Media Advisory

WHAT: 

After four years of intense studying and clinical rotations in and around Detroit, the 270 men and women who make up the Wayne State University School of Medicine Class of 2014 will earn the title of doctor of Medicine. The commencement ceremony will take place at 2 p.m. Monday, May 19, at the Fox Theatre, 2211 Woodward Ave., in Detroit. Their next step to becoming a board certified physician is residency, and a whopping 56.7 percent will begin one in Michigan next month. This is great news for a state with a projected physician shortage, as studies show that medical residents who train in Michigan overwhelmingly will remain here to practice and serve Michigan and its communities.

WHEN: 

Monday, May 19, 2014 

2 p.m.

WHERE:

Fox Theatre

2211 Woodward Ave., Detroit

VISUALS:

Hundreds of graduates, their family and friends celebrating; keynote speaker Saralyn Mark, M.D., a women's health pioneer; WSU deans, faculty and staff

About Wayne State University School of Medicine

Founded in 1868, the Wayne State University School of Medicine 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.  

Wayne State University is a premier urban research institution offering more than 370 academic programs through 13 schools and colleges to nearly 28,000 students.