Dominique Green

9/27/18
SPA 535
Paper #2: Task Environment
Prof. Jesuś Hernandez

Wayne State University

As I have understood what the “Core” of Wayne State has been sense its founding; I must

now look at how it operates to keep the core the priority as well as produce the output desired

from the university. The core of the institution validates the legitimacy of the college and

typically where Wayne States Power is held. Wayne state has changed drastically over time and

it can appear that the powers are shifting in the public eye, but the value of the institution is in

their outputs. The output that Wayne State is trying to provide to the Detroit area and the world,

are health science professional. Doing practical work and creating research to teach all other

institutions. They are here to provide life-saving research and health benefits to the urban

community of Detroit. They are a premier urban research University and the only one in the state

of Michigan.

Wayne State takes pride what they provide students to be successful in pursuing Medical

School. They offer different Master programs to help boost student’s chances who might have

not had the best grades in undergrad. Wayne State is home to the only National Institutes of

Health branch dedicated to the study of premature birth and infant mortality (Wayne State,

2018). Starting in 2002, the Perinatology Research Branch (PRB) moved to Detroit and has

produced lifesaving research, cared for more than 20,000 at-risk mothers, contributed more than

$350 million to Michigan's economy, and employed more than 130 physicians, researchers and

staff members (Wayne State, 2018). It is estimated that more than 40% of Detroit’s Doctors and

health professionals are Wayne State alumni.

 At Wayne State they offer there students more than an opportunity to becoming a pre-

med major (not a real major), the School of Medicines offers Undergraduate Medical Education.

The purpose of the program is to educate physicians to provide compassionate, leading-edge care

to the citizens of Michigan (Wayne State, 2018). The school strives to create an outstanding

learning environment. They provide undergraduates medical student with a curriculum that is

comprised of 6 competencies that align with the core competencies of the graduate medical

education programs. Their goal is to provide services to faculty and students to enhance the

curriculum and the learning experience including standardized patient and clinical simulation

programs (Wayne State, 2018). Their programs are not just about books and lectures; but instead

it is about allowing practical research and support student learning to be ready for medical

school.

The Medical School offers a medical education support group to provide students

information for success in the curriculum. Each of the health science programs at the college,

such as: School of Nursing, School of Pharmacy, and School of Medicine; has their own office

of student’s affair where students can request tutors, meeting with success coaches, meeting

academic advisors, and assistance with financial emergency. Each school has a plethora of

resources for their students within their building for students’ easy access and willingness to

utilize the resources made available. In addition to what they provide just their health sciences

students, they also have an academic success center for all students.

The Academic Success Center provides students the ability to utilize first year seminars,

math literacy workshops, student success workshops, peer assisted learning, and a host other

programs for student success. Students are encouraged to utilize these resources early and often

to live up to the mission of the office. As stated before, to help with student’s post-graduate
opportunities, Wayne State provides students with resources on how to make them more

competitive for medical school admissions. The provide students with information for if they

have weaker GPA’s to get a Masters in Basic Medicine, Masters of Physiology Program, as well

as offering program suggestions at other institutions like the University of Michigan and

Lawrence Tech. Wayne State also gives advice for students who have strong GPA’s but with

little math on how to submit a successful application for medical school. The Pre-Medical and

Health Science Center offers students resource access to gain overrides and also appointments to

review transcripts to ensure students are on the right path to their goals.

As Wayne State continues to celebrate their accomplishments over the past 150 years,

they emphasis 150 years of health care leadership. In May of 2019, the alumni association will

be hosting an alumni reunion for the classes ending in four and nine since 1944. The purpose of

the reunion is to encourage alumni to stay connected and share their stories with the WSU

School of Medicine community (Wayne State, 2018). The want alumni to continue creating

opportunities for alumni to make an ongoing impact by volunteering their time and expertise

with students and faculty. As well as building a culture of philanthropy to support robust medical

education and leading-edge research in Detroit (Wayne State, 2018). Everything at Wayne State

starts and ends with medicine. They are able to support their current students and reach out to

alumni to continue to foster medical professional leadership.

 Reference

Wayne State University. (2018). Academic Success Center. https://success.wayne.edu/

Wayne State University. (2018). Development and Alumni Affairs.

https://alumni.med.wayne.edu/

Wayne State University. (2018). Office of Student Affairs Nursing.

https://nursing.wayne.edu/about/osa.php

Wayne State University. (2018). Office of Student Affairs Pharmacy.

https://cphs.wayne.edu/students/ofa.php

Wayne State University. (2018). Pre-Medical and Health Science Center.

https://wayne.edu/advising/pre-health/programs/med/postbachelor-programs/