Jan. 26, 2010 - President Dunn and Dr. Jack Luderer update the Battle Creek Health System Board of Directors on the school of medicine

Jan. 21, 2010 - President Dunn and Dr. Jack Luderer update the Borgess Health medical staff on the school of medicine

Jan. 13, 2010 - President Dunn, Mr. Patrick Dyson, Dr. Scott Larson, Dr. Jack Luderer, Mr. Ken Miller, Mr. Paul Spaude, and Dr. Ethel Weinberg meet with the Association of Americal Medical Colleges in Chicago, IL to discuss next steps in the medical school formation process

Dec. 18, 2009 - President Dunn meets with the Bronson Healthcare Group Board of Directors to hold further discussion regarding the feasibility of a school of medicine

Dec. 15, 2009 - President Dunn meets with the Borgess Health Board of Directors to hold further discussion regarding the feasibility of a school of medicine

Nov. 2, 2009 - WMU receives an anonymous gift of $1.8 million to hire a dean pro tem and initiate accreditation process with the LCME

Oct. 8, 2009 - President Dunn presents medical school feasibility progress to WMU Faculty Senate

Sept. 29, 2009 - WMU representatives meet with a group of Borgess Health physicians

Sept. 15, 2009 - WMU representatives meet with a group of Bronson Healthcare Group physicians

Aug. 27, 2009 - WMU representatives meet with Bronson Healthcare Group's Board of Directors

Apr. 10, 2009 - President Dunn updates the WMU College of Health and Human Services faculty and staff on the medical school feasibility initiative

Mar. 19, 2009 - WMU representatives meet with Kalamazoo Community Mental Health

Mar. 18, 2009 - WMU representatives meet with Battle Creek Health Systems

Feb. 5, 2009 - President Dunn addresses the WMU faculty senate regarding the feasibility initiative's progress

Jan. 26, 2009 - Feasibility Committee reviews Larned & Weinberg's consultant report

Nov. 18-19, 2008 – Larned & Weinberg meets with Borgess, Bronson, and WMU leadership

Sept. 30-Oct. 1, 2008 – Larned & Weinberg meets with WMU deans, HHS chairs and directors, the Medical School Feasibility Committee, Borgess and Bronson leadership, and physician representatives of Borgess, Bronson, and KCMS

Sept. 8-10, 2008 – Larned & Weinberg meets with Borgess and Bronson M.D.’s, WMU Provost’s Council, and WMU College of Arts and Sciences leadership

Aug. 29, 2008 – Received notification of funding from the Kalamazoo Community Foundation for a medical school feasibility study

Aug. 1, 2008 – Grant submitted to the Kalamazoo Community Foundation for a medical school feasibility study

Jul. 28-30, 2008 – Larned & Weinberg meets with Borgess, Bronson, KCMS, and WMU leaders

Jul. 7-9, 2008 – Larned & Weinberg meets with Borgess, Bronson, KCMS, WMU, and community leaders

Jun., 2008 – Larned & Weinberg, a consulting group specializing in the formation of new medical schools, is retained by WMU to conduct feasibility study

Apr. 15, 2008 – President John M. Dunn addresses the Kalamazoo Academy of Medicine

Feb. 11, 2008 – DJW and Associates issues initial feasibility report, ending their contract with WMU because they were retained by another Michigan university

Feb. 4-5, 2008 – DJW and Associates, a consulting group specializing in the formation of new medical schools, meets with Borgess, Bronson, KCMS, and WMU leaders

Dec. 13, 2007 – Medical School Feasibility Committee is formed and holds its first meeting

Oct. 25, 2007 – Academic Convocation/State of the University - President Dunn announces that WMU will engage in discussion about the possibility and potential of a School of Medicine at WMU