The Office of Intercultural Programs and Services

Michigan State University
College of Osteopathic Medicine
A-128 East Fee Hall
East Lansing, MI 48824
Ph: (517) 355-9674
Fx: (517) 355-3296

SOME FACTS

•MSUCOM has achieved international recognition for its research, teaching and clinical practice of osteopathic manual medicine. Its faculty have written books, created videotapes, CD-ROMs, authored scientific papers and articles in professional journals.

•The MSUCOM faculty in the Department of Pediatrics is the largest single provider of pediatric care to poor children in the Lansing area. MSUCOM faculty also work at the Ingham County Health Department and at clinics serving the homeless, persons with substance abuse problems and the indigent. These faculty provide medical services for the Michigan Special Olympics, maintain a Muscular Dystrophy clinic, and conduct health screenings and immunization clinics.

•MSUCOM faculty are involved with a wide variety of international health programs which include, malaria research and clinical care in Malawi, health care consultation in the United Arab Emirates, establishment of a medical clinic in the Belizean jungle, studies of hypertension and HIV infection in Zimbabwe, and development of clinical clerkships abroad.

STUDENT COMMENTS

Minority students at MSUCOM receive strong support from student organizations (e.g. SNMA and ABOMS), as well as minority alumni, faculty and staff. Although minority faculty are limited, there are other instructors and administrative personnel who have a strong and genuine interest in minority student services. — Eric Hawkins, Class of 2003

I have had the privilege to meet some remarkable people. My classmates are an amazing collection of dedicated and caring individuals. It gives me great pride to know that in four years they too will be osteopathic physicians. — Richard Urbina, Class of 2003

The Office of Intercultural Programs and Services staff and what they can provide:

Tamera L. Cox, M.S.W, Asst. to the Assoc. Dean of Student Services for Outreach and Student Development
E-mail: coxt@msu.edu

• Advising premedical students
• Participate in national and local recruitment events 
• Outreach/Educational programming for K-12 and undergraduate
   students
• Assist SNMA with planning of an annual premedical seminar
• Assistance with the application process
• Premedical student newsletter, The ADMIT
• Faculty mentor
• Monitor student activity to determine counseling needs in southeast
   Michigan
• Create environments that demonstrate cultural awareness and
                                                  sensitivity
                                               • Create programs and opportunities to promote student support and
                                                  well-being
                                               • Advisor to the Student National Medical Association (SNMA)
                                               • Resource for student scholarships within and outside of the college
                                               • Offer a library of resource materials for medical students
                                               • Small group instructor for:
                                                    • OST 504-Doctor/Patient Relationships
                                                    • OST 519-Medical Ethics, Policy and Law
                                                    • OST 536-Behavioral Medicine
                                               • Course Coordinator for:
                                                    • OST 590-Health Disparities