McLaren Residency & Fellowship Programs

Curriculum

Rotations

The program has a 13-block schedule of 4-week rotations with some split into 2-week experiences as identified on the block diagram.

Behavioral Medicine

Emphasis on biopsychosocial approach to medicine for optimal patient care includes:

dedicated behavioral medicine specialist to assist residents in diagnosis and treatment of mental disorders
behavioral medicine block rotation in beginning of residency which covers medical interviewing, screening, diagnosis and treatment of major mental health disorders including special interviews such as giving bad news and intervening in intimate partner violence
bi-monthly lectures
direct supervision of residents via shadowing and video review

Integrated Primary Care

A novel initiative where post doc clinical health psychology fellows and faculty are available to provide evaluation and guidance to our patients at point of care in the outpatient continuity clinic.

Outpatient Training

Didactics

In-house Call

The program does not have in-house call; however, there are some rotations scheduled to have longer day shifts every third to fourth day or night shifts on Saturday evenings.

How to Apply

Application Method

McLaren Flint Internal Medicine 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.

Required Documents for Application

A completed ERAS Application within the required timeline
Curriculum Vitae (CV)
3 or more medical school letters of recommendation
Passing scores on the USMLE Step 1, Step 2 CK, and Step 2 CS or COMLEX Step 1 and Step 2 prior to medical school graduation
(ECFMG certificate is required at the start of Residency)

Selection Process

Applicants are reviewed by the resident recruitment committee; those applicants who meet or exceed our criteria may be considered for an interview.

Eligible applicants will be selected on the basis of their preparedness, ability, aptitude, academic credentials, communication skills and personal qualities such as motivation and integrity.

McLaren Flint will not discriminate with regard to sex, age, race, religion, color, national origin, disability or veteran status.

All applicants must have US citizenship or legal residency status in the US (green card or refugee status) in order to be eligible for an interview. Visas are not sponsored.

Interviews

Interviews will be held virtually only. Applicants meeting the selection criteria will be contacted for interviews by email. Interviews are held in November, December, and January. During interviews, applicants will have the opportunity to meet with our Program Director, faculty, and residents.

Flint Resident & Fellow Salary/Benefits

Scholarly Activities

Every resident is expected to complete and present a Case Report, QI, Research, or Evidence-based Medicine review at a scientific meeting as part of their graduation requirement. The program has an internal scholarly activity division consisting of faculty and residents who deliver workshops and conferences, and provide opportunities for research, case reports, and quality improvement projects. They assist residents in research process, from developing their ideas all the way to publication. The McLaren Health Care Corporate Medical Education Department also supports resident research through research and quality improvement protocols, workshops, and additional process support by trained PhD Research Personnel.

Curriculum

Monthly IM Research Forum
Evidence-Based Medicine Workshops
Bi-Monthly QI Forums
Protected Research Time
Scholarly Activity Mentor
Southeast Center for Medical Education (SEMCME) Research Workshops
Online training modules
CITI (Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative) Human Subjects Research training

Presentations at Conferences

Meetings Residents present scholarly activity:

Flint Area Medical Education (FAME)
American College of Physicians (ACP)
Society of General Internal Medicine
Michigan State Medical Society (MSMS)
American College of Gastroenterology
American Geriatric Society
American Society of Clinical Oncology
American Thoracic Society
American College of Cardiology

Teaching Faculty

Program Director

Kavitha Kesari, MD

Core Faculty

Oyebimpe Adekolujo MD

Faculty Physician

Jeffrey Borgeson, MD

Faculty Physician

Molly E. Gabriel-Champine, PhD, LP

Behavioral Health Academic Program Director

Robert Gildersleeve MD

Faculty Physician

Zirka Kalynych MD

Faculty Physician

Arvind Kunadi MD

Associate Program Director, Nephrologist

Halina Kusz MD

Director of Geriatric Education

Rebecca Pratiti MD

Faculty Physician

Parul Sud, MD FACP

Faculty Physician

Community Faculty

Several of the community physicians on the McLaren Flint medical staff provide teaching regularly to our residents.

