MOUNT CLEMENS, Mich.—Dr. Patrick Flaherty, an emergency medicine physician at McLaren Macomb who is also a clinical assistant professor at the Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine, was awarded the college’s Clinical Science Faculty Award for the 2018-2019 school year.
Dr. Patrick Flaherty
The distinction is “awarded to the faculty member who is deemed the best role model and instructor of clinical medicine.”
“It was an honor to receive this award from MSU,” Dr. Flaherty said, a graduate of MSU COM. “It’s truly been rewarding to maintain involvement with a university that helped shape my career. I have found that teaching not only allows me to help educate the next generation of physicians, but learn from them also.”
Dr. Flaherty has been a faculty member of the MSU COM Macomb campus since it opened in 2009, mainly teaching case-based classes for first- and second-year medical students. Additionally, he previously served as the emergency medicine residency program medical director at McLaren Macomb.
“Dr. Flaherty is an outstanding emergency physician with great clinical skills and empathy for the patients he is caring for,” said Dr. James Larkin, physician and director of emergency medicine at McLaren Macomb. “Those who are taught by Dr. Flaherty or treated as a patient by him are very fortunate. This award is just a recognition of his skills and dedication.”
To learn more about emergency care at McLaren Macomb, visit mclaren.org/macombER.
About McLaren Macomb:
In January 2012, Mount Clemens Regional Medical Center became McLaren Macomb.
McLaren Macomb is a 288-bed acute care hospital located in Mount Clemens, Mich. More than 400 physicians and nearly 2,000 employees work at McLaren Macomb making it one of Macomb County’s top employers. McLaren Macomb provides a full range of services, including cancer and cardiovascular care. As Macomb County’s first verified trauma center, the hospital operates the busiest emergency department in Macomb County and is also an accredited chest pain center. McLaren Macomb has a rich history of providing high quality, compassionate health care and holds a strong position in the community it serves. To learn more, visit mclaren.org/macomb or follow our blog mclaren.org/macombblog.
About McLaren Health Care
McLaren Health Care, headquartered in Grand Blanc, Michigan, is a fully integrated health network committed to quality, evidence-based patient care and cost efficiency. The McLaren system includes 14 hospitals, ambulatory surgery centers, imaging centers, a 490-member employed primary and specialty care physician network, commercial and Medicaid HMOs covering more than 620,000 lives in Michigan and Indiana, home health and hospice providers, retail medical equipment showrooms, pharmacy services, and a wholly owned medical malpractice insurance company. McLaren operates Michigan’s largest network of cancer centers and providers, anchored by the Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute, one of only 49 National Cancer Institute-designated comprehensive cancer centers in the U.S. McLaren has 26,000 employees and more than 85,500 network providers. Its operations are housed in more than 350 facilities serving Michigan and Indiana.