A new alliance between Michigan State University's three human health colleges and Sparrow Hospital outlines a comprehensive strategy to significantly improve mid-Michigan's health care by expanding research, medical education and clinical services while attracting physician specialists and nurses to address the state's looming shortages of health care professionals.
The affiliation agreement, signed Feb. 23 at Sparrow, outlines the goals and commitments for both institutions. A Joint Academic Clinical Enterprise committee, with equal representation from MSU and Sparrow, has been established to achieve the goals of this major collaboration.
The affiliation agreement calls for mutual commitments between Sparrow and MSU to expand current partnerships in academic, research and clinical programs while developing new initiatives to attract and retain the best and brightest clinical talent.