“These findings, stress the importance of having a trained medical interpreter present during doctor’s appointments.” #HealthcareInterpreters#LanguageAccess https://t.co/0L5MAaHKqE
For nearly 100 years after the Civil War, African-Americans who aspired to become doctors had few choices – but the University of Michigan was one of them.
In honor of #BlackHistoryMonth here are some key people who play a special role in our past. https://t.co/UuoBuEL4Nq
Meet the first African-American woman to join the School of Nursing as U-M’s first, African-American dean: Rhetaugh Dumas, Ph.D.
Learn more about other trailblazers from our history during #BlackHistoryMonth: https://t.co/UuoBuEL4Nq
📷 : Original illustration by Justine Ross
💛 💙 Hope. Inspiration. Resilience.
A trio of @umichsmtd students listened to the experiences of frontline workers to create a song, “The Spark.” The ballad captures the spirit of working in healthcare during the pandemic.
It's #WorldStrokeDay
This is how you can prevent #stroke:
🚭 Quit smoking
🍺 Limit alcohol consumption
🛑 Control high blood pressure & high cholesterol
✅ Manage diabetes
🏋🏾Watch your waist and weight
🍏 Eat healthily
🏃🏾Exercise 30 minutes a day
👉 https://t.co/PtzeUDNOsl
October is #BreastCancerAwarenessMonth
Learn more about the latest in breast cancer research, treatment options, risk assessment, survivorship and more at:
https://t.co/BFJEMDGJsl
Emergency rooms in the US are crowded and seeing longer wait times, as more patients come in with infections and injuries. With COVID-19 cases expected to rise in Michigan and other states, ER physicians offer helpful advice on your options for care. https://t.co/65x5kpkFgC
Happy International Translation Day! A special shoutout to our Translation Division.
Follow the link for more information about the #InternationalTranslationDay
https://t.co/VSARQw9Bcu
We celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month from September 15 to October 15, to recognize the history, traditions, achievements and contributions of Hispanic-American community. #HispanicHeritage
To learn more about HHM and the list of events, follow https://t.co/d8JiLDVvSM
U-M remains one of only three public institutions in the United States in the top 25 of @TimesHigherEd's World University Rankings for 2022. Learn more: https://t.co/4bslgHjy7L #GoBlue
We are currently in the need of an interpreter for Afar language for a medical case. If you know someone who works as an Afar interpreter, and you can direct him/her to us, we would really appreciate it. Thank you! #AfarLanguage#AfarInterpreter
Michigan Medicine and @UMich have several opportunities to get vaccinated against #COVID19 this week.
(NB The Michigan Stadium walk-in clinic will offer first doses *ONLY* and a Michigan Medicine medical record number *IS* required.)
Today at 10am EST, we will have a live stream about COVID-19 & vaccination for all the Arabic speaking community. It will have very valuable information, don’t miss it!
https://t.co/zsRRweZHtf
The University of Michigan Transplant Center kicks off National #DonateLifeMonth today!
We'll be honoring #organdonors and recipients, plus their families, for the next 30 days. #DonateLife
Instead of Go Blue, today we say Light it up Blue in recognition of people with autism. Many people with autism rely on Sign Language, so we also recognize the ASL interpreters who facilitate communication for them. #WorldAutismAwarenessDay#LightItUpBlue#ASLInterpreters