Why OUWB: Outstanding Clinical Experiences

Beaumont Health System Statistics:*

Ranked first among Detroit metro area hospitals in U.S. News & World Report's first-ever Best Hospitals metro area rankings (Royal Oak)

Among U.S.News & World Report’s 2010 “America’s Best Hospitals” in which the top 50 hospitals in 16 specialties are ranked (Royal Oak)

Third largest Medicare Hospital in the U.S. (Royal Oak)

Largest employer in Oakland County, Michigan

Over 57,000 patient admissions in a year (Royal Oak, 2009)

Over 110,000 emergency visits in a year (Royal Oak, 2009)

* This information was gathered from the Beaumont Ranking & Statistics Page.

Beaumont Health System is the setting for OUWB’s outstanding clinical experiences. Beaumont was founded as a community hospital and has grown into an integrated three hospital healthcare system. The clinical setting will provide OUWB students an excellent start on their medical training for many reasons including:

Access to leading specialists and researchers

With over 3,700 physicians representing 91 medical and surgical specialties, you will learn from some of the leading experts in their respective fields. Beaumont has over 900 active research studies and its extensive network of clinical operations have allowed for 81,000 subjects to be enrolled.

Strength in patient care

Across the three campuses, approximately 96,000 patients are admitted to the hospital annually. The Royal Oak campus admits 57,000 patients each year, making it one of the top hospitals in the nation for patient admissions. That translates to opportunities for OUWB students to see a vast array of patient cases during their training.

Experience in medical education

Medical education is not new to Beaumont Health System. Beaumont physicians has been educating medical students for over fifty years. OUWB medical students will benefit from Beaumont’s extensive experience teaching basic clinical skills, required clerkship rotations, and extensive elective courses. Also experienced in graduate medical education, Beaumont is home to 38 accredited residency and fellowship programs training approximately 400 residents and fellows.

State of the art facilities

With such an expansive Beaumont Health System, there is no shortage of amazing facilities including:

The Ernst Cardiovascular Center is a 4,537 square-foot facility within the Royal Oak hospital that features the latest in 3-D echocardiography imaging equipment, video consultation and six multidisciplinary clinics that offers providers and patients innovative and collaborative approaches for the treatment of the most complex heart and vascular conditions.
The Marcia and Eugene Applebaum Surgical Learning Center is a $4.5-million facility on the Royal Oak campus providing scientific application of modern simulation technology to improve cognitive, communication and psychomotor skills for students, residents and healthcare professionals. The center is one of about 25 in the U.S. awarded Level 1 status by the American College of Surgeons.
The Beaumont Heart Center – a world leader in research, diagnosis and treatment of heart attack, heart rhythm disorders and chest pain, and the Ministrelli Women’s Heart Center, the state’s only center exclusively devoted to women’s heart disease prevention and diagnosis.
The Family Medicine department at the Troy campus was designed with medical students in mind. Consultation rooms were constructed near patient rooms so that students can review and discuss cases during patient appointments.