ROCHESTER, Mich. - (March 1, 2007) - The Wayne State University School of Medicine and Crittenton Hospital Medical Center together announce a new medical residency program, under which family medicine physicians will be trained at Crittenton by Wayne State faculty physicians. The program is expected to attract medical school graduates from across Michigan and the nation.
The new jointly sponsored Wayne State/Crittenton Family Medicine Residency Program has received a full, three-year accreditation from the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME). The ACGME rarely accredits newly formed programs for the full three-year term. This reflects the quality of the education experience in the program, high faculty support and strong leadership. The program successfully integrates the Wayne State University academic and research resources, strong competency-based curricula, modern web-based evaluation system and the supportive hospital environment at Crittenton Hospital Medical Center.
The program will begin training July 1st, with an initial class of 17 resident physicians who plan to practice family medicine. The program will accept another class of eight residents in July 2008. This is the first residency program to be hosted at Crittenton Hospital Medical Center and will be led by eight faculty physicians from Wayne State.
"Crittenton is an ideal setting to train the physicians who will serve the next generation of families in our community as well as providea quality environment for our faculty physicians to practice," said Maryjean Schenk. M.D., M.P.H., M.S., Chair of the Wayne State University School of Medicine Department of Family Medicine and Public Health Sciences.
"Crittenton offers a wealth of expanded clinical services and superior educational opportunities for the incoming Family Medicine residents. We are excited about this wonderful opportunity and look forward to a long and mutually rewarding experience with the School of Medicine. We believe our new association will be a great benefit to the residents, our physicians and our patients," said Frank Sottile, M.D., Chief Medical Officer, Crittenton Hospital Medical Center.
Added Dr. Schenk, "We believe regional collaboration is a key to a successful health care system in Southeast Michigan. This residency training program is one example of how our school plans to work together with other institutions."
Family physicians are patient-centered and integrate the biological, clinical, and behavioral sciences to provide continuing and comprehensive health care. The scope of practice encompasses all ages, both sexes, each organ system, every disease entity, and every location of practice including hospital practice.
Wayne State University is a premier institution of higher education offering more than 350 academic programs to more than 33,000 students through 11 schools and colleges. For more information, visit www.wayne.edu. With more than 1,000 students, Wayne's School of Medicine is the nation's largest single campus medical school. Together with the Wayne State University Physician Group and 13 hospital partners, the school is a leader in medical education, biomedical research, and patient care. Its programs of excellence include cancer, maternal-child health, neurosciences, and population studies and urban health. For more information, visit www.med.wayne.edu.
Crittenton Hospital Medical Center was built in 1967 and has 290 beds. With a medical staff comprised of 500 physicians in 54 specialties, Crittenton brings world-class healthcare to a wealth of surrounding communities. A not-for-profit, full-service community based hospital, Crittenton has formal affiliations and partnerships with the University of Michigan for heart surgery, and the Karmanos Cancer Institute for cancer care, to offer patients access to the latest therapies, research and clinical trials.