About SCS

The History of SCS:

The Statewide Campus System is the Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine OPTI (Osteopathic Postdoctoral Training Institution). The AOA has mandated that all post-graduate training programs (residency and internship) be part of an OPTI that consists of member hospitals and a College of Osteopathic Medicine. The SCS members are listed on this web site which include 31 member hospitals and two academic members: MSUCOM and Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine (KCOM). The SCS of MSUCOM provides an educational continuum of pre-doctoral through postdoctoral osteopathic education in the State of Michigan.

The SCS was preceded by the Consortium for Osteopathic Graduate Medical Education and Training (COGMET), established in 1989 to improve the quality of graduate medical education. COGMET combined the resources of thirteen osteopathic hospitals and MSUCOM to increase the quality of residency education in Michigan.

The consortium approach of COGMET facilitated the development of higher quality osteopathic primary care training programs in Michigan. Combining the strengths of community-based hospitals across Michigan and MSUCOM through a formal affiliation agreement maximized the resources available for quality comprehensive graduate medical education.

The first program instituted under COGMET in 1989 was the primary care Internal Medicine residency. Family Medicine and Obstetrics/Gynecology residency programs were initiated during 1991. The division of General Surgery and Orthopedic Surgery subsequently joined the previously established divisions. Over the ensuing years, COGMET had significant activity in the areas of curriculum development, evaluation and faculty development. There was a steady growth in the number of primary care residents entering COGMET programs and a significant increase in the number of primary care residency positions filled.

COGMET served as a national model for osteopathic residency program consortia and established itself as a national leader in osteopathic medical education and training. As a result of the success of this post-graduate consortium, the AOA mandated that all osteopathic graduate programs should belong to a consortium called an OPTI. In addition to the original five divisions of COGMET, the SCS encompasses all the osteopathic specialties of residency training in Michigan. The Statewide Campus System is built on the firm foundation of COGMET's success and reaches for greater excellence in osteopathic training for the twenty-first century.

The SCS Governing Board:

Download a PDF of the 2009-2010 SCS Governing Board