The passions, achievements, and lives of our classmates are inspirational and rich with lessons. Founders Daniel Nelson, Erika Rekoumis, and Eric Ross recognized this and created Medical Student Grand Rounds – a monthly speaker series for our peers to share their experiences and develop excellent public speaking skills. 

If you’d like to nominate a peer, please use this form.

Watch Past Grand Rounds Presentations (must be affiliated with University of Michigan)

Previous Speakers and Topics:

Patrick Commiskey, M4 – “Communication, partnerships, and service-orientation: How to build websites, make stuff popular, and have fun doing it” (June 2017)

Matthew Carey, M1 – “Running For Your Life in Medical School” (April 2017)

Rana Kabeer, M3 – “The Opioid Epidemic in Michigan: There’s No Place Like Home” )(April 2017)

Joshua Kurtz, M1 – “So You Want to Pass Your [Neuro/Shelf/Board]Exam? Using Evidence-Based Practices to Optimize Studying and Retention” (March 2017)

Jonathan Melendez, M1 – “Puerto Rico: Healthcare in the Context of a US Territory” (February 2017)

Balaji Pandian, M2 – “Artificial Intelligence in Medicine” (December 2016)

LaVana Greene, M1 – “Historical Medical Mistreatment: Enduring Mistrust in Minority Populations” (November 2016)

Meghna Shah, M4 – “Adding Value: Lessons from the Navajo Nation Indian Health Service” (April 2016)

Alissa Wall, M1 – “The Passion of the Pipette: Balancing the Power of Scientific Research with the Realities of its Execution” (March 2016)

Elliott Brannon, M1 – “Public Health Effectiveness: Examples from Dengue and STD Prevention” (March 2016)

Vicky Koski-Karell, M2 – “Flint and Haiti: A Tale of Two Rivers, A Tale of Two Crimes” (February 2016)

Robert Cesaro, M1 – “Inside the Head of Venture Capitalist: Helping Drive University of Michigan Medical School’s Innovators and Entrepreneurs” (January 2016)

Jeremy Balch, M2 – “Drug Money: Me, China, and the Physician-Industry Relationship” (December 2015)

Megan Lane, M2 – “In a Pickle: A Journey Into the History of Anatomy” (December 2015)

Jeff Nadel, M2 – “Dissecting the Triple Aim in Healthcare: Where We Are and Where We’re Going” (November 2015)

Lynze Franko, M1 – “Peanut Butter and Jelly Sandwiches and Other Lessons from an RN-Medical Student” (November 2015)

Elizabeth Perelstein, M4 – “Deaf Culture, American Sign Language, and What You Might Want to Know” (October 2015)

Conor Lucas-Roberts, M1 – “Logistics” (October 2015)

Kate Meixner, Kemi Omotoso, Bamidele Otemuyiwa, Joshua Smith, M2s – “Sit, Crawl, Walk, Talk: Lessons for Medicine from the Trenches of Parenthood” (September 2015)

Max Griffith, M2 – “Put Your Money Where Your Mission Is: Valuing Teaching, Research &a Patient Care” (September 2015)

Henry Lather, M2 – “Designing a 3D-Printed Prosthetic Arm: The Intersection Between Science and the Media” (August 2015)

Jasmyne Jackson, M1 – “The Pedagogy of Small Victories” (May 2015)

Brian Yagi, M1 – “Rising Drug Prices and the Cost of Innovation” (April 2015)

Stephan Diljak, M1 – “Diabetes, and Other Embarrassing Stories” (March 2015)