The University of Michigan Health System is an award-winning health care system and premier academic medical center made up of hospitals, health centers, and clinics throughout southeast Michigan; University of Michigan Medical School and its Faculty Group Practice; clinical activities of the University of Michigan School of Nursing; and Michigan Health Corp., the legal entity that allows the Health System to enter into partnerships, affiliations, joint ventures, and other business activities. Excellence in medical education, patient care and research: That’s what defines the University of Michigan Health System.