College of Human Medicine - FAME
Flint Community
If you are looking for an area with four seasons of beauty, a variety of recreational and cultural opportunities, affordable housing, convenient shopping, good schools, and an unsurpassed location within the State of Michigan, then come and explore the Flint community.
The city of Flint, located in Eastern Michigan, is a good place to live and learn medicine. The community and its surrounding area possess all of the amenities one might find in a major metropolitan area, while avoiding the congestion, hassles, and impersonal attitudes often associated with big city living.
The Flint area's proximity (approximately 60 miles) to such major cities as Detroit, Ann Arbor, and East Lansing offer residents a variety of entertainment choices including: concerts, theater, shopping, fine dining, and professional and Big Ten college sports. With a drive of a few hours, residents can enjoy the peace, solitude, and recreational potential of Michigan's north country wilderness.
Flint itself offers many more activities than one might expect to find in most medium-sized cities. In fact, many residents consider Flint's cultural and educational opportunities to be among its best kept secrets. Flint is home to:
- Flint Chamber of Commerce & Visitors Bureau
- Five Major College Campuses:
- University of Michigan - Flint
- Kettering University - formerly GMI Engineering & Management Institute
- Mott Community College
- Baker College
- Michigan State University's College of Human Medicine - Flint Campus
- Whiting Auditorium
- F.A. Bower Theatre (home of the Flint Youth Theatre troupe.)
- Flint Symphony Orchestra
- Flint Institute for the Arts
- Flint Institute of Music
- Longway Planetarium (one of two planetariums state-wide)
- Alfred P. Sloan Museum
Flint is the world headquarters of four General Motors Divisions and home to the new Great Lakes Technology Centre which was opened in 1989 to serve as a focal point for much of General Motors' research and development. Other major employers of the city include Flint's healthcare industry, government, Education, and banking. Flint's economic diversity is also heightened by commercial growth along the Interstate 75 corridor from Detroit.
The people of Flint are hard-working people who also play hard. Each year, Flint is host to the Bobby Crim Ten Mile Race which is considered to be among the top road races in the country. Golfers will appreciate the area's many fine golf courses and the yearly influx of PGA touring pros who are drawn by the Buick Open held in suburban Grand Blanc. During the summer months, the Flint area bustles with the activity of festivals, fairs, lakes, parks, as well as organized baseball, golf, and basketball programs for those of all ages. In the winter months, there are plenty of opportunities in and around Flint to enjoy skiing, skating, snowmobiling, and other outdoor activities.
We encourage you to take a close look at what Flint and its surrounding areas have to offer. You many very well find that the Flint Community can provide you with an opportunity to enjoy a satisfying lifestyle, a sound place to live and work, and a place you will be able to call home.
