Partnerships

Students, faculty and researchers work with partners to propel innovation, provide an exceptional educational opportunities and push the boundaries of discovery to find solutions for a safer and healthier tomorrow.

Our Partners
Partnerships, alliances and collaboration

Empowering Education, Inspiring Research, and Transforming Communities

Our partnerships with organizations in the health care industry, government and entrepreneurs enable us to go farther…faster. We are quickly advancing new ideas, solutions and delivery systems to patients who need our help.

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Partnerships, alliances and collaboration

As Spartans, We Believe in the Power of Collective Strength.

We create opportunities for innovation by bringing great people together. Researchers, faculty and students all work with our partners to push the boundaries of innovation.

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Henry Ford Health + Michigan State University Health Sciences

MSU has partnered with Henry Ford Health to reimagine health care innovation, deliver health and wellness and fight health disparities that plague vulnerable communities.

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Partners in Clinical Care and Innovation

Clinicians, faculty members and researchers come together every day with a singular mission: to improve the health of our communities.

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institutional partners

McLaren Health and Sparrow Health System

Learn about our continuous pursuit of innovation and growth with our institutional partners.

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Community partners

Community-based Approach in Grand Rapids and Flint

Learn how our university is positively impacting the communities we serve.

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Educational Partners

Meet our Statewide Educational Partners

Hands-on educational opportunities outside of the classroom and across the state for our future health care professionals.

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A New standard of care

Henry Ford Health + Michigan State University Health Sciences

MSU has partnered with Henry Ford Health to reimagine health care innovation, deliver health and wellness and fight health disparities that plague vulnerable communities.

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About Henry Ford Health + Michigan State University Health Sciences

Our partnership is a catalyst for change, reimagining how we think about, innovate, and deliver health and wellness. Our goal is to set a new standard for how individuals and communities experience care across the state of Michigan and the nation.
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Through a joint research enterprise, a premier cancer center, and a focus on academic medical and health education of the future, this partnership is working to fight the health disparities that plague our most vulnerable communities. We’re fueled by passion, curiosity, and a little bit of grit—tirelessly developing solutions, treatments and programs to make life collectively better.We have big goals and recognize it won’t happen overnight.

We’re committed to working together with communities across the state, toward substantial change for the next 30 years and beyond. Because together, we can achieve more. Together, we can transform lives.

henry ford health + michigan state university

Our Focus Areas

Our partnership is a catalyst for change, reimagining how we think about, innovate, and deliver health and wellness.
Our goal is to set a new standard for how individuals and communities experience care across the state of Michigan and the nation.

Through a joint research enterprise, a premier cancer center, and a focus on academic medical and health education of the future, this partnership is working to fight the health disparities that plague our most vulnerable communities. We’re fueled by passion, curiosity, and a little bit of grit—tirelessly developing solutions, treatments and programs to make life collectively better.

We have big goals and recognize it won’t happen overnight. We’re committed to working together with communities across the state, toward substantial change for the next 30 years and beyond. Because together, we can achieve more. Together, we can transform lives.

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Advancing Research

For more than a century, Henry Ford has embodied clinical research expertise, introducing the newest therapies for patients. MSU, an academic powerhouse for more than 150 years, has renowned strength in basic research. Together, we are bringing medical discoveries from bench to bedside.

Since achieving recognition by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) as a single, aligned research organization, the partnership’s researchers have submitted more than 200 NIH grant proposals totaling nearly $500 million in funding requests.

Our world class research facility in Detroit, set to open in 2027, will further fuse basic and translational research, serving as an epicenter for innovation and discovery.

Combating Cancer

We are bringing together research and clinical applications to create a national and international destination for access to the most advanced cancer therapies and research. A key focus is closing the gap in health care outcomes for individuals with cancer based on race, ethnicity, gender, and socioeconomic status.

Partnership investments in cancer research include nearly $2 million in seed funding and integration grants to cultivate collaboration, with the ultimate aim to blaze a path to innovative clinical trials.

