GrandRapidsMedicalEducation

• Check out our program's description at the EMRA website
  (Emergency Medicine Residency Association) - www.emramatch.org

• Resident wellness is valued
• Exceptional benefit package (click here)
• Lab coats & laundering
• Free meals while on duty at the hospital; free onsite parking
• 3 weeks of vacation and a 5-day winter holiday break
• One week off  to attend a national conference in the PG 2 & 3 years
• $900 for books or software as PG1; $1650 for conference attendance as PG 2 & 3
• $400 PDA allowance for new PG1’s
• Additional time and funding available when presenting research
• Ample moonlighting opportunities, one being as a Flight Physician with Aero Med
• Annual 2-day resident retreat on Lake Michigan
• Licensing paid for PG 1 & 2’s and professional liability coverage provided
• Annual ACEP, SAEM and EMRA dues are paid
• Excellent health insurance plan covers resident and dependent premium with 100% deductible reimbursement

We interview from October 30 until February 5. We interview by invitation only and due to the overwhelming number of worthy applicants who apply to our program, you will be encouraged to contact us as soon as possible after receipt of your invitation to schedule your interview.

Grand Rapids' Gerald R. Ford International Airport http://www.grr.org/index.php provides direct or connecting service to and from hundred of cites each day. Distance from the airport to downtown Grand Rapids is 15 minutes.

Distance to surrounding airports:

• Capital City Airport, Lansing http://www.flylansing.com/
  60 minutes
• Bishop International Airport, Flint http://www.bishopairport.org/
  1 hour 40 minutes
• Chicago Midway International Airport http://www.chicago-mdw.com/
  3 hours
• Chicago O'Hare International Airport http://www.ohare.com/
  3 hours 15 minutes

Transportation options in Grand Rapids:

• Calder City Taxi phone: 616-454-8080
• Airporter http://www.grandrapidsairporter.com/
• RAPID http://www.ridetherapid.org/

Other Michigan Travel sites:
Take advantage of your time in Grand Rapids by seeing the sites that the city has to offer.

• http://www.visitgrandrapids.org/
• http://www.michiganswestcoast.com/

We interview on Thursday mornings beginning at 8:45 am and afternoons at 1:30 pm with a combined lunch amongst our applicants at 12 pm. We do ask you to meet us prior to the interviews or the lunch (depending on which session you are signed up for) in the main lobby of the Spectrum Health - Meijer Heart Center so we have time to walk to the residency offices.

The lunch session provides information about the program and offers a brief PowerPoint presentation; this should answer a lot of questions you may have about the program. For interviews in either session, we divide the applicants into two groups. One group will tour the hospital, Meijer Heart Center, Helen DeVos Children’s Hospital, MSU College of Human Medicine and emergency department with one of our residents. The other group