Welcome to Our Transitional Year Residency - McLaren Oakland Program

  • A Message from the Program Director
    Lindsey Kirk, DO

    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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Accreditation

The Transitional Year Residency is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME). Program ID: 999250261.

Primary Training Site

Pontiac, Michigan

Curriculum

Curriculum

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Goals

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.

By the end of the training year, the TY resident will be able to demonstrate the following clinical skills:

  • Obtains a comprehensive history of the patient and perform a comprehensive exam.
  • Demonstrate and applies medical knowledge to evaluate and diagnose and treat frequently encountered clinical conditions.
  • Develops a learning plan based on organized feedback and assessment.
  • Consistently recognizes ethical issues in practice and is able to discuss, analyze and manage these.
  • Effectively communicates patient information during transitions of care.
  • Works with other members of the healthcare team to identify system errors and potential areas of quality improvement.