Current Trainees

PGY-3 Residents

Dheeraj Alexander, MD

Medical College Thiruvananthapuram

Sai Swetha Alladi, MD

MediCiti Institute of Medical Sciences

Narjis Batool, MD

Quaid-e-Azam Medical College

Mahmoud Ibrahim, MD - Chief Resident

Misr University for Science and Technology College of Medicine

Matthew Jankowski, MD - Chief Resident

Medical University of Lublin

Jerry Kenmoe, MD

Saba University School of Medicine

Aaron Kurian, MD

Tbilisi State Medical University Faculty of Medicine

Rabia Latif, MD

Services Institute of Medical Sciences

Elizabeth Mikhail, MD - Chief Resident

Medical University of Lodz

Khadija Qureshi, MD

Allama Iqbal Medical College

Alexander Rabadi, MD

University of Jordan Faculty of Medicine

Fahimeh Talaei, MD

Hamadan University of Medical Sciences

Preslav Valchev, MD

Saint James School of Medicine Anguilla

PGY-2 Residents

Khaled Almorsy, MD

Al-Azhar University Faculty of Medicine

Mohamed Belal, MD

University of Medical Sciences & Technology (UMST) Faculty of Medicine

Fatheh Cheema, MD

St. George's University School of Medicine

Avneet Ghumman, MD

Aureus University School of Medicine

Harneet Ghumman, MD

Aureus University School of Medicine

Shereen Keritum, MD

University of Alexandria Faculty of Medicine

Hajra Nosheen, MD

Ameer-ud-Din Medical College

Josephine Pitasari, MD

Universitas Katolik Indonesia Atma Jaya Fakultas Kedokteran

Anjela Shrestha, MD

College of Medical Sciences, Bharatpur

Israel Umoh, MD

Xavier University School of Medicine, Aruba

Miraben Vaghela, MD

Smt. N.H.L. Municipal Medical College

PGY-1 Residents

Nokhaiz Ahmed, MD

Ayub Medical College

Faiza Asghar, MD

Foundation University Medical College

Mehrshad Fathian Sabet, MD

Babol University of Medical Sciences

Aanchal Gupta, MD

St. Martinus University Faculty of Medicine

Amru Hashem, MD

American University of Antigua College of Medicine

Mohammad Saleh Hussein, MD

RAK College of Medical Sciences

Sofia Iram, MD

Services Institute of Medical Sciences

Ayesha Jamal, MD

Jinnah Sindh Medical University

Suraj Patel, MD

Ross University School of Medicine

Virangkumar Patel, MD

Bukovinian State Medical Academy

Noor Shamesaldin, MD

University of Al-Mustansiriyah College of Medicine

Hafiza Tiwana, MD

Services Institute of Medical Sciences

Contact Us

Tracie Frank
Academic Program Administrator

E: [email protected]
P: 810-342-2063

McLaren Flint Internal Medicine Residency Group Practice
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Additional Info

Internal Medicine Residency - McLaren Flint

Welcome to Our Internal Medicine Residency - McLaren Flint Program

A Message from the Program Director

Accreditation

Primary Training Site

Curriculum

Rotations

The First Year

The Second Year

The Third Year

Ambulatory Blocks

Electives

Behavioral Medicine

Integrated Primary Care

Outpatient Training

Continuity Clinic

Free Medical Clinic

Extended Care Facility

Hematology/Oncology Outpatient Clinic

Hands-on Workshops

Didactics

Core Curriculum - Academic Half Day (AHD)

Grand Rounds

Clinical Reasoning Conference

Journal Club

Noon Conferences

Morbidity and Mortality Conference (M&M)

Clinicopathologic Conference (CPC)

Scholar's Circle

Journal Update

Medical Imaging Conference

Wellness

Point of Care Ultrasound (POCUS)

SIM Lab

Procedures

In-house Call

Tracie Frank