The mission of the transitional year residency program at McLaren Oakland is to educate the resident to be ethical, professional, competent and knowledgeable in caring for patients in both the inpatient and ambulatory setting. This will be accomplished by providing the resident with educational program goals that encompass the core competencies.
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TY residents in the Radiology pre-clinical year will complete 2 months of Radiology, 1 month of Pulmonary and 1 month of Ortho during their elective rotation months.
TY residents in the Radiology pre-clinical year will complete 2 months of Radiology, 1 month of Pulmonary and 1 month of Ortho during their elective rotation months. For all others, available electives include:
The educational goals of our program include training the residents in the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of patients while emphasizing the principles of the six core competencies. These include medical knowledge, patient care, interpersonal and communication skills, professionalism, practice-based learning and improvement and systems-based practice. The McLaren Oakland Transitional Year Internship program follows the path the following curriculum for each of the core competencies.
Residents must demonstrate knowledge of established and evolving biomedical, clinical, epidemiological and social behavioral sciences, as well as the application of this knowledge to patient care.
By the end of the training year, the TY resident will be able to demonstrate the following clinical skills:
Applicants should submit using the Electronic Resident Application Service (ERAS). This is the only avenue by which applications will be considered.
All applications must meet the following eligibility requirements:
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:
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.
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.
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.
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.
Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine
Central Michigan University College of Medicine
Wayne State University School of Medicine
Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine
University of Medicine and Health Sciences
Email: [email protected] Phone: 248-338-5392 Fax: 248-338-5567
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