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A Message from the Dean

Welcome to the Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine! We are pleased that you have dropped by our web site to learn more about our nationally ranked college and the osteopathic profession.

Osteopathic medicine, founded more than 100 years ago by Andrew Taylor Still, offers all a whole-person approach, an emphasis on wellness and prevention, and osteopathic manipulative medicine.  Osteopathic physicians serve in hospitals and clinics across the nation, and have achieved the highest medical positions in organizations such as the National Institutes of Health, the U.S. military, professional sports teams, NASA, and in forensic medicine and research.

For more than a quarter of a century, MSUCOM has been a leader in the osteopathic profession. We were founded in 1969 by act of the Michigan legislature to meet the need for physicians for our state.  Since then, we have grown and developed such that

• We’re proud of our record for primary care education. We’ve been ranked in the top five percent of all medical schools in the nation for ten years straight.

• We’re accessible, with classrooms in East Lansing, Detroit and Clinton Township – providing campus, urban and suburban learning environments.

• We operate the largest system for distance medical education in North America.

• We offer the first and largest D.O./Ph.D. program anywhere, and master’s degrees in public health and medical education.

• We have more funding than any other osteopathic college from the National Institutes of Health, a key index of research success.

• We have one of the biggest systems for graduate medical education in the nation, with 184 programs, 1,500 trainees, 33 partner hospitals and 2,600 physician faculty.

• We’re expanding globally, with medical education, missions and research on five continents.

So, welcome, and explore! There are many ways to participate in MSUCOM, and we hope that you will be able to join us in making the world a better place.  Thank you!

Best Regards,

William D. Strampel, D.O.
Dean

Michigan State University
College of Osteopathic Medicine
East Fee Hall, East Lansing, MI 48824-1316