| The University of Michigan Internal Medicine residency program is committed to each physician's intellectual and personal development. This is a fundamental goal of the training program, for which we provide extraordinary support throughout all years of training.
From the beginning of internship, we begin to educate residents about the breadth of opportunities available within internal medicine. This includes careers in general medicine and subspecialties locally, nationally, and worldwide. We utilize the expertise of our over 400 full time faculty, many of whom are leaders in their fields. International experiences and training abroad, in addition to dedicated time for research and electives, allows individuals to pursue their interests.
Once a career path has been chosen, we then work diligently to facilitate optimal placement after residency, whether in fellowship training, research, or practice. These important goals are achieved through several programs unique to the University of Michigan :
Mentoring Program:
During internship, each physician is paired with a seasoned faculty member who best matches his or her career interests. This is a longitudinal relationship that provides each physician with individual counseling ranging from what career to choose to how to apply for a fellowship.
Fellowship Placement:
With over 80% of our graduates pursuing advanced training after residency, we are well-prepared to help individuals prepare for a suitable match. The process begins early in residency with one on one meetings with the residency director to identify career interests. There are also sessions organized with division chiefs and fellowship directors from each of the subspecialties early in the application process. Furthermore, we host separate sessions with current fellows and interested residents to facilitate sharing of information and advice about fellowship placement from individuals familiar with the process. These meetings discuss how to prepare your application, choose letter writers, and decide which programs warrant an application. Our residents have successfully matched at excellent fellowsip programs over the past four years (See table 1).
Class Retreats
Each year, we organize half day class retreats outside of the hospital setting. First year house officers learn from chief residents and experienced faculty members how to transition to a leadership role as a senior house officer. The focus for second year house officers is choosing a career path and applying for fellowship. Third and fourth year house officers are given information regarding academic and non-academic practice settings, and hear presentations on professional issues such as medical malpractice and contracting.
“Career Development ” Series
A series of conferences and seminars covers a variety of career development issues. Sessions are organized with local and regional physicians active in hiring for hospitalist and general medicine or clinician educator positions. Other presentations include joining a practice, billing and coding, managing debt, and other personal financial and insurance issues.
Job Placement:
In addition to the “Career Development ” series described above, we utilize local, regional, and national networking from the hundreds of graduates of our program as well as others in the community. We have a job website available to University of Michigan residents that highlights job opportunities with descriptions of the position and contact information. Our graduates have obtained excellent jobs throughout the country (See Table 2)
Table 1: Fellowship placement 2003-2007.
Cardiology
- University of Michigan 15
- Washington University 4
- University of Pennsylvania 1
- William Beaumont Hospital 5
- University of Washington 2
- University of Indiana 2
- Northwestern University 1
- Beth Israel Deaconess 2
- University of Illinois-Chicago 2
- Cleveland Clinic Foundation 1
- Georgetown University 1
- Emory University 2
- Duke University 1
- Baylor College of Medicine/ Texas Heart Institute 1
- Henry Ford Hospital 2
- Ohio State University 1
- University of Pittsburgh 1
- Washington Hospital Center 2
- University of Rochester 1
- University of Tennessee 1
- Thomas Jefferson University 1
- Case Western Reserve University 1
- Stanford University 1
Gastroenterology
- University of Michigan 11
- University of California San Francisco 2
- University of Colorado 1
- Columbia University 1
- University of Washington 1
- University of Virginia 1
- University of Pittsburgh 1
- University of Pennsylvania 1
- Medical College of Wisconsin 1
- University of Texas Southwestern 2
- University of Southern California 3
- Northwestern University 1
- Emory University 1
- Henry Ford Health System 2
- Tufts Medical Center 1
- University of California San Diego 1
- Scripps Clinic, La Jolla, CA 1
Pulmonary and Critical Care
- University of Michigan 11
- University of Colorado 2
- University of California San Francisco 1
- University of Pennsylvania 1
- Northwestern University 1
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 1
- University of Chicago 2
- Columbia University 1
- Johns Hopkins University 1
- University of Iowa 1
- University of Washington 1
Hematology/Oncology
- University of Michigan 10
- Memorial-Sloan Kettering 2
- University of California San Francisco 1
- University of California San Diego 1
- Emory University 1
- Case Western Reserve University 1
- Northwestern University 1
- Mt. Sinai 1
- University of Pennsylvania 1
Nephrology
- University of Michigan 6
- Vanderbilt University 1
- Duke University 1
- Case Western Reserve University 1
Allergy and Immunology
- University of Michigan 2
- John Hopkins University 1
- Northwestern University 1
Infectious Disease
- University of Michigan 5
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 2
- Ohio State University 1
Endocrine
- University of Michigan 3
- University of Washington 1
- Duke University 1
- Cleveland Clinic 1
Rheumatology
Geriatric Medicine
- University of Michigan 1
- Beth Israel Deaconess 1
Robert Wood Johnson
- University of Michigan 2
- UCLA 1
General Medicine Fellowship
- University of Pittsburgh 1
Other
- Center for Disease Control and Prevention (Epidemic Intelligence Service Officer) 2
- Johns Hopkins Ethics and Health Policy Research 1
- Indian Health Services- Shiprock , NM 1
- Sleep Medicine Fellowship, University of Michigan 1
- Sports Medicine Fellowship, Cleveland Clinic 1
- Chief Medical Resident, St. Joseph Mercy Health System, Ypsilanti, MI
Table 2: General Medicine Job placement 2002-2006
General Medicine Job Placement
IM Categorical Residency Program
2002 – 2006 (5 years)
Outpatient General Medicine (17)
- University of Michigan Outpatient Academic General Medicine
- Duke University Academic General Medicine
- Lahey Clinic Academic General Medicine
- University of Michigan Student Health Services
Hospitalist (38) (Some one year positions)
- University of Michigan Academic Hospitalist
- Brigham and Women's (BWH) Academic Hospitalist
- University of Washington Academic Hospitalist
- McLaren Medical Center Academic Hospitalist (MSU)
- St. John's-Detroit Academic Hospitalist
- Henry Ford Health Systems
- St. Joseph Health Systems Hospitalist (7 total (3-Ann Arbor, 3-Livingston County, 1-Huron Valley))
- Northwestern University Hospitalist
- Massachusetts General (MGH) Hospitalist
- Emory University Hospitalist
- Martha Jefferson (Charlottesville, VA) Hospitalist (private practice group)
- Charlevoix Area Hospitalist (private practice group)
- QE2 Jubilee Hospitalist (Australia government practice)
Inpatient/Outpatient Mixed General Medicine (11)
- Ann Arbor VA Academic General Medicine
- Northern Navajo Medical Center - IHS
- Oakwood Hospital Academic General Medicine
- Michigan Medical Primary Care, Holland MI (private practice group)
- Warwick Internists, RI (private practice group)
- Internal Medicine Associates, Lexington KY
General Medicine Fellowships (3)
- Robert Woods Johnson Clinical Scholar (UCLA)
- Cleveland VA General Medicine Fellowship (QI Scholar)
- Johns Hopkins Greenwall Ethics Fellowship
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