MiBiz.com reports that the growth and influence of Grand Rapids' Medical Mile and surrounding universities is attracting top researchers to the city, and with them come research dollars and professional contacts in a chain reaction of influence and expertise.
According to excerpts from the story:
The Medical Mile might not yet be a Mecca of healthcare and medical research like the Mayo Clinic or the Cleveland Clinic are, but those institutions had to start somewhere. But with developments like the completion of the second phase of Van Andel Institute and massive infrastructure and personnel investments from area hospitals coupled with the critical mass of university programs taking shape in and around downtown, Grand Rapids is increasingly getting on the map.
Each researcher that opts to locate at Van Andel Institute or the Michigan State University College of Human Medicine — or every high-level doctor that gets hired at one of the local hospitals — brings with him or her a wealth of contacts to similarly situated professionals across the country and beyond. One move could create a chain reaction of other events drawing an even broader critical mass to the region, and that's a movement that's already started to some extent.
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