Radiology-Diagnostic Residency - McLaren Oakland/Macomb

Application Method

McLaren Oakland/Macomb Diagnostic Radiology Residency Program participates in the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) National Resident Match Program (NRMP) and will only accept applications through the Electronic Residency Application Service (ERAS). Paper applications are not accepted.

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 5 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

• A completed ERAS Application within the required timeline
• USMLE/COMLEX score reports (must successfully pass these exams)

McLaren has a nicotine hiring policy. In addition, applicants must pass part 2 of their board exam prior to being listed in the match. All applicants must sign an attestation/acknowledgement prior to the match.

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) in order to be ranked.
• 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
• Demonstrated interest and motivation to pursue a career in the specialty of Diagnostic Radiology

Following the interview, the Program Selection Committee (Program Director, Program Administrator, at least 2 members of the Faculty, and Chief Resident(s)) reviews the applicant’s file and written interview evaluations and rank the applicant based on the criteria above.

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

Interviews will be held virtually only. Applicants meeting the selection criteria will be contacted for interviews by email. Interviews are held November through January.

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.

• Scholarly Activities

Resident Wellness

The program is committed to resident wellness and understands the need for a healthy lifestyle balance. As a result, in conjunction with the Medical Education Department, throughout each resident's training experience, they will have access to multiple tools for wellness. Some activities include: a wellness informational, wellness and nutrition, Resident Appreciation Days throughout the year, wellness evaluations, a wellness committee, and other events planned by the residency program throughout the year.

Resources

StatDx

• Evidence-based radiology decision support to check diagnoses and analyze complex or unusual cases.
• STATdx is used in the top 19 of 20 hospitals and 83 percent of the top radiology groups in North America and is widely regarded as the ‘gold standard’ of radiology reference solutions.
• STATdx is a valuable diagnostic workflow tool providing decision support in helping to reduce diagnostic errors and is especially valuable when diagnosing rare or complex imaging cases.

RadPrimer

• Comprehensive radiology curriculum that lets you determine training objectives, sharpen diagnostic skills, track learning progress, and gain practical knowledge.
• Topic-focused lessons present specific diagnoses, anatomy, differential diagnoses, and assessment questions related to the topic.
• RADPrimer provides over 5,300 case-based learning and traditional questions.

e-Anatomy

• e-Anatomy is a high-quality anatomy and imaging content atlas. It is the most complete reference of human anatomy available on the Web. Explore detailed anatomical views and multiple modalities (over 8,900 anatomic structures and more than 870,000 translated medical labels) with images in CT, MRI, radiographs, anatomical diagrams and nuclear images.