MD Program Training Sites

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Where You'll Study and Work

The University of Michigan campus is rich with resources for medical school students.

Your Academic Home Base

From your first moments on campus, the innovative spaces of the Taubman Health Sciences Library will be integral to your training as a future physician.

Each of the five floors is optimized to support your learning in the medical school curriculum: study, lectures, collaboration, clinical simulation suite with standardized patient instructors, interprofessional training, small groups, mentoring, social gatherings and more. U-M informationists and tech support staff are available to help you take full advantage of the vast resources at your disposal.

Your Clinical Training Ground

There are many settings in which you'll care for diverse and underserved patients throughout your clinical training, starting with the medical center adjacent to the medical school, which has more than 48,000 inpatient discharges and 2.9 million outpatient visits each year. There are numerous Michigan Medicine off-site locations as well.

The Michigan Medicine campus houses two state-of-the-art Clinical Simulation Centers that are open 24/7 so med students can independently practice skills or complete training modules whenever they want. Check out our Facilities & Spaces page to learn more about our facilities and the academic, clinical, research and common spaces within them.

Medical students have expanded exposure to patient populations in both urban and rural environments through partnerships and programs at other hospitals, private medical groups and community agencies located in southeastern Michigan.

Students may also choose to rotate at other institutions across the U.S. or abroad.

Community-Based Training Options

Your Training Ground

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Facilities and Spaces

Explore Where You'll Study and Work

Our campus is rich with resources for students at the University of Michigan Medical School, with spaces for academic learning, biomedical research and clinical care.
Facilities and Spaces
2,000+
Medical students and residents train on care teams in our outpatient centers every year
80+
Buildings on campus dedicated to research
40+
U-M outpatient health centers in Southeast Michigan
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Innovative clinical simulation centers to provide realistic, safe training opportunities 24/7
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Rankings

Michigan Medicine Rankings: U.S. News and World Report

University of Michigan Health’s Ann Arbor adult hospitals were ranked best in Michigan and in the top 20 in the nation by U.S. News & World Report Best Hospitals rankings for 2025-2026.
Read more about 2025-26 rankings
#1
Best Hospitals in Michigan
11
Nationally Ranked Adult Specialties
21
High Performing Procedures/Conditions

Professional Schools Within Reach

MD/MBA - Ross School of Business
5 minutes - cycling; 15 minutes - transit; 21 minutes - walking
MD/MA -Marsal Family School of Education
4 minutes - cycling; 11 minutes - transit; 17 minutes - walking
MD/MSI - School of Information
11 minutes - cycling; 17 minutes - transit; 40 minutes - walking
MD/MPH - School of Public Health
3 minutes - cycling; 7 minutes - transit; 10 minutes - walking
MD/MPP - Ford School of Public Policy
6 minutes - cycling; 17 minutes - transit; 24 minutes - walking

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