Former names | Michigan State University Kalamazoo Center for Medical Studies |
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| Type | Private medical school |
| Established | 2012 |
Parent institution | Western Michigan University |
| Chairperson | Edward Montgomery, PhD |
| Dean | Paula M. Termuhlen |
| Students | 337 |
| Location | , , United States 42°17′23″N 85°34′45″W / 42.2896°N 85.5791°W |
| Campus | Urban |
| Affiliations | Ascension Borgess Health, Bronson Healthcare, Western Michigan University, Battle Creek VA Medical Center, Senior Care Partners, Family Health Center, Van Andel Institute Graduate School, West Michigan Air Care, West Michigan Cancer Center, Gift of Life, Association of American Medical Colleges, Grace Health |
| Website | wmed |
Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine (WMed) is a private medical school in Kalamazoo, Michigan. WMed was established in 2012 and confers the Doctor of Medicine (MD) degree, as well as Master of Science in Biomedical Sciences degree and the Master of Science in Medical Engineering degree. WMed is a collaboration between Western Michigan University and Kalamazoo's two teaching hospitals, Ascension Borgess (formerly Borgess Health) and Bronson Healthcare. The inaugural class of 54 students started in August 2014.
Although affiliated with the public Western Michigan University, WMed is administratively a private nonprofit school under a separate corporate charter, supported by private gifts, clinical revenue, student tuition, and endowment income. In March 2011, Western Michigan University received a gift of $100 million for the medical school from the Stryker family. In 2018, WMed was granted full accreditation by the Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME), graduated its first class of 48 students, and all graduates were matched to residency programs across the nation.