Why Choose Us?
Big 10 University Connection
- The Michigan State University College of Human Medicine (MSU-CHM) Department of Family Medicine faculty are active in the Geriatric Fellowship. Not only do the faculty often serve as supervising physicians, they are tasked with supporting and encouraging fellows’ research efforts.
- The MSU-CHM Department of Family Medicine has a Health Services and Research Administration (HSRA) grant to establish a formal division of Geriatrics and Gerontology at MSU, working collaboratively as a network model across residency programs, colleges, and departments.
- MSU’s College of Human Medicine enrolls over 150 medical students each year and there are about 175 residents and fellows between the Sparrow-sponsored and MSU-CHM sponsored graduate medical education programs. Fellows contribute to the medical student and residents’ curricula, and the extensive interactions sharpen fellows’ clinical and didactic skills.
- Fellows have full access to MSU libraries, including powerful electronic search engines and extensive electronic full-text collections of journals and textbooks.
- Fellows are expected to complete a clinical research project during the program. The program is committed to supporting resident-led research and will connect residents with faculty members across MSU and Sparrow with similar research interests.
- MSU Memory Disorders Clinic -- This specialty clinic offers state of the art facilities for the diagnosis and management of memory disorders, dementia, and other neurodegenerative diseases.
- MSU Movement Disorders Clinic -- This specialty clinic offers state of the art facilities for the diagnosis and management of Parkinson’s disease, atypical parkinsons syndromes, tremor, Huntington’s chorea, and other movement disorders.
The Ingham County Medical Care Facility (ICMCF)
- Distinguished by a tradition of warm, human caring, the Medical Care Facility & Rehabilitation Services of Ingham County’s mission is to demonstrate a commitment to excellence by being a leader in health care services.
- The facility is located in suburban Okemos and is home for 204 people. The beautiful home features a center atrium with aviary, plants, sitting area and a small fish pond. Extensive light and open space are used to create a comfortable, living environment. Outside, residents enjoy paved walkways and a courtyard with plants and flowers.
- A new state of the art 26 bed Rehabilitation Center provides care for individuals who have had recent fractures, hip or knee replacement surgery, stroke, deconditioning due to recent medical illness, or loss of function due to recent hospitalization.
Sparrow Hospital
- Sparrow Hospital is a 700-bed acute care center that offers state of the art technology and has had recent facility renovations.
- Sparrow Hospital is accredited by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO). The Joint Commission is the nation’s predominant standards-setting and accrediting body in health care.
- Sparrow Hospital recently earned recognition by the American Osteopathic Association's (AOA) Healthcare Facilities Accreditation Program (HFAP) and is one of a few Michigan hospitals that have received both JCAHO and AOA accreditation.
- In February 2008 Sparrow Hospital opened a new 29-bed Orthopedic Unit, to provide the latest advancements in orthopedic surgery within a customer-focused continuum of care.
- Sparrow Heart Center offers state-of-the art cardiology and cardiovascular intervention as well as cutting-edge technology and equipment.
- Sparrow has formed Neurological Centers of Excellence which include the Brain Tumor Center, Neuro Diagnostic Center, Spine Center, Stroke Center, and Trauma Center. Each center is comprised of interlocking specialists who have one goal in mind: to provide a complete continuum of care for patients with neurological disorders.
- The Senior Health Center (SHC) provides primary care for approximately 2000 elderly persons and is the clinical teaching site for Geriatric Fellows, Internal Medicine Residents, Family Medicine Residents, Geriatric Nurse Practitioner students and Social Work Students. The Geriatric Assessment Center provides a comprehensive geriatric assessment referral service.