MOUNT PLEASANT, MI - Central Michigan University has signed a 25-year agreement with Covenant HealthCare and Ascension St. Marys hospitals reaffirming their shared commitment to graduate medical education.

CMU recently announced the commitment, which will provide a framework for future resident education and increase the health care capacity of the Great Lakes Bay Region. Dr. George Kikano, CMUs vice president for Health Affairs and dean of the College of Medicine, stated that the commitment ensures residents will learn from highly trained medical professionals while serving Saginaw and 14 other counties.

The CMU College of Medicine is one of six Michigan medical schools with full accreditation, according to CMU. All students who are preparing to become a medical doctor must complete a residency. Students at CMU can complete residencies in emergency medicine, family medicine, general surgery, internal medicine, obstetrics and gynecology, pediatric medicine and surgery or psychiatry.

CMU works with 60 faculty-physicians who are employed by CMU Medical Education Partners, CMU stated. These individuals are considered CMU College of Medicine faculty members. The 25-year agreement will allow more CMU residents to be placed within the Great Lakes Bay Region.

Dr. Samuel Shaheen, executive director of CMU Medical Education Partners, stated that around two-thirds of doctors opt to continue practicing medicine in the area where they competed their residencies. As such, the extended agreement with Covenant and Ascension may keep more CMU students in the Great Lakes Bay Region after graduation.

This agreement provides a vision for comprehensive educational programs that will enhance medical services and public health initiatives while providing a pipeline of physicians for the region, Shaheen stated.

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