The Office of Health Sciences is excited to highlight some of the numerous advances toward the 2030 Strategic Plan for Sustainable Health as showcased below through the lens of the five leading objectives.
Agreement created with the MSU Sexual Assault Health Care Program (Center for Survivors) and McLaren Greater Lansing Hospital Emergency Department sexual assault patient transfer/referral protocol.
University Health and Wellness reorganization, assessment survey, and new strategic plan development.
MSU Health Care clinical integration with Henry Ford Health to enhance services for health care in the greater East Lansing community.
January 2024 moms and newborns in Flint began enrollment in Rx Kids, first citywide maternal and infant cash prescription program in the nation with support from a $16.5M Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) grant and up to $15M from the C.S. Mott Foundation.
$15M National Center for Health & Justice Integration for Suicide Prevention (NCHATS) Center with Henry Ford Health and Brown University to build information bridges between health care and justice systems to identify individuals at risk for suicide and connect them to essential healthcare.
Flint Public Health Youth Academy and Youth Justice League have Flint youth involved in learning about and addressing Michigan health disparities.
$19M [MIRACLE] NIH Grant Multilevel Interventions to Advance Maternal Health Equity Center.
Prevent 2 Protect Project Launches, Aims to prevent Mass Violence by Addressing Mental Health. $15M state grant will support targeted violence prevention.
Charles Stewart Mott Department of Public Health became a Department and received a $25M endowment for 18 more tenure-track hires. First in the country to build and co-govern the entire department partnership with a community (Flint). Research and hires explicitly target health equity in content and process.
MSU C.S. Mott Department of Public Health has convened a county-wide Social Determinants of Health Solutions Lab, with 100+ participants representing university and community leadership across social determinants.
NIH/CDC research expenditures for FY 2022-23 exceed $122M.
$26M NIH grant for Environmental Influences on Child Health Outcomes (ECHO), 2nd phase of the national program will continue a long-term study of how exposure to environmental factors during pregnancy and early childhood can impact lifetime health.
Awarded 37 NIH grants totaling $161M anticipated over the life of the projects to date under the HF + MSU partnership.
Blue Ridge ranks MSU OB-GYN #1 in NIH research funding in 2023.
College of Nursing achieved a Blue Ridge ranking of 43rd in NIH funding in 2023 (increase from 69th in 2020).
College of Arts and Letters is developing an inclusive major for Arts & Humanities Health and Wellbeing with multiple campus and community partner.
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College of Human Medicine successful Master of Public Health (MPH) accreditation. Spring 2023 enrollment 212 students.
College of Osteopathic Medicine completed first year of 3+4 program (a 7 -year program) providing combined BS/DO program in collaboration with Lyman-Briggs College.
C.S. Mott Department of Public health has created 3 new undergraduate public health courses – a first at MSU.
College of Osteopathic Medicine expanded pre-college pathways program “OsteoCHAMPS-UP” to Upper Peninsula (foster health career interests among disadvantaged MI high school students).
$25 million grant that will address the state’s critical shortage of direct care workers, by establishing a Direct Care Career Center to increase pathways into the field and transform the public view to one that recognizes the workforce as a respected career pathway.
Partnering with the Detroit Regional Chamber, Healthcare organizations, community organizations, and other educational partners to advance the Healthcare Talent Workforce in Southeast Michigan.
The Physician Assistant Medicine Department graduated its inaugural class of 32 students earning the Master of Science Degree in Physician Assistant Medicine.
Partnering with Grand Rapids Community College and Corewell Health to prepare future physicians through a pilot support program serving greater Grand Rapids area students.
Construction of $335M biomedical research center in Detroit - jointly funded and operated as a 30-year partnership with Henry Ford Health.
76% of Osteopathic Medicine graduates are staying in Michigan to complete their medical residencies.
MSU acquired a $48M, two-building property to house MSU Health Care providers, making services such as family medicine, pediatrics, pharmacy, and ambulatory surgery more accessible to patients.
Spurring positive economic impact in campus communities, the College of Human Medicine in Flint has created 126 MSU jobs in the community and more than 15 jobs in partnering organizations.
College of Nursing doubled capacity for the accelerated Bachelor of Science in Nursing program in Detroit.
The Bridge in Grand Rapids currently has 20 companies incubating (33% of which owned/founded by historically underrepresented populations).
MSU has active working agreements with the leading health care providers in Michigan — Henry Ford Health, Corewell Health, McLaren, and University of Michigan Health.
Beyond the incredible achievements of our campus partners, the sustainable health steering committee has advanced multiple initiatives for consideration under the refresh, reframe, and reimagine review effort and the health sciences council strategic recommendations. 2025 looks to be another banner year for expanding MSU reach into our communities to advance health, hope, and healing for our communities.
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