Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine
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Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine (OUWB) is the allopathic (MD) medical school for Oakland University (OU). The campus is located north of Detroit in central Oakland County, Michigan and spans the cities of Auburn Hills and Rochester Hills, but has the mailing address of nearby but not adjacent Rochester.
Type | Private[1] Allopathic (MD) Medical School |
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Established | 2008 |
Dean | Christopher F. Carpenter, M.D (interim) |
Students | 125 per class, 500 total |
Location | , , U.S. |
Website | www |
The school is named after Oakland University, a public university located in Oakland County and William Beaumont Hospital (WBH) which was named for US Army surgeon William Beaumont. Beaumont is widely known as the "Father of Gastric Physiology" following his research on human digestion, which started at Fort Mackinac on Mackinac Island, Michigan.[2][3][4] William Beaumont Hospital's original name as it was being built was "Oakland Hospital" named for the county. To distinguish itself from nearby Oakwood Hospital, Oakland Hospital changed its name before officially opening . [5]