“Michigan State University's College of Human Medicine is fortunate to have this medical education partnership with Copper Shores Community Health Foundation,” said Community Assistant Dean of the UP Campus, Dr. Stuart Johnson. “These scholarships are given to students training in our rural communities, increasing their likelihood of practicing medicine in the Upper Peninsula once training is complete.”
The Copper Shores Tuition Assistance Scholarship is an investment in the future through its support of medical students who want to return and practice here. Supporting medical students as they train in their clinical curriculum rotations across the UP helps bridge a connection to our future generation of skilled health care professionals.
"We're happy to support the educational pursuits of these young medical professionals and hope that our investment in them will someday reward this community by their service and investment in it," said Kevin Store, President/CEO of Copper Shores.
The Copper Shores Community Health Foundation Tuition Assistance Scholarship makes an investment in medical students and in the health and wellbeing of our rural neighborhoods. Cultivating a strong healthcare workforce will lead to better opportunities for the underserved communities in the UP Region.
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The MSU College of Human Medicine UP Education Corporation works in conjunction with UP Health System-Marquette to coordinate the training of family medicine and psychiatry residents and Michigan State University College of Human Medicine UP Campus medical students. Since its inception in 1974, 340 medical students, 228 family medicine physicians and 2 psychiatry physicians have graduated from these programs.