Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine
The Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine, located on the Upjohn Campus in downtown Kalamazoo, is a result of $68 million in renovations to a building donated by William U. Parfet, chairman and CEO of MPI Research in Mattawan, Michigan for the purpose of being used by the School of Medicine. Parfet is a great-grandson of W.E. Upjohn, whom the campus is named after.
The renovations were completed in June 2014, with the 54-Â鶹´«Ã½ inaugural Class of 2018 beginning in Fall 2014. The building is the primary site for education during the Foundations of Medicine part of a medical degree.
Highlights of the campus design
The campus includes spaces for instruction, Â鶹´«Ã½ support and administrative offices. The instructional space is designed for classes of 100 Â鶹´«Ã½s, though classes of 84 are planned. The campus was designed to include outdoor areas for medical Â鶹´«Ã½s, and landscaping involves a large amount of green space. The learning environment includes:
- Two 90-seat team-based learning halls.
- 14 classrooms.
- A gross anatomy and multipurpose lab.
- An auditorium.
- Four Â鶹´«Ã½ learning communities.
- A learning commons and library.
- Ample Â鶹´«Ã½ study space.
- A fitness center.
- Research and administrative space.
The lower level of the building is the Simulation Center, which includes:
- Eight simulation rooms.
- Procedure labs.
- Task trainer rooms.
- 12 standardized patient exam rooms.
- Two classrooms.