From MSU Today on Impact Radio: Dean William D. Strampel, D.O. leads MSU’s College of Osteopathic Medicine.

“Osteopathic medicine, founded more than 100 years ago by Andrew Taylor Still, offers all a whole-person approach, an emphasis on wellness and prevention, and osteopathic manipulative medicine,” Strampel says. “We were founded in 1969 by act of the Michigan legislature to meet the need for physicians for our state.

“Since then, we have grown and developed such that today we are ranked seventh in the nation among all medical schools – M.D. and D.O. – for our primary care education. In addition, we have more funding than any other osteopathic college for research from the National Institutes of Health, a key index of research success.”

He discusses the mission of the college and talks about COM’s important expansion into Southeast Michigan. He also weighs in with his thoughts on the debate swirling around national health care in the United States.

“In health care, we continue to offer patients the tools and support to preserve and restore health,” Strampel says. “We listen to their concerns, we work as partners with them, and we offer them the unique benefits of osteopathic medicine. Osteopathic medicine is the medicine of the future that is available today.”

Hosted by Russ White.

Hear the Conversation 19:21 – 11.1 mb mp3