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The
College of Human Medicine (CHM) is an accredited medical school that has received
national recognition for primary care training (family practice, internal
medicine, and pediatrics) and for innovations in medical education. CHM was
founded in 1964 in response to Michigan's need for primary care physicians.
Founding faculty held the philosophies of William Osler and Francis Peabody,
nineteenth century physicians who asserted, "the secret to the care for
the patient is caring for the patient." CHM continues to teach students
to understand both medical science and medicine within society while maintaining
a focus on the individual patient's needs. CHM encourages a cooperative and
collaborative learning environment. This, combined with individual attention
within a comfortable class size, helps students maintain their passion and
personal well-being as they confront the rigorous demands of medical education.
College of Human Medicine statistics:
Combined enrollment (over all three blocks) of approximately 475 students.
261 physician faculty members named to the 2007-08 ‘Best Doctors in America’ list.
Sponsoring or affiliated with 59 graduate medical education programs and 872 residents.
In 28 inpatient institutions in six communities, with more than 10,000 hospital beds, 300,000 admissions per year, and the associated outpatient activity.
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of Human Medicine
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Becoming a Competitive Applicant
Leadership in Medicine for the Underserved and Vulnerable (LMUV)
Special Programs
A competitive applicant to CHM should read the Premedical Handbook and Self-Assessment Guide to become familiar with what CHM is looking for in an applicant, as well as to help assess how well CHM fits with their medical career goals.
The College of Human Medicine has more than 200 full-time faculty in its clinical and basic science departments and community campuses. More than 3100 MD 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 at one of six campuses located across the state of Michigan. Faculty members are actively involved with teaching, clinical practice, and research. More than 3200 adjunct faculty provide students and residents with training in all specialties of health care through traditional teaching, hospital rounds, and clinical participation.
Entering
students typically have a profile that includes significant clinical experience,
meaningful community service, leadership qualities, and exposure to research.
Their GPA and MCAT scores are consistent with the national average for accepted
students. The average age of entering students is 25 (range: 20 to mid-40s).
Some have completed postbaccalaureate studies or hold advanced degrees; others
are nontraditional students changing professional direction. Some students
are married and some have children. The class is diverse in terms of race,
ethnicity, age, and economic background. About 80% are Michigan residents.
Students are very active in special interest groups (from soccer to wilderness medicine), student government and CHM committee participation, and in branches of national organizations. Volunteer clinical participation can begin in the first year. Some favorite activities include the Friendship Clinic, the Cristo Rey Migrant Workers Clinic, and international health experiences.
For more information:
Visit the CHM Student Organizations web site.
The curriculum is designed to guide both the academic and professional development of students. In addition to completing the basic science and clinical courses that comprise medical training throughout the nation, CHM students experience clinical skills training early in the curriculum, explore challenges that confront physicians both individually and as members of society, and begin to understand patients and the practice of medicine in a psychosocial context.
For more information about the specific curriculum, visit the Medical Education website.
In 2005, CHM’s faculty adopted a set of learning objectives/competencies to organize the curriculum. It is known as SCRIPT (Service, Care of Patients, Rationality, Integration, Professionalism, Transformation). These concepts are used to direct curricular reform and to track the components of the curriculum. Importantly, SCRIPT maps to the competencies that all residencies use and maintains the professionalism curriculum while preparing students to be successful on USMLE and in the residency match process.
Visit the CHM SCRIPT web page to learn more!
The Michigan State University College of Human Medicine MD/PhD program was established in 1985 to provide the combined MD/PhD degree education to a few academically talented and highly motivated students accepted to the College of Human Medicine (CHM). After a brief moratorium, the program has been revitalized for the 2008 entering class.
The CHM MD/PhD program is a well-integrated training program that combines medical training (MD) with outstanding graduate training, leading to PhDs in traditional areas of biomedical research. Our goal is to educate and train the next generation of leaders in both the field of medicine as well as biomedical research.
For more information, visit the MD/PHD web page.
The
first year of medical school comprises lecture-based courses introducing the
biological, social, and behavioral sciences as well as small group seminars
on clinical skills and patient-physician communication. Students complete
courses in gross anatomy, biochemistry, biostatistics and epidemiology, genetics,
histology, pathology, human behavior and development, microbiology, neuroscience,
pharmacology, physiology, radiology, and clinical skills. The Integrative
Clinical Correlations course, the Longitudinal Patient-Centered Experience,
and the mentorship program help students integrate their learning by meeting
with patients in a meaningful and practical way.
Second year students learn advanced science concepts in a small group problem-based learning format. By analyzing specific medical problems, students learn to integrate basic science knowledge into typical clinical situations. Small group work is augmented by pertinent lectures and labs. The clinical skills series is coordinated with the medical science topics. Students also take a course in the, "Social Contexts of Clinical Decisions," that integrates diverse themes such as end-of-life care and complementary and alternative medicine into the curriculum.
Students enjoy electives such as emergency medicine, sports medicine, reproductive health, and community resources. They may also participate in elective research opportunities.
The College of Human Medicine differs from many medical schools in that we do not have a University Hospital system. Reflecting the unique organization model for training students in settings that reflect active medical practice that was pioneered by CHM, students move from the main MSU campus to a community campus for their clinical years. Community campuses include:
Rural Physician Program (RPP) students are based at the Upper Peninsula Campus in Marquette. Leadership in Medicine for the Underserved and Vulnerable Program (LMUV) students are based at the Saginaw Campus.
