May 12, 2007

Who's got patients at heart?

Columnist Rochelle Riley writes about the positions of Wayne State University and the DMC regarding MSU's plan to open an osteopathic satellite campus in the metro Detroit area. WSU's medical school officials say Duggan is waging a misinformation campaign to convince MSU to accept a plan that would force WSU to close its operations at the DMC. Duggan says there is enough room for both MSU DO and WSU MD students. WSU says additional students would violate accreditation limits on how many aspiring doctors can train at DMC. Duggan says that he has no duty to WSU because a memorandum of intent that WSU signed with the DMC last November is non-exclusive. WSU countered, saying its regional outreach should not lead Duggan to force the entire medical school out of the DMC campus. Riley concludes, "But wouldn\'t it be more prudent to get a clearer picture before the MSU board decides this Friday to make such a vital choice for Detroit? Perhaps the board should table its decision -- at least until the conversation grows larger than he-said, they-said.

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