Funding For a Tutor to Teach Medical Assistants and Doctors at Michigan State University

Funding For a Tutor to Teach Medical Assistants and Doctors at Michigan State UniversityA tutor to teach medical assistants and doctors at Michigan State University has not been granted funding for the program. The program has gained notoriety because of the innovative work that it did. A few years ago the Department of Human Resources was planning to expand the program with a requirement that each student enrolled in the program had to be able to perform oral surgery on patients.However, the more conservative groups were not happy with the idea. They did not want to see an additional faculty member to come in to teach medical assistance students or doctors. Some members of the Board of Regents were also not happy about the cost of the program.One member of the Board of Regents was Michele DeVries. She has the most diverse background of all the members of the Board of Regents. A retired physician who now serves as chair of the board of regents, she is a woman who has traveled around the world in the service of her profession. She was formerly president of The Mid-America Physician Assistants Guild and chair of the executive committee of the American Association of Physician Assistants.At a recent meeting of the Board of Regents, there was some concern voiced by some members about the cost of paying the University a stipend for each member of the University Medical staff that enrolled in the program. The officials wanted to know what would happen if there were no scholarships available. According to the officers, that could make the State university unable to meet the needs of its enrolled staff.Michele DeVries responded that they were looking into this situation and may find some funding for the proposal. The university will want to look at the number of years that each student has worked in the department, as well as how much experience that each student has in his or her chosen specialty.The proposed concept for the program will involve open enrollment and a need for potential student applicants to have some experience working as an M.D. or C.P. at a community college, community hospital, or emergency room.Although the Michigan State University Department of Human Resources has not approved funding for the proposed program, the proposal has had quite a bit of support from the Board of Regents. This is likely the first of many developments in the development of this type of program. If this program becomes successful, expect to see more doctors and other medical assistants getting trained at universities all over the country.