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MSU, Sparrow Hospital Sign Agreement to Enhance Medical Education, Attract Physicians and Nurses, Expand Research

 

LANSING, Mich. — A new alliance between Michigan State University’s three human health colleges and Sparrow Hospital outlines a comprehensive strategy to significantly improve mid-Michigan’s health care by expanding research, medical education and clinical services while attracting physician specialists and nurses to address the state’s looming shortages of health care professionals.

The affiliation agreement, signed Feb. 23 at Sparrow, outlines the goals and commitments for both institutions. A Joint Academic Clinical Enterprise committee, with equal representation from MSU and Sparrow, has been established to achieve the goals of this major collaboration.

“This is a historic event for mid-Michigan,” said Sparrow President and CEO Dennis Swan. “We are extremely pleased to formally partner with one of the world’s great universities and its outstanding colleges of Human Medicine, Osteopathic Medicine and Nursing. This affiliation will further strengthen our decades-long relationship while promoting an even greater number of future research, education and service initiatives.”

The affiliation agreement calls for mutual commitments between Sparrow and MSU to expand current partnerships in academic, research and clinical programs while developing new initiatives to attract and retain the best and brightest clinical talent.

“This agreement allows MSU and Sparrow to further combine resources to not only strengthen medical and nursing education, but also have a significant impact on the health of our community,” said MSU President Lou Anna K. Simon. “It highlights our shared commitment to address critical needs in the region such as reducing health care costs and addressing the physician shortage.”

Some other major components of the agreement include:
  • Commitment to enter into collaborations and partnerships in clinical enterprises which will address the changing health care needs of the region.

  • New joint fundraising endeavors to recruit and retain physicians with specialties and subspecialties of need throughout the region.

  • Formation of a joint institutional review board to streamline review of potential research projects.

  • An emphasis on more medical research, nursing research and clinical trials.

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