Wayne State University School of Medicine

Founded in 1868, the Wayne State University School of Medicine it is the largest single-campus medical school in the nation with more than 1,000 medical students. In addition to undergraduate medical education, the school offers master's degree, Ph.D. and M.D.-Ph.D. programs in 14 areas of basic science to about 400 students annually.

Traditionally, the first two years are designated as the Basic Science curriculum. Matt Jackson, PhD., Interim Assistant Dean for Basic Science Curriculum, is in charge of this portion of the medical school curriculum. Included here are courses in Anatomy, Histology, Embryology, Biochemistry, Physiology, and Neurosciences in the first year; and Immunology/Microbiology, Pathobiology, Organ-System Pathophysiology in the second year. A clinical medical course runs through both years, integrating many smaller courses such as Introduction to the Patient, Evidence-Based Medicine, Medical Ethics, Human Sexuality, Preventive Medicine, Public Health, Interviewing and Physical Diagnosis into a sequence of cased-based teaching modules taught in small groups. Midway through the third year, students typically being to choose an advisor and focus on postgraduate (Residency) training. The residency application process begins in the summer of the fourth year, with interviews for most specialties in the fall and early winter. Match lists for the National Residency Matching Program are due in February of your senior year, with results announced in mid-March. Senior students are required to take the United States Medical Licensing Examination Step 2 before graduation, and beginning with the Class of 2005, passage of this examination will be a requirement for graduation.

WSU's School of Medicine is affiliated with the hospitals of the Detroit Medical Center, which include Children's Hospital of Michigan, the Rehabilitation Institute of Michigan, Hutzel Women's Hospital, Detroit Receiving Hospital, Harper University Hospital, Sinai Grace Hospital, Huron Valley Sinai Hospital and the Michigan Orthopedic Hospital. It maintains a research and education partnership with Henry Ford Health Center, in Detroit, and coordinates teaching experiences with 14 community hospitals through the Southeast Michigan Center for Medical Education.