HISTORY
In 1989, MSUCOM was integral in developing the Consortium of Osteopathic Graduate Medical Education and Training (COGMET). At its inception, COGMET was a coalition of osteopathic hospitals and accredited graduate medical education (GME) programs within the State of Michigan. The COGMET partnership served as a model for developing the Osteopathic Postdoctoral Training Institution (OPTI) as a new accreditation structure for osteopathic GME programs. In 1998, COGMET was rebranded as the Statewide Campus System (SCS). SCS was accredited by the American Osteopathic Association (AOA) as an OPTI, formalizing the relationship between MSUCOM and member institutions and programs.
In February of 2014, the AOA and Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) announced their intent to create the single GME accreditation system (SAS) with the deadline for all residency programs to transition to ACGME accreditation by June 30, 2020. In response, SCS moved quickly to develop strategies and create programs to support its member hospitals' successful transition to the SAS. As a result, SCS has provided oversight to 144 SCS members with 141 programs who have been granted continued or initial accreditation under the OPTI model. Approximately 95% of the 141 programs have achieved Continued Accreditation.
Today, SCS continues to support institutional members transitioning from Initial to Continued Accreditation and continues to provide resources to help our members meet and exceed ACGME requirements and remain compliant. Such resources include faculty development, scholarly activity support, resident education, and Osteopathic Recognition support.
SCS member institutions have been the foundation for the MSU College of Osteopathic Medicine’s community-based distributive model of clerkship instruction. Most SCS member institutions serve as base hospital sites for MSUCOM students. Most graduates of MSUCOM stay in Michigan to complete their graduate medical education; of these, the majority will enter SCS-affiliated residency programs.
In February of 2014, the AOA and Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) announced their intent to create the single GME accreditation system (SAS) with the deadline for all residency programs to transition to ACGME accreditation by June 30, 2020. In response, SCS moved quickly to develop strategies and create programs to support its member hospitals' successful transition to the SAS. As a result, SCS has provided oversight to 144 SCS members with 141 programs who have been granted continued or initial accreditation under the OPTI model. Approximately 95% of the 141 programs have achieved Continued Accreditation.
Today, SCS continues to support institutional members transitioning from Initial to Continued Accreditation and continues to provide resources to help our members meet and exceed ACGME requirements and remain compliant. Such resources include faculty development, scholarly activity support, resident education, and Osteopathic Recognition support.
SCS member institutions have been the foundation for the MSU College of Osteopathic Medicine’s community-based distributive model of clerkship instruction. Most SCS member institutions serve as base hospital sites for MSUCOM students. Most graduates of MSUCOM stay in Michigan to complete their graduate medical education; of these, the majority will enter SCS-affiliated residency programs.
The MSUCOM Statewide Campus System (SCS)
MSUCOM's Statewide Campus System (SCS) is a national Graduate Medical Education (GME) consortium, which creates and delivers education programs for residents, faculty, and other healthcare professionals that comply with the American Council of Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) accreditation standards and corresponding licensure requirements. SCS also offers access to a repository of GME related resources that supports faculty development, professional development, and scholarly activity. SCS also works with community-based hospitals to create curricula to best meet their residents' and fellows' educational needs.
Statement of Philosophy
As part of Michigan State University’s College of Osteopathic Medicine (MSUCOM), The Statewide Campus System (SCS) exists to enhance the quality of postdoctoral education through the collective efforts of their member institutions and partnerships with MSUCOM departments. In support of the greater MSUCOM mission to provide world-class osteopathic medical education and to foster community engagement, SCS is positioned as a vital force for outreach and leadership in the community and a hub for Graduate Medical Education (GME).
Vision
In collaboration with MSUCOM departments and external partners, the SCS seeks to provide education and support to the SCS-member and non-member hospitals' residency programs, faculty, physicians, and other health care professionals and transform the educational programs into coordinated and collaborative events that further enhance the learning environment.
Mission
The Statewide Campus System’s mission is to design, promote, facilitate, and provide quality educational programs through MSUCOM to support academic and health care members and non-members that comply with the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) accreditation standards and uphold the standards established by the American Osteopathic Association (AOA).
