• Michigan is home to many medical colleges.Doctor image by Monika 3 Steps Ahead from Fotolia.com
  
  The Michigan Department of Energy, Labor & Economic Growth predicted in 2006 that the demand for physicians and surgeons in the state would grow by more than 10 through 2016. Before obtaining a license to practice medicine in the state, prospective doctors must first complete a doctor of medicine degree program from an American Medical Association-approved college. A small number of such schools are located in Michigan, including top-rated medical colleges.
  
  

Michigan State University

• Located in East Lansing, the Michigan State University College of Human Medicine is a public institution with fewer than 650 medical students. In 2010, "U.S. News & World Report" ranked the college 23rd for primary care and 85th in research in comparison to all other medical schools in the country. The college gives admissions preference to applicants who are Michigan residents. The first two years of the medical program consist of classroom-based coursework in human anatomy, science and basic medicine. During the third and fourth years of the program, students move to one of Michigan State's community centers in Flint, Grand Rapids, Kalamazoo, Lansing, Midland, Traverse City and the Upper Peninsula for the clinical phase of the program. Students focus primarily on community-based health care and gain experience working in hospitals and outpatient care centers within their assigned communities. The college also offers a combined doctor of medicine and Ph.D. in medical science degree program.
  
  Michigan State University College of Human Medicine
  A110 E. Fee Hall
  East Lansing, MI 48824
  517-353-9620
  humanmedicine.msu.edu
  
  

University of Michigan, Ann Arbor Medical School

• A public institution, the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor Medical School has an enrollment of around 700 medical students. The college received a "U.S. News & World Report" ranking of sixth in research and the 14th-place ranking in primary care. The college admits roughly 170 students each year, which is approximately 3 percent of all applicants, according to the college's website. Students gain clinical experience from the start of the four-year doctor of medicine program by attending laboratory courses in the college's Clinical Simulation Center, which simulates real patient experiences. The university allows medical students to design their own secondary degree programs if they choose, allowing them to graduate with both a doctor of medicine degree and a master's degree in a field such as social work, business administration, information technology or public health. Michigan residents receive a discount on tuition, and approximately one-third of medical students receive full scholarships from the university, reports the school's website.
  
  University of Michigan, Ann Arbor Medical School
  1301 Catherine Road
  Ann Arbor, MI 48109
  734-764-6317
  med.umich.edu
  
  

Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine

• Oakland University in Rochester is home to the William Beaumont School of Medicine, which operates in cooperation with Rochester's Beaumont Hospital, a 1,700-bed medical facility. The college does not provide any preferential consideration for Michigan residents. In addition to completing two years of classroom-based study and two years of internships and clinical rotations, all medical students at Oakland University must complete a capstone project. These culminating projects consist of advanced medical research in an area of interest for each student, such as nutrition or public health. The college does not offer any tuition discounts for Michigan residents as although Oakland University is a public institution, the medical school is privately funded.
  
  Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine
  472 O'Dowd Hall
  2200 N. Squirrel Road
  Rochester, MI 48309
  248-370-2769
  oakland.edu