Evolving Education

We are working together to prepare the next generation of physicians and nurses to care for patients. We have introduced a new MSU College of Human Medicine campus at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit, expanded MSU College of Nursing programs throughout the health system and worked to further strengthen our long-standing MSU College of Osteopathic Medicine partnership at our hospitals in Jackson, Macomb and Wyandotte.

Creating Health Equity

Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Justice (DEIJ) is embedded in all our partnership work. Together, we are establishing innovative approaches to end health disparities. Another key element to our DEIJ efforts is workforce development, with a commitment to training diverse future physicians, nurses and other health care providers who can meet Michigan’s 21st Century health care needs.

Strengthening Detroit

A strong commitment to the city of Detroit is at the heart of this partnership. As leaders in advanced research and medical education, complex care and precision health, population health management and value-based care, Henry Ford and MSU believe they can make a greater impact as closely aligned partners than they could individually. We anticipate this partnership will result in:

  • Job creation for Detroit residents
  • Increased access to health care options in the city
  • Medical and nursing education and training opportunities for Detroit residents
  • Increased diversity of future healthcare providers
  • Detroit as the destination for the nation’s best practitioners, researchers, and students
  • Attracting industry partners and start-ups interested in health innovation
Empowering Innovation

Our Mission: Empowering Innovation

At MSU Health Sciences Partnerships, we collaborate, research, and educate.

Collaboration, Research, and Education: Fulfilling Our Mission

Through collaboration, we drive innovation and push boundaries.

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Collaboration, Research, and Education: Our Approach

Through research, we discover solutions for a safer and healthier tomorrow.

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Collaboration, Research, and Education: Our Commitment

Through education, we provide exceptional learning opportunities.

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Clinical care

Partners in Clinical Care and Innovation

Clinicians, faculty members and researchers come together every day with a singular mission: to improve the health of our communities. We do this through safe, high-quality health care driven by science.  As a separate, 501(c)3 corporation of Michigan State University, MSU Health Care is positioned to create partnerships with like-minded organizations to transform health care.

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Institutional partners

McLaren Health and Sparrow Health System

Learn about our continuous pursuit of innovation and growth with our institutional partners.

McLaren Health Care

MSU’s collaboration with McLaren Greater Lansing will expand access to quality care for mid-Michigan residents, improve health outcomes and expand access to new life-changing therapies and treatments through shared research and discovery.
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Sparrow Health System

Sparrow Hospital is key clinical partner in Lansing, affiliated with our medical schools. MSU Health Care also partners with Sparrow Health System on robust range of care services.
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community partners

Grand Rapids and Flint

Learn about our continuous pursuit of innovation and growth with our community partners.

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community partners

Grand Rapids and Flint

MSU and the Medical Mile

Greater Grand Rapids is home to the Medical Mile, a world-class healthcare destination attracting medical professionals from around the world.More than 1,000 volunteer clinical faculty participate in the education of our students and residents. The MSU Grand Rapids Innovation Park is a collaborative health innovation hub for biomedical research, bioengineering and health technology.
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MSU and Flint

Our long-standing affiliation with the three Flint area medical centers provide a unique community-based medical education. Community service is also an important aspect of our medical education. Students volunteer with a number of community organizations in Flint and Genessee County.
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educational partners

Meet our Statewide Educational Partners

Hands-on educational opportunities outside of the classroom and across the state for our future health care professionals.

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educational partners

Statewide Learning Opportunities

Statewide and Global Opportunities for College of Human Medicine

Students obtain their clinical training in communities throughout Michigan while also having several international health study opportunities throughout the academic year.
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Base Hospitals for College of Osteopathic Medicine

MSU College of Osteopathic medicine partners with Michigan hospitals that are part of the college's Statewide Campus System (SCS) to provide clerkship educational opportunities for our students.
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Community Care from College of Nursing

The College of Nursing utilizes partnerships with numerous individual nurses, healthcare organizations and institutions to enhance the skills of nursing professionals and positively impact the evolving healthcare system.
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