Surgery Education

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Get Ready to Make History

Learn how to improve lives by training with world leaders in surgery and clinical research.

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Home to the first teaching hospital in the U.S., the University of Michigan Medical School is a place where medical education has always been integral to our mission of improving human health in service of a life well-lived.

At the U-M Medical School Department of Surgery, you’ll learn from a team of more than 100 faculty who are leaders not just in their clinical or research specialty, but also in surgery education.

Education & Training Programs

Residency & Fellowship Programs

Prepare for your future in surgery with a varied caseload, research opportunities and mentorship from our experts in education.

Academic Development Time

Pursue your deepest interests and curiosities with our flexible, personalized program, dedicated focus time and guaranteed funding.

Medical Student Education

Explore your interests in surgery and develop the skills to succeed in your career by learning from our team of passionate surgical educators.

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Michigan Promise

The Michigan Promise aims to empower faculty members and residents in the Department of Surgery to achieve professional success. We support initiatives connected to environment, recruitment, leadership, achievement, innovation and outreach.

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Our Community

Feel at home in Michigan. Explore what it’s like to live, learn and grow in Ann Arbor among a diverse and supportive network of leaders in surgery.

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2026 Faculty and Staff Awards
Medical School News

Nine from Medical School honored as part of annual Faculty and Staff Awards

Michigan Medicine recently announced its 2026 Faculty and Staff Awards. This year’s recipients include nine winners with Medical School appointments, including seven faculty and two staff members. This year’s Faculty and Staff Awards ceremony will be Dec. 3 at the Jack Roth Stadium Club in Michigan Stadium
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Health Lab

Could a diabetes medication be the next wonder drug?

Researchers identified how sotagliflozin may reduce heart attack and stroke risk, potentially offering benefits beyond diabetes care
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Department News

Seth Waits, M.D., named new section head for the Section of Transplant Surgery

Learn more about Seth Waits, MD, the new head of the Section of Transplant Surgery.
Two U-M faculty headshots with the titling, National Academy of Medicine, presented above their names: Diane Harper and Jacqueline Jeruss.
News Release

Two U-M Researchers Earn Election to National Academy of Medicine

Two U-M Researchers Earn Election to National Academy of Medicine
Dr. Jacqueline Jeruss leaning against a glass rail wearing a white sweater.
Department News

Jacqueline Jeruss elected to the National Academy of Medicine

Surgical oncologist Jacqueline Jeruss, M.D., Ph.D., was elected to the National Academy of Medicine. Learn more about what this achievement means to her.
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Health Lab

Exceptional response to immunotherapy gives patient with liver cancer more milestones to celebrate

U-M Health Rogel Cancer Center used single-dose immunotherapy and transplant oncology to treat advanced hepatocellular carcinoma in a 69-year-old patient.