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About
Michigan State University
 Founded
in 1855, Michigan
State University is the nation's first land grant institution
and a major Big Ten university, home to 40,000 students and
2,500 faculty and staff. MSU has the largest contiguous campus
of any college or university in the United States, with a
wealth of walking and cycling trails, forests and other natural
areas, display gardens, museums, libraries, and cultural centers.
MSU
is adjacent to downtown Eat Lansing, with its wealth of shops,
restaurants, and bookstores. The MSU Wharton Center for the
Performing Arts offers several concert series each year featuring
the finest in classical, popular, and international music,as
well as drama, Broadway musicals and dance. Other educational,
recreational and cultural opportunities include the annual
East Lansing Art Festival, the MSU Horticultural Demonstration
Gardens and Children's Garden, Abrams Planetarium, MSU Museum,
Kresge Art Museum, Forest Akers Golf Course, Spartan Stadium,
Munn Ice Arena, and the Jack Breslin Student Events Center.
 As
a University-based medical resident, you are appointed as
a Michigan State University faculty member. Faculty status
provides numerous benefits for you and your family, as the
vast facilities at MSU are available to you at low or no costs.
Your faculty/staff ID card can be used to obtain athletic
tickets, lecture or concert series tickets, library privileges,
and use of recreational facilities (pools, IM buildings, golf,
and tennis). Residents are also eligible for low-cost, on-campus
apartments.
The
University Library is available to you on campus, with its
science component in the basement. This is a good source of
medical literature, and a health services librarian is available.
 
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