Join Dr. Deb Berman, assistant dean for admissions, and Carol Teener, director of admissions, along with two current medical students from the University of Michigan Medical School for answers to your questions about getting into medical school and more. The conversation ranges from GPAs and personal statements to the culture and experiences that make Michigan unique.

To learn more, visit our admissions website, and you can follow the University of Michigan Medical School @UmichMedSchool on X and Instagram.

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In the last part of our three part series on the science of addiction, we focus on how to help someone get help with addiction.

Addiction is often stigmatized or hidden. And that may be part of why many of us know so little about what addiction actually is and how it works. And that's what this podcast is about. We're going to talk to the experts at University of Michigan Health and the U-M Addiction Center - people whose careers are focused on better understanding addiction and how to better treat and live with addiction.

Featured Speaker: Sarah Rollins, LMSW

The transcript for this episode can be found here.

Michigan Medicine Presents digs into a new topic with each season. Stop by for one season, or subscribe to the series to expand your horizons with each new episode.

Michigan Medicine Presents is a part of the Michigan Medicine Podcast Network. You can subscribe to Michigan Medicine Presents on all major podcast platforms.

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In part two of our three part series on the science of addiction, we focus on alcohol addiction. For many people, alcohol use is associated with socializing, with celebration. It's normalized. But what is normal? How much alcohol use is too much?

Addiction is often stigmatized or hidden. And that may be part of why many of us know so little about what addiction actually is and how it works. And that's what this podcast is about. We're going to talk to the experts at University of Michigan Health and the U-M Addiction Center - people whose careers are focused on better understanding addiction and how to better treat and live with addiction.

Featured Speaker: Anne Fernandez, Ph.D.

The transcript for this episode can be found here.

Michigan Medicine Presents digs into a new topic with each season. Stop by for one season, or subscribe to the series to expand your horizons with each new episode.

Michigan Medicine Presents is a part of the Michigan Medicine Podcast Network. You can subscribe to Michigan Medicine Presents on all major podcast platforms.

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In part one of our three part series on the science of addiction, we focus on the question: Why do people do drugs?

Addiction is often stigmatized or hidden. And that may be part of why many of us know so little about what addiction actually is and how it works. And that's what this podcast is about. We're going to talk to the experts at University of Michigan Health and the U-M Addiction Center - people whose careers are focused on better understanding addiction and how to better treat and live with addiction.

Featured Speaker: Jonathan Morrow, M.D., Ph.D.

The transcript for this episode can be found here.

Michigan Medicine Presents digs into a new topic with each season. Stop by for one season, or subscribe to the series to expand your horizons with each new episode.

Michigan Medicine Presents is a part of the Michigan Medicine Podcast Network. You can subscribe to Michigan Medicine Presents on all major podcast platforms.

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Welcome to Michigan Medicine Presents, a wide-ranging exploration into topics spanning the field of medicine. We’ll dig into what’s happening on the leading edge of research and innovation, what we know about historic roots, and the current state of conditions that affect us all.

Join us for our first series, a three part look into the science of addiction.

Michigan Medicine Presents digs into a new topic with each season. Stop by for one season, or subscribe to the series to expand your horizons with each new episode.

The transcript for this episode can be found here.

Michigan Medicine Presents is a part of the Michigan Medicine Podcast Network. You can subscribe to Michigan Medicine Presents on all major podcast platforms.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.