Students actively engage in physician-supervised learning experiences as part of the medical team as they complete the advanced clinical curriculum. Required clerkships include internal medicine, pediatrics, family practice, obstetrics and gynecology, psychiatry, surgery, advanced medicine, and advanced surgery. Elective clerkships range from rural family practice to medical care in developing countries to specialties such as infectious disease. Research opportunities are also available.
Students
interested in rural health have the opportunity to complete their clinical
requirements under the Rural Physician Program
(RPP) which incorporates the Upper Peninsula Program. The RPP was established
to meet the special health care needs of patients in medically underserved
rural areas of Michigan by training physicians to provide on-site health care
in these areas.
The College of Human Medicine, in partnership with Synergy Medical Education
Alliance, is pleased to offer a medical student clinical education program
at the CHM Saginaw Campus, Leadership in Medicine for the Underserved and Vulnerable (LMUV). This program has a dedicated focus
on the clinical and leadership skills and knowledge necessary to serve medically
underserved populations in urban, rural, migrant, and international settings.
Participants in the program will experience primary care in a rural setting,
pediatrics in an inner-city setting, and will travel to Costa Rica for international
experiences. All elements of this curriculum, including the international
experience, are built around the efforts of the Synergy
Medical Education Alliance. Students in this program will receive travel
support and travel to Costa Rica as a group, accompanied by Saginaw campus
faculty. Interested students may apply to the Leadership in Medicine for the Underserved and Vulnerable program at the time they submit their Supplemental Essays.
The CHM evaluation system consistently provides a broad spectrum of specific performance feedback to the individual student to guide their own development. General evaluation markers are used for overall coursework. Markers in preclinical courses are pass, conditional pass, or no pass. Clinical students receive honors pass, pass, conditional pass, and no pass. Students must pass USMLE Step I and Step II (licensing exam) to progress in the curriculum and graduate. Outstanding students become eligible for induction into Alpha Omega Alpha (AOA), the national medical honor society established to recognize and perpetuate excellence in the medical profession. Students may also be recognized by selection into the Gold Humanism Honor Society, and by other merit scholarships and awards.
CHM graduates are recognized for their comfort and readiness for advancing clinical responsibility, their well-developed patient-physician communication skills, and their understanding of the patient in context of the culture and community. While there is broad representation across clinical specialties, many graduates choose primary care residencies.
The MD/PhD program is a well-integrated training program that combines medical training (MD) with outstanding graduate training, leading to PhDs in traditional areas of biomedical research. In their first and second years, MD/PhD students concurrently take both a selection of medical school and graduate school courses. This provides an opportunity for the students to start on their graduate courses, while also getting to know both their fellow MD and PhD classmates.
The program begins with participation in a laboratory rotation during the summer prior to the first year of medical school. Students begin their research projects by Year 3, and on average these projects should be completed by the end of Year 5. Unique to the MD/PhD program is the introduction of the Integrated Clinical Experience during graduate training (Years 3-5). MD/PhD students stay in touch with their medical colleagues and medical training as they participate in a continuity clinic. These clinic assignments are for one half-day per week in a clinic of interest as selected by the student. MD/PhD students will find another unique feature of the program during their clinical training: the introduction of the Integrated Research Experience. MD/PhD students can take up to three months of research electives during these two years. These electives count as program credit for the Integrated Clinical Experience completed during the graduate training component.
MD/PhD students are expected to complete all graduation requirements for the PhD program and all preclinical requirements before proceeding to the final portion of their MD training, the clinical phase, expected to occur in Years 6-7 of the program. To assure successful completion of the program, the student’s progress is reviewed by the Research Mentor and the Thesis Committee, as well as annually by the MD/PhD Student Progress Review Committee.
The College of Human Medicine welcomes students wishing to pursue masters or doctoral level training in addition to the MD degree. Students are assisted in coordinating and integrating the curricula of both the MD program and the advanced graduate degree program. Students may jointly pursue a MD degree from the CHM and a MA, MS, or PhD from any MSU unit offering a graduate degree program. CHM offers a master’s degree in Bioethics, Humanities, and Society, a PhD, master's degree or certificate in Epidemiology, and a masters degree in Health Communication. Joint programs are available through most departments affiliated with CHM including Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, and Physiology. An interdisciplinary program in Neuroscience is also available. Application to the graduate and certificate programs is independent and separate from the application process to CHM; students must apply to both programs.
The ABLE Program is a thirteen-month, enriched academic experience offered annually to an invited group of CHM medical school applicants from disadvantaged backgrounds. Students who successfully ABLE are then offered regular admission to the entering CHM class. ABLE builds upon and strengthens the particpants' science base through enrollment in upper-level science and medical school courses. To help ensure success, ABLE students receive individual assistance in developing study and learning strategies.
The MD Medical Scholars Program offers a unique enrichment opportunity to 10 academically talented students entering Michigan State University as freshmen. Successful applicants to this program are outstanding high school seniors who demonstrate their interest in becoming physicians and leaders through their academic achievement, medical/clinical experiences, and community leadership experiences.
Founded in the liberal arts tradition often associated with small, private colleges, the MD Medical Scholars Program is a unique combination of programmatic opportunities, guidance, and expectations for students. The MD Medical Scholars Program strives to prepare students for progressive independence, maturity, knowledge of the world, understanding of its diverse inhabitants, and respect for their differing points of view.
Upon graduation from MSU and successful completion of the MD Medical Scholars Program requirements, Medical Scholars are granted regular admission to the College of Human Medicine without having to take the Medical College Admission Test (MCAT), and without having to follow the traditional application process. It is expected that MD Medical Scholars Program graduates will have developed academically, emotionally, motivationally, and socially in readiness for the rigors of medical education and a career in medicine.