Graduate Medical Education at
Wayne State University/Detroit Medical Center

History

Opened in 1868, the Detroit Medical College was the founding unit of what was to become, in 1956, Wayne State University. With the opening of the Gordon H. Scott Hall of Basic Medical Sciences, the entering class size of the School increased to 256 students, making it one of the largest medical schools in the nation. As Detroit's only medical school, WSU is committed to its mission of providing and improving health care to the community.

Location

A large city medical center presents a number of patients with a wide range of medical and surgical problems. This is especially important in subspecialty areas, where the draw of a regional tertiary-level medical center provides an opportunity for much needed training and experience.

University

Wayne State University has research opportunities unavailable in the non-university setting. Department chairs and faculty are drawn from among the leading researchers and educators in the country. There is ample opportunity for residents interested in academic medicine and research to work with leading investigators in a great number of different fields and specialties.

Facilities

The largest health care provider in southeast Michigan, the Detroit Medical Center operates seven hospitals (Children's Hospital of Michigan, Detroit Receiving Hospital, Harper University Hospital, Huron Valley-Sinai Hospital, Hutzel Hospital, the Rehabilitation Institute of Michigan and Sinai-Grace Hospital), two nursing centers and more than 100 outpatient facilities throughout southeast Michigan and is affiliated with the Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute. A nonprofit corporation established in 1985, the Detroit Medical Center is the largest nongovernmental employer in Detroit. The system has more than 2,000 licensed beds, 3,000 affiliated physicians and serves as the teaching and clinical research site for Wayne State University , the nation's fourth largest medical school. Many Detroit Medical Center physicians are recognized by colleagues as leaders in their field of medicine.

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