Michigan Spine and Brain Surgeons which has offices in Wayne and Oakland counties. The division’s director will be Teck Soo, founder of Michigan Spine and Brain Surgeons, and assistant clinical professor at MSU College of Human Medicine and chief of neurosurgery at Ascension Providence Hospitals. See: Clinical Elective Clerkships , which includes the Ascension Providence Neurosurgery Subinternship The new Division of Otolaryngology includes physicians from the Michigan Ear Institute , a Farmington Hills-based practice specializing in treating hearing, dizziness, inner ear, skull base and facial nerv

Burnout among physicians and other clinicians has become an epidemic that requires system-wide changes to address it, according to a new report by the National Academy of Medicine . Long hours, heavy workload, time pressures, technology challenges and dissatisfaction with their work may lead to clinician burnout, said Wanda Lipscomb, the College of Human Medicine ’s associate dean for student affairs, who served on the committee that produced the report, Taking Action Against Clinician Burnout: A Systems Approach to Professional Well-Being . “Burnout is a problem that can be described as emotional exhaustion, depersonalization and a low sense of professional efficacy associated with workplace stress,” Lipscomb said. “A chronic imbalance of high job demands and inadequate job resources can lead to burnout and physician turnover. Eventually that is going to impact patient care.” The report found that one-third to one-half of U.S. clinicians have symptoms of burnout, including emotional e

It's been a big year for expanding pathway opportunities to medical school at the College of Human Medicine . Upon forging additional partnerships throughout the state, the college announced last week an agreement with Xavier University of Louisiana to provide an enhanced opportunity for Xavier premedical students to attend medical school at MSU through our Mission SMART initiative. What is Mission SMART ? The Mission SMART (SpartanMD Acceptance Realization Track) Initiative is an enriched, interest-directed early acceptance program. With this initiative, the College of Human Medicine formally pursues and partners with like-minded undergraduate institutions with whom we share a strong mission-fit, based on graduate experiences and outcomes. To students at those institutions, Mission SMART offers early admission with enriched experiences for undergrads interested in becoming physicians in an underserved region or population. It's a big moment, as the college