School of Medicine
Founded in 1868, the Wayne State University School of Medicine is the largest single-campus medical school in the nation, with more than 1,000 students. In addition to undergraduate medical education, the school offers master’s, Ph.D. and M.D.-Ph.D. programs in 14 areas of basic science to about 400 students annually.
The school’s ties to the community are strong. As the only medical school in Detroit, WSU has a stated mission to improve the community’s overall health. As part of this mission, the school has established, with the help of a $6 million NIH grant, the Center for Urban and African-American Health to seek new ways to redress health disparities by identifying preventive strategies and therapeutic approaches to chronic diseases that plague this population. Perhaps the most significant contribution the school provides to the community is care to area residents who are under- or uninsured. WSUPG, the faculty physician group of Wayne State University School of Medicine provides $50 million of uncompensated care to Detroit’s under and uninsured.
The 2008 fall enrollment in the School of Medicine is 1,568 students. Total enrollment includes 1,423 full-time and 145 part-time students.
Full-time faculty profile
The total number of full-time faculty is 754.
Enrollment by ethnicity
Degrees/awards granted 2007-08
|
Degrees/awards |
Minority |
White |
International |
Unknown |
Total |
|
Master’s degree |
27 |
30 |
3 |
5 |
65 |
|
Post-master’s certificate |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
|
Doctoral degree |
8 |
12 |
2 |
0 |
22 |
|
First-professional degree |
71 |
167 |
1 |
4 |
243 |
|
Total |
107 |
211 |
6 |
9 |
333 |
