Partners
Department of Family Medicine, College of Human Medicine, Michigan State University
The department began as the Michigan State University Department of Family Medicine in 1974. The Department is interdisciplinary and advocates the ideals of family medicine, advances the knowledge base of primary care, and serves communities and families across the state of Michigan. William C. Wadland, M.D., M.S., serves as the department chairperson. Interests and activities of the department faculty cover the spectrum of primary care.
The success of the department is directly linked to the active role of its residency network; encompassing family medicine residency programs in Flint, Grand Rapids, Kalamazoo, Lansing, Marquette, Midland, Saginaw, and Traverse City, with a total of almost 100 faculty members. These programs, in conjunction with the East Lansing campus, all facilitate meeting the department's mission.
The department in East Lansing includes more than 20 board certified family physicians, a thriving research unit, educational specialists, and a creative and talented administrative group.
Michigan State University College of Human Medicine
The College of Human Medicine (CHM) has a national reputation for its history of innovation and excellence in medical student education. More than 3,100 M.D. graduates of the College have experienced a unique combination of basic science education on the campus of a large, land-grant University, and clinical education in one of six campuses located across the state of Michigan. More than 200 paid and 3200 volunteer faculty are committed to teaching core institutional values that mark CHM graduates as unique and exemplary: respect of and care for patients, commitment to community, and the incorporation of psychological, social, and spiritual elements into care delivery.
CHM was founded in 1964 in response to Michigan's need for primary care physicians. It was the first community-integrated medical school, with a curriculum that emphasized a patient-centered philosophy and a biopsychosocial approach to caring for patients. Founding faculty held the philosophies of William Osler and Francis Peabody, 19th century physicians who asserted, "the secret to the care for the patient is caring for the patient," an attitude that continues to guide the school’s curriculum and policies to this day.
Statewide Campus System (SCS), Michigan State University College of Osteopathic MedicineThe Statewide Campus System is the Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine OPTI (Osteopathic Postdoctoral Training Institution). The AOA has mandated that all post-graduate training programs (residency and internship) be part of an OPTI that consists of member hospitals and a College of Osteopathic Medicine. The SCS members are listed on this web site which include 20 member hospitals and two academic members: MSUCOM and Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine (KCOM). The SCS of MSUCOM provides an educational continuum of pre-doctoral through postdoctoral osteopathic education in the State of Michigan.
Geriatric Education Center of Michigan (GECM)
Established in 1987, the Geriatric Education Center of Michigan (GECM) is a federally funded, statewide consortium administratively located at Michigan State University (MSU) that includes: MSU College of Human Medicine and College of Osteopathic Medicine; Wayne State University Institute of Gerontology; Central Michigan University; Alma College; and Michigan Primary Care Association. The GECM works collaboratively with other organizations and agencies within the state such as Michigan Center for Rural Health, Michigan Department of Community Health, Community Mental Health, Sparrow Health System, Michigan Public Health Institute, Lansing Community College, Michigan Partnership for the Advancement of End-of-Life Care, Grand Valley State University and various area agencies on aging.
Graduate Medical Education, Inc. (GMEI)
Graduate Medical Education Inc. (GMEI) is an educational consortium and partnership of excellence between the Lansing hospitals (Ingham Regional Medical Center and Sparrow Health System) and Michigan State University (the Colleges of Human and Osteopathic Medicine). GMEI’s mission is to support our partner institutions in their efforts to provide excellent medical education in the Mid-Michigan Region through diverse, quality educational experiences in a collaborative environment.
Founded in the early 1970’s for the purpose of conducting residency programs that crossed institutional boundaries, the original partners in GMEI were: St. Lawrence Hospital, Sparrow Hospital, and Ingham Regional Medical Center. In October 2004, senior faculty and administrators from the Lansing hospitals (Ingham Regional Medical Center and Sparrow Health System) and Michigan State University (the Colleges of Human and Osteopathic Medicine) began to meet to discuss the future of graduate medical education in the Mid-Michigan region. During a multi-year planning process governed by a signed Memorandum of Understanding, the four institutions’ committed to the reemergence of GMEI as the graduate medical education consortium in the city of Lansing. An Executive Director was hired in September 2006.
Sparrow Health Sciences Library
The Sparrow Health Sciences Library is a full-service medical/nursing library providing evaluated, quality medical information to the physicians, nurses, other healthcare professionals and the Mid-Michigan Community. The Library supports the information needs and Mission of the Sparrow Health System. Hours of operation are Monday-Friday, 7am-5pm, closed on most national holidays. The Library is open to physicians 24/7/365.
The Sparrow Health Sciences Library provides access to world-class information resources in support of the decision-making needs of clientele, incorporating both traditional print and electronic resources. This presents both opportunities and challenges to the seeker of medical information. It is strongly encouraged that the assistance of a medical librarian be sought to take full advantage of the benefits and to avoid the common oversights in this environment. Sparrow Health Sciences Library Associates provide training sessions to help familiarize clients with proficient use of all available research tools. Group and/or individual instruction is available by appointment. As well, many other services are offered to assist clients in obtaining the best evidence.
The Sparrow Health Sciences Library offers a welcoming environment where health care providers may conduct research, study or simply relax. Ten computer workstations provide access to the thousands of electronic books and journals and to many other specialized health sciences resources. The Library is open to the public and supports the educational needs of the Mid-Michigan Community.
Michigan State University Medical Online Library
Residents have full access privileges for the Michigan State University libraries, including extensive electronic resources. The MSU electronic library allows online medical literature searches and full-text access to an extensive collection of electronic medical journals. Residents are encouraged to use these vast resources to study primary literature and support their research. The total number of medical textbooks online available through the Libraries electronic resources page is now 170, with the addition of 39 more respected clinical textbooks in electronic format, published by Lippincott and delivered on the OVID platform. Titles include such well known works as: DeVita's Cancer, Harrison's, Cecil's, Campbell's Operative Orthopaedics, Hurst's the Heart, Nelson's Textbook of Pediatrics, William's Obstetrics, Robbin's Pathologic Basis of Disease, the DSM-IV-R, Danforth's Obstetrics & Gynecology, and Rakel's Textbook of Family Medicine.