Oakland University (Oakland) and Beaumont Health (Beaumont) were founded at approximately the same time, half a century ago, in close proximity to each other and in a region of greater Detroit.
Oakland University and Beaumont Health - Now Corewell Health
Today, Oakland is one of 15 public universities in Michigan. Oakland has an enrollment of nearly 20,000 students, and a Carnegie classification of doctoral/research university-intensive.
Beaumont is now Corewell Health. OUWB medical students train at three Corewell Health hospitals: Corewell Health William Beaumont University Hospital, Royal Oak, Corewell Health Beaumont Troy Hospital, Troy and Corewell Health Grosse Pointe Beaumont Hospital, Grosse Pointe.
Following exploratory discussions, including discussions with community leaders, Oakland and Beaumont concluded that the combined faculty, staff and infrastructure resources of their institutions would provide a remarkably strong base on which to build a new medical school.
In January 2007, Oakland and Beaumont submitted a letter of intent to the LCME to initiate the formal process of accrediting a new allopathic medical school. The initiative to fund a new medical school was approved by both the Beaumont Hospital Board of Directors and the Oakland University Board of Trustees on July 31, 2008.
On February 25, 2020, OUWB was granted full accreditation by the LCME for maximum eight-year term.
In March 2021, Oakland University and William Beaumont Hospitals extended their affiliation agreement through 2041.
On February 25, 2020 the Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine was granted full accreditation for the maximum eight-year term.
On February 10, 2015, Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine was granted full accreditation by the Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME).
Why is LCME accreditation important?
Accreditation signifies that national standards for structure, function, and performance are met by a medical school's education program leading to the M.D. degree. LCME accreditation is required for schools to receive federal grants for medical education and to participate in federal loan programs. Students and graduates of LCME-accredited medical schools are eligible to take the United States Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE). These graduates also have eligibility to enter residencies approved by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME). Graduating from an LCME-accredited U.S. school and passing the national licensing examinations are accepted as prerequisites for medical licensure in most states (Source: LCME).
Oakland University is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Universities. The university requested a focused visit on OUWB which was conducted in January 2010.
The school, located in O'Dowd Hall, features a medical student lounge and locker facilities, and technologically advanced breakout rooms – all designed to complement our innovative curriculum and in close proximity to medical student services.
The surrounding community offers world-class entertainment, cultural, and social opportunities.
Beaumont (now called Corewell Health)
Beaumont’s Royal Oak campus, now Corewell Health's Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak, opened in 1955 as a 238-bed community hospital. Today, it is a 1,101-bed major academic and referral center with Level I adult trauma and Level II pediatric trauma designations. A second Beaumont hospital, now Corewell Health's Beaumont Hospital, Troy, opened in 1977 as a 189-bed hospital in response to the health care needs of a growing community. It is has grown to 530 beds, and was ranked #3 in Michigan and metro Detroit by U.S. News & World Report for 2022-23. In October 2007, Beaumont became a regional health provider when it acquired a third community hospital with 280 beds in Grosse Pointe, now Corewell Health's Beaumont Hospital, Grosse Pointe. It offers medical, surgical, emergency, obstetric, and critical care services.
The current graduate medical education enterprise encompasses 44 accredited programs. Corewell Health physicians and physician-educators have significant experience with the instruction of medical students in a clinical setting for core clerkships in Internal Medicine, Pediatrics, OBGYN, Surgery, Family Medicine and Psychiatry. Visit the Corewell website for more information about graduate medical education.