CMU Medical School

September 17, 2009

The Central Michigan University Board of Trustees approved funding for an addition to the institution's Health Professions building to house the CMU School of Medicine. The 60,000-square-foot addition is scheduled for completion in early 2012.

The board allocated an additional $22 million for the construction project. A total of $2 million had been previously set aside for engineering and architectural design, bringing the final cost to $24 million. Funding for the project will come from gifts, grants and university reserves.

The addition will be built to accreditation standards set by the Liaison Committee on Medical Education and will be designed for silver-level LEED certification from the U.S. Green Building Council. The medical school's inaugural class is anticipated in 2012.

Dr. Cam Enarson, interim dean of the medical school, announced that affiliation discussions were progressing positively with Covenant Health Care, St. Mary's of Michigan and Synergy Medical in Saginaw, Mid Michigan Health in Midland, and Central Michigan Community Hospital in Mount Pleasant. It is anticipated that these institutions along with other regional affiliates will serve as clinical training sites for CMU medical students.