MSU medical school opens new office in Midtown

Thursday, October 1, 2009 | Source: Model D

Michigan State University is the latest major college to open up a Detroit office.

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Another major college is opening up an office in Detroit. This time Michigan State University's College of Osteopathic Medicine is setting up shop in Midtown.

The extension of MSU's medical school will employ 18 staff and faculty and have another 50-55 students moving through on a consistent basis. The university is also bringing in a dozen clinical faculty from the local medical field.

"Southeast Michigan is rich in clinical faculty," says Gary Willyerd, acting associate dean for Michigan State University's College of Osteopathic Medicine at the Detroit Medical Center. "It's nice to have an abundance here to bring and teach students."

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