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Main JAMA press release
Papers:
Largest-ever study of killer heart ailment raises serious concerns
release | paper
Should people with type 2 diabetes get their eyes screened
every year?
New study says it's not necessary for most patients
release | paper
U-M pioneered life
support system shows
great success in saving lives
release | paper
Standing in the way of patients' rights to sue:
The Employee Retirement Income Security Act
release | paper
Doctors vs. dying patients' families:
U-M physicians offer "prescription" to ease
conflict over end-of-life care
release | paper
From the days of the 'Wild West' to world-renown: Medical
historian describes
the U-M Medical School's
first 150 years
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Editorial:
U-M health leaders offer an innovative framework
for keeping academic medicine viable
release | paper
Commentary:
U-M physician recommends guidelines for emergency
MRIs
release | paper
Fact sheet:
From leeches to lasers, the University of Michigan Medical School celebrates
a century and a half of medicine
JAMA commemorative edition page
U-M Medical
School Sesquicentennial Page
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FACT SHEET
From leeches to lasers, the University of Michigan
Medical School celebrates a century and a half of medicine
Medical Breakthroughs
A pioneer in education, research and patient care, the U-M Medical
School is internationally known for numerous "firsts:"
- Established the first University-owned hospital and created a residency
program modeled by medical schools nationwide.
- Coordinated the clinical testing of the polio vaccine in a trial
of 1.8 million children in the United States, Canada and Finland.
- Opened the first genetics laboratory and created the first human
genetics program.
- Developed a life support system for fragile newborns with respiratory
problems and cardiac patients awaiting heart transplants that is now
used worldwide.
- Performed the world's first brain-tissue graft to help control Parkinson's
disease symptoms.
- Performed the world's first successful lung removal.
- Discovered the gene responsible for cystic fibrosis; the gene for
Duchennes' muscular dystrophy; and the gene for neurofibromatosis.
Education: 1850 vs. Today
Medical education has changed dramatically over 150 years, with U-M
leading the way. Did you know. . .
- In 1850, all that students needed to know to be admitted was knowledge
of Greek and enough Latin to read and write prescriptions. A high
school diploma was not required. Today, a high school diploma, three
years of college, MCAT scores and an interview are required.
- Bodies for anatomical dissections were difficult to obtain in the
19th century. Today, U-M Medical School's plastination lab prepares
and provides rubberized body parts with an indefinite shelf life to
other schools and institutions internationally.
- In 1850, the M.D. curriculum was all lectures - patients weren't
seen until after graduation. The U-M led the way in creating a University
Hospital for hands-on study.
- It only took one year - a six-month lecture series repeated - and
a three-year preceptorship to become a doctor. Today, the M.D. curriculum
is four years, followed by residency training of three years or more.
- The school began with five professors. Today, there are more than
1,800 faculty members.
- In 1850, the student body was all white males. In 1870, the school
began accepting women, but they had to take courses such as anatomy
and gynecology separately. Faculty who taught separate sessions were
paid an additional $500 per year.
- The first female student graduated in 1871, and the first African-American
student in 1874. Today, 45 percent of students are women, and 10 percent
are minorities. The U-M ranks fifth among all U.S. medical schools
in the number of minority physicians graduated.
- Six students graduated in 1851. In 1998, a class of 143 students
graduated, raising the total number of M.D. graduates to more than
18,000.
- In 1850, the cost of tuition was $5; today it is $17,840 for Mich.
residents; $27,400 for non-residents.
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