Dean’s Update

Latest News and Notes from the Dean's Desk

Dean's Update 2026-05 - A Season of Celebration and Momentum

Archives

• Dean's Update 2025-12 - A Year of Momentum, Milestones and Impact
• Dean's Update 2025-10 - Seasons of Change, Service, and Celebration
• Dean's Update 2025-8 - Hellos, Farewells and the Bright Future Ahead at MSUCOM
• Dean's Update 2025-7 - A month of milestones, celebrations and welcomes
• Dean's Update 2025-6 - Gratitude and greatness ahead
• Dean's Update 2025-5 - Celebrating milestones and the future in osteopathic medicine
• Dean's Update 2025-4 - Spring awakening: tradition, tenacity and bold transformation
• Dean's Update 2025-3 - One Team, One Health: A Stronger Future Through Collaboration
• Dean's Update 2025-1 - Research Spotlight: Innovations Shaping the Future of Medicine
• Dean's Update 2024-12 - A Year of Growth, Progress and Continuous Learning
• Dean's Update 2024-10 - Reflections from the Field: A Personal Note on Hurricane Helene and DMORT Deployment
• Dean's Update 2024-09 - Dean deJong highlights ongoing initiatives and celebrates recent accomplishments in health care education and community engagement
• Dean's Update 2024-08 - Dean deJong reflects on August's highlights, Catherine Donahue, D.O., shares her thoughts on how osteopathic medicine supports cancer patient care
• Dean's Update 2024-07 - Celebrating the first six months of progress and achievements together
• Dean's Update 2024-06 - Connecting and Building Relationships for the Future
• Dean's Update 2024-05 - Looking toward the future
• Dean's Update 2024-04 - Dean deJong shares stories to honor the osteopathic profession while celebrating the Class of 2024
• Dean's Update 2024-03 - Dean deJong celebrates Match Day 2024
• Dean's Update 2024-02 - Dean deJong wants to hear from others as she settles into this leadership position
• Dean's Update 2024-01 - Dean Amalfitano reflects on the past six years serving the MSU College of Osteopathic Medicine
• Dean's Update 2023-12 - Reflecting on the year while looking forward to 2024
• Dean's Update 2023-10 - College partnerships provide pathway for today’s students to become tomorrow’s osteopathic physicians
• Dean's Update 2023-09 - MSU College of Osteopathic Medicine’s initiative provides foundation and guidance for professionalism
• Dean's Update 2023-08 - OMM plays a crucial role in osteopathic medicine’s holistic foundation of serving the patient
• Dean's Update 2023-07 - Welcome Class of 2027 and New Curriculum
• Dean's Update 2023-06 - The Importance of Research at MSU College of Osteopathic Medicine
• Dean's Update 2023-04 - Osteopathic Medicine Week: MSUCOM’s impact nationally and statewide
• Dean's Update 2023-03 - Student financial support provides opportunities
• Dean's Update 2023-02 - Dean Amalfitano addresses the tragic events of Monday, Feb. 13, on our East Lansing campus.
• Dean's Update 2023-01 - 23rd annual Dr. William G. Anderson Lecture Series, Slavery to Freedom: An American Odyssey
• Dean's Update 2022-12 - A look back at 2022
• Dean's Update 2022-11 - MSUCOM partners with MCRH to serve rural communities
• Dean's Update 2022-09 - NOM Week spotlights the osteopathic profession
• Dean's Update 2022-08 - Our partnership with McLaren Health Care
• Dean's Update 2022-07 - Advocacy for Osteopathic Medicine
• Dean's Update 2022-06 - Inclusivity in healthcare
• Dean's Update 2022-04 - Exciting Statewide Campus System updates
• Dean's Update 2022-03 - Living Legacies of Osteopathic Giving: the MOCF Endowment and Gala
• Dean's Update 2022-02 - MSUCOM receives continued accreditation through 2027-28 academic year
• Dean's Update 2022-01 - Pivoting the clerkship experience in response to COVID-19
• Dean's Update 2021-12 - New Early Assurance Program agreement expected to expand cross-campus enrollment into MSUCOM
• Dean's Update 2021-11-22 - New SpartanPA Medicine Program among the first in the nation to synergize the education of PA and DO students
• Dean's Update 2021-11-15 - Advocating for greater parity and opportunities for osteopathic medical students and physicians
• Dean's Update 2021-10 - Closing the diversity gap
• Dean's Update 2021-08 - Global health opportunities: cultivating wider perspectives in medical training
• Dean's Update 2021-07 - Creating pathways to osteopathic medical school: SpartanDO feeder programs
• Dean's Update 2021-06 - Dr. Patricia Obando to lead Statewide Campus System
• Dean's Update 2021-04 - A year of COVID
• Dean's Update 2021-03 - Standing in Solidarity
• Dean's Update 2021-02 - Aligning research with being a physician
• Dean's Update 2021-01 - Events at the U.S. Capitol
• Dean's Update 2020-12 - Moving forward together
• Dean's Update 2020-11 - Staying true to our osteopathic principles
• Dean's Update 2020-10 - Setting the record straight
• Dean's Update 2020-09 - Extraordinary efforts
• Dean's Update 2020-07 - A warm welcome
• Dean's Update 2020-06 - Events in Minnesota
• Dean's Update 2020-04 - A Sincere Thank You