CMED honored by region's chambers of commerce


The CMU College of Medicine was honored at the third annual Great Lakes Bay Regional Chamber Summit on Monday in Saginaw.

Jim Knight, director of marketing and communications for CMED, said the four chambers of commerce in the region have begun doing a lot more to promote the region in recent years, including the summit.

The Mount Pleasant Area Chamber of Commerce, Bay Area Chamber of Commerce, Saginaw County Chamber of Commerce and Midland Area Chamber of Commerce awarded CMED with the Corporate award for its mission to address undeserved areas of the state.

Interim Dean Linda Perkowski accepted the award on CMED's behalf and former Michigan Gov. John Engler was the keynote speaker.

Knight said CMED's student are made up mostly of Michigan residents, with a large number of them being from the Great Lakes Bay Region itself. He said addressing a projected physician shortage in Michigan was the major reason for establishing CMED and a reason it garners so much support from the region as a whole.

“The region has certainly known abut Central's interest (in CMED) for several years now, but it’s becoming very real because we have two classes now,” Knight said. “The reason CMU was founded was for teachers for the state and this is seen as a natural extension.”

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