Around UMHS

• Last month, our new Ambulatory Surgery and Medical Procedures Center (pictured right) opened on the U-M East Medical Campus (the property at the corner of Plymouth and Earhart roads). The building—a collaborative effort of UMHHC and the U-M Medical School—was designed to accommodate 7,000 outpatient surgical cases and 8,000 endoscopic procedures annually. It will provide our patients with more convenient access to outpatient surgery and medical procedures, and it will ease capacity constraints at University Hospital. Departments offering services in the new facility include: Gastroenterology; General Surgery; Gynecology; Orthopaedic Surgery/Sports Medicine; Otolaryngology; Plastic Surgery; and Urology. Learn more about this and other building projects.
  
  
• The technical, ethical and emotional dialogue over stem cell research can be confusing and even contradictory at times. Yet the science is racing forward at the University of Michigan and around the world. That’s why the U-M developed an interactive Web site to explain and explore stem cell research. Posted on the U-M’s Life Sciences Web page, it features an online tutorial, public policy information, a Q&A, polling results and more, and was designed in the spirit of education. Learning more about all kinds of stem cell research will help everyone make better choices.
  
  
• Whether its personal property to sell or your unit’s extra office equipment, U-M has classifieds resources. Set up ads, negotiate the exchange of goods or purchase anything from parking spaces to parakeets on Marketplace, a faculty, staff and student-only exchange environment (authentication required). If you’ve got UMHS-owned surplus supplies and equipment that you don’t want to toss, consider listing them on M-Bay before sending them to Property Disposition. M-Bay is our online trading system and also the place to find free stuff.
  
  
• On May 22 U-M launched eMploy, a paperless, electronic job application, bidding and selection system that allows hiring managers, unit administrators and human resources staff to more easily manage all aspects of the job posting and hiring processes. The new system also enables job seekers to apply for open positions online, eliminating the need to print and deliver bid forms, applications and resumes. Get details on this new system. Go to the new Careers at Michigan site.