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02/11/2016

Raymond De Vries, PhD and Scott Kim, MD, PhD 's study of euthanasia and assisted suicide (EAS) for persons with psychiatric illnesses was recently written up in the New York Times. They found that persons receiving EAS for psychiatric disorders in the Netherlands were mostly women, of diverse ages, with complex and chronic psychiatric, medical, and psychosocial histories. They also reported that in more than half of approved cases, people had declined treatment that could have helped, and that many cited loneliness as an important reason for wanting to die. Dr. De Vries and Dr. Kim are current and former co-directors of the Center for Bioethics and Social Sciences in Medicine (CBSSM) .

Andrew Shuman and Christian Vercler are both contributors to the January issue of the American Medical Association's Journal of Ethics. Drs. Shuman and Vercler both provide commentaries related to challenging ethical cases.

Ken Langa was recently named to an Institute of Medicine committee that will examine the evidence on preventive factors and/or interventions associated with decreasing the risk of developing Alzhei

Reshma Jagsi was recently inducted into The League of Educational Excellence. On Dec. 1, Dean Woolliscroft and Senior Associate Dean for Education and Global Initiatives Joseph C. Kolars, M.D., honored 61 of the school’s most-accomplished teachers with induction into The League of Educational Excellence — an honorary society established in 2013 to recognize instructional faculty for their extraordinary contributions to teaching and inspiring the next generation of Michigan physicians and scientists.

Jacob Seagull, PhD and team were awarded the Provost’s Teaching Innovation Prize for the CaringWithCompassion.org: A Comprehensive Training Portal for Clinicians Serving At-Risk Populations.

Andrew Barnosky has recently been chosen as the President-Elect of the Washtenaw County Medical Society.  This is a significant honor and a wonderful venue for a thoughtful and dedicated academic c

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