Second CMED class has strong military ties
Four members of the second CMED class have military ties. This includes a former infantry mortarman with the U.S. Army, a former Reserve Officers’ Training Corps program recruit at Ferris State University, a Michigan State University ROTC member and a recent graduate of the United States Military Academy. (Courtesy Photo | Steve Jessmore)
The second class of Central Michigan University College of Medicine is on campus and ready for action.
With 104 students, 90 percent from Michigan, it is larger than the inaugural class of 64. Each future class will consist of 104 students.
Carson City native John Geselman is in his first year in the CMED program and has a military background. He is one of four members of the class to enter the program with military ties.
According to an Aug. 19 press release from CMU, this class includes a former infantry mortarman with the U.S. Army, a former Reserve Officers’ Training Corps program recruit at Ferris State University, a Michigan State University ROTC member and a recent graduate of the United States Military Academy.
"I kind of liked how it's so new you could really have an impact on the whole course of events and how things are going to happen," Geselman said.
In 2012, Geselman went through basic training, and completed the Reserve Officers' Training Corps program through Ferris State University where he majored in biology with a minor in military science from ROTC. He also received a scholarship from the U.S. Army in order to pay for his education at CMED.
"We had a larger number of applicants, and we had a larger number of individuals apply from Michigan, which was a pleasant surprise," said former College of Medicine Dean Ernie Yoder in a CMU media release. “The quality of the applicants continues to be excellent, from both the academic perspective and from the personal perspective."
According to Jim Knight, director of marketing and communications for CMED, the third and fourth year curriculum are still being finalized, but he said they are aiming to give a lot of clinical time.
"Many of them will be in Saginaw," he said. "But many others will be serving some clinical time in other communities in Michigan."
Geselman said his decision as to what he wants to do after classes and residency are still undecided, but that he's ready for a little bit of adventure.
