Transitional Year Residency - McLaren Oakland

Application Method

Applicants should submit using the Electronic Resident Application Service (ERAS). This is the only avenue by which applications will be considered.

Eligibility Requirements

All applications must meet the following eligibility requirements:

• Ability to carry out the duties as required of the residency program.
• Proficient in the English language, to include reading printed and cursive English, writing (printing or typing) English text, understanding spoken English on conversational and medical topics, speaking English on conversational and medical topics as determined by the program director and/or selection committee.
• Applicants must be graduates of medical school within the past 3 years from:
  - A medical school in the United States or Canada, accredited by the Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME); or,
  - A college of osteopathic medicine in the United States, accredited by the (COCA); or,
  - A medical school outside of the United States or Canada and must have a currently valid certificate from the Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates prior to appointment

Required Documents for Application

Applications are downloaded from ERAS and reviewed for eligibility and completion by the program administrator. The following information must be received before the application will be considered and before an applicant is invited for an interview:

• Medical School Transcript
• Personal Statement
• Curriculum Vitae
• Eligibility to Work Status
• Three Letters of Recommendation
• Dean's Letter of Reference
• Passing Scores on COMLEX 1 and 2, and/or USMLE 1 and 2

Selection Process

The Residency program uses both objective and subjective criteria to select applicants. The Program Director and Selection Committee are responsible for selection and appointment of residents to the program. The application process meets all requirements of the Equal Employment Opportunity and the Americans with Disability Acts and does not discriminate with regard to sex, race, age, religion, color, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or veteran’s status.

The selection committee selects applicants to interview. Invitations to interview will be made on a rolling basis as applications are reviewed from ERAS.

Criteria for selection include:

• Confirmation of eligibility requirements
• Performance on standardized medical tests
• Must have successfully passed the Level 1 and Level II licensing examination appropriate for the program (COMLEX-USA or USMLE).
• Overall academic performance in medical school
• Recent clinical training or experience
• Demonstrated ability to choose goals and complete the tasks necessary to achieve those goals
• Maturity and emotional stability
• Honesty, integrity and reliability
• Professionalism, verbal and written communication skills

Following completion of discussion by the Program Selection Committee, the Program Director compiles a final rank list in priority order for submission to the NRMP.

Interviews

An applicant invited for an interview should review and be familiar with the terms, conditions and benefits of appointment (and employment) including financial support, vacation, professional leave, parental leave, sick leave, professional liability insurance, hospital and health insurance, disability insurance, and other insurance benefits for the resident and their family, and conditions under which living quarters, meals and laundry or the equivalents are provided. This information will be provided to all interviewed candidates on the date of interview. Applicants can also access much of this information through the Resident Handbook at www.mclaren.org/oakland/gme.

Licensure

All residents are required to have an appropriate training license consistent with state and local requirements during their training. Licenses will be held in the teaching site’s Department of Medical Education. Applicants that are not eligible to obtain a State of Michigan license cannot be considered for McLaren GME programs.

Mission Statement

• To create and foster a clinical and educational environment where students, residents and fellows can study, analyze and publish on medical sciences and discoveries at McLaren Oakland.
• To provide McLaren Oakland trainees with the basic elements and skill sets that are required to conduct clinical studies of individual and aggregate patient data.

Vision

• To implement educational activities, including but not limited to didactics and hands-on experience that will teach our trainees how to design and implement clinical research as well as how to do conduct medical literature write up and critique.
• To create links and collaborations within our educational programs as well as with other educational institutions.
• To involve program directors and teaching faculty members in enriching and enhancing the research experience of our trainees.
• To provide teaching faculty members who are interested in clinical research with the tools necessary to help them and their trainees design and implement clinical research.