MSUCOM PRE-CLERKSHIP PROGRAM SITES

Since its inception in 1969, the Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine is dedicated to meeting the health care needs of the people of Michigan and the nation. For eight consecutive years, the college has ranked in the top 5% of all medical schools (D.O. and M.D.) for primary care education, according to U.S. News and World Report. Our primary mission is education through a Statewide Campus System. To address the physician shortage in the state and the nation we are currently planning to increase our entering class to 300 students. The college will be adding two new expansion sites in southeast Michigan – Macomb University Center and Detroit Medical Center. These sites will join East Lansing in educating students during the first two years of their Pre-clerkship education. Clerkship education (years three and four) will continue to be in our base hospitals located throughout Michigan.

Site Descriptions

The Pre–clerkship curriculum will be the same at each of the three sites, with all core courses originating from East Lansing. Students at the Detroit Medical Center and Macomb University Center will rely heavily on distance learning technology for their education. Students at these sites will have access to East Lansing faculty through distance learning technology, e-mail and telephone. Qualified on-site faculty will be present in southeast Michigan to aid in student education. Core courses requiring laboratory instruction such as Gross Anatomy, Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine, Clinical Skills and Doctor/Patient Relationship will be taught on-site in southeast Michigan. As in East Lansing , students at southeast Michigan sites will have 24-hour access to study rooms and computers. Administrative staff members who are knowledgeable about all MSUCOM policies and procedures will be available in southeast Michigan, as well as personal counseling and medical access services,. Students in southeast Michigan will be able to interact with their peers through class and Student Council meetings, using distance learning technology. In addition, they will be able to join the same student organizations as their peers in East Lansing as all meetings will be conducted using distance learning technology. Whenever possible, students from each site will be brought together at one site to ensure that they feel a part of their respective classes/organizations. 

East Lansing

Located on the eastern edge of the campus of Michigan State University, the 5,200 acre campus offers museums, concerts, Broadway theatre, extensive gardens, working farms, wooded natural area trails, and Big 10 sports. A favorite destination is the MSU Dairy Store where they make and sell ice cream and cheese.

The area offers numerous rental housing options. MSUCOM provides student surveys to assist you in choosing an apartment. We also host an online housing board which we open only to students in the four professional colleges at MSU (College of Osteopathic Medicine, College of Human Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, and College of Law ).

There are several pools and gym facilities on campus, as well as softball diamonds and soccer fields. Many MSUCOM students participate in intramural sports.

Local government web pages offer information about community programs and resources:

http://www.cityoflansingmi.com/index.jsp

http://www.ci.east-lansing.mi.us/

http://www.meridian.mi.us/

Macomb University Center

Located within a twenty mile radius of seven hospitals with over 600 osteopathic graduate medical education positions, this site is housed within the Macomb University Center at Macomb Community College, one of the most advanced professional development facilities in southeast Michigan.

Macomb County is a great place to live. It has thirty-one miles of shoreline, one hundred and thirty parks, more than thirty-five golf courses, three regional shopping centers, numerous restaurants and twenty-one school districts. There is ample affordable housing and plenty of family friendly activities. It also has easy access to freeways which make skiing, boating and other recreational activities just a quick drive away.

Local government web pages offer information about community programs and resources:

http://www.macombcounty.com/

http://www.macombcountymi.gov/index.htm

http://www.cityofmountclemens.com/

Detroit Medical Center

Located on the campus of the Detroit Medical Center (DMC) in “Midtown” Detroit and surrounded by several tertiary care hospitals and The Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Center. The DMC has over 900 graduate medical education positions of which 84 are osteopathic.

Detroit is a vibrant urban setting with international cuisine, concerts, theatre and professional sports. The DMC site is only two blocks from Detroit ’s Cultural Center , which includes: Detroit Public Library, Detroit Institute of Arts, Children’s Museum, Detroit Historical Museum , Museum of African –American History and Detroit Science Center . Just a few minutes away is “Downtown” Detroit with its professional sports, restaurants and theatres. Detroit and surrounding counties offer numerous housing options. 

Local government web pages offer information about community programs and resources:

http://www.ci.detroit.mi.us/

http://www.detroit.com/

http://www.waynecounty.com/

http://www.oakgov.com/index.html

http://www.oaklandcounty.com/

Site Determination After Offer of Admission

If you receive an offer of admission to MSUCOM, it will contain a site designation form where you will be asked to indicate your location preference. Locations will be allocated in the order that we receive your admissions forms and deposit. If you are not assigned to your preferred choice site, you will be placed on a waiting list for that location and given a confirmed place at another site. Applicants who are placed on the alternate list will not be asked to submit site preferences. MSUCOM does not guarantee that space will be available at your preferred location.

In some instances, the MSUCOM Admissions Committee will assign individuals to a specific site. Such assignments are nonnegotiable. Specific site assignments will be communicated with the offer of admission. All dual degree students, students entering the Extended Curricular Program and students requiring accommodation for disabilities will be assigned to the East Lansing site.

While you always have the option of deferring your admission to the next year, you will not be allowed to request a specific site or carry forward your site assignment. Numbers of openings and allocation methodology for deferred admissions will be determined each September.