Michigan State University's College of Human Medicine and MidMichigan Health have agreed to establish a new regional medical campus in Midland.
MSU officials say the partnership is the result of shared goals to educate medical students within a health care system that values quality and provides care to a widely dispersed city and rural community.
The partnership expands MSU’s capacity for third- and fourth-year medical students in mid-Michigan by adding more student placements at four new hospitals from MidMichigan Health, in addition to current student rotations at Saginaw hospitals Covenant Healthcare and St. Mary’s of Michigan.
The campus will be centered in Midland, with educational sites at MidMichigan Medical Center-Midland, MidMichigan Medical Center-Clare, MidMichigan Medical Center-Gladwin, Gratiot Medical Center in Alma and the Saginaw hospitals.
“We are pleased that MidMichigan Health joins MSU in providing an amazing experience for our medical students that is rooted in quality primary care,” said Marsha Rappley, dean of the MSU College of Human Medicine. “We can now increase the number of students exposed to the wonderful physician role models in Midland, Saginaw, Alma, Clare and Gladwin. This is extremely important in helping students see careers and family opportunities for themselves in Michigan communities where they are valued and needed.”
Currently 15 third-year and eight fourth-year medical students from the College of Human Medicine study in Saginaw. Plans call for the students to rotate, as of July 2011, through various medical disciplines and specialty areas at the six hospitals, including MidMichigan Medical Center-Midland, MidMichigan Medical Center-Clare, MidMichigan Medical Center-Gladwin, Gratiot Medical Center and Covenant HealthCare and St. Mary’s of Michigan in Saginaw.
In addition to the Midland Regional campus, MSU College of Human Medicine has six community campuses located in Flint, Lansing, Grand Rapids, Kalamazoo, Traverse City and the Upper Peninsula. For more information visit http://www.michbio.org/.
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