Henry Ford Hospital, Wayne State sign med school agreement

Henry Ford Hospital is tying itself more and more into the greater downtown area, striking a deal to host more medical students from Wayne State University.

Henry Ford Hospital, located in the edge of New Center just west of the Lodge Freeway, will nearly double its contingent from Wayne State as part of the new 5-year deal. That means 150 medical school students instead of the current number of 90.

"This is a much larger arrangement," says Dr. Valerie Parisi, dean of Wayne State University's School of Medicine. "It's also a much longer relationship. It's a really big thing for us."

Wayne State's School of Medicine is the largest in the country with about 1,200 students. Most of those primarily work at the neighboring Detroit Medical Center hospitals. The school began a relationship with Henry Ford Hospital in 2002, expanding it ever since.

The new deal is expected to encourage more collaborative research, co-brand some physician residency and fellowship programs, explore the creation of a school of public health and seek efficiencies through programmatic integration. Both institutions are also seriously considering building a multidisciplinary biomedical research building and forming a joint research foundation.

Source: Dr. Valerie Parisi, dean of Wayne State University's School of Medicine
Writer: Jon Zemke

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