Upper Peninsula Region
The Upper Peninsula Region campus is located at UP Health System – Marquette. Established in 1974, approximately 20 third- and fourth-year medical students complete their clerkships in Marquette and in community hospitals and clinics throughout the Upper Peninsula.
Living and working in these rural communities offers students a greater understanding of the needs of its underserved populations. Deeply embedded in the community, students participate in a wide range of service projects including medical support at sporting events, visiting residents at the Veterans Medical Center, and providing assistance at the domestic violence and homeless shelters.
The UP Regional Campus is the pioneer of the Rural Physician Program (RPP), a rural health certificate within the college’s Leadership in Rural Medicine Certificate Programs. Students complete four weeks of family medicine rotations in rural communities, gaining a deeper understanding of the role of the family physician in a rural setting, learn the benefits and challenges of rural health care and identify resources (or a lack of resources) available to the population – all in preparation for a future serving patients in rural communities.
Meet the Community Assistant Dean
Dr Johnson is the community assistant dean in the Upper Peninsula Region. He also serves as CEO of the Upper Peninsula Education Corporation, medical director at Lake Superior Life Care and Hospice, and the designated institutional official at UP Health System – Marquette.
Stories from the Upper Peninsula Region Campus
- Nick LeMire: Continuing the Family Tradition
- Medical Students Get Hands-On Wilderness Training in the UP
- Joshua Cole: From Computer Programmer to Doctor
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