Rural Medicine in Midland
Since 2010, MSU College of Human Medicine students have been serving the Midland community and completing their clinical rotations at MyMichigan Health and clinics throughout the region.
An inside look at Midland's Rural Community Health Program
David Buzanoski, the College of Human Medicine’s community assistant dean for the Midland regional campus, was meeting with a medical student when a pager sounded. It was a doctor seeking help evaluating a patient suffering a possible appendicitis and asking for assistance in the surgery.
The call, however, was not for Buzanoski, MD, but for the third-year medical student.
At a larger, urban campus, a student likely would observe, but in Midland, students more often assist physicians.
“That’s the rule here, to have that direct, one-on-one experience,” Buzanoski said. “To have that level of experience in a third-year student is unique to the Leadership in Rural Medicine programs. They get a real hands-on experience.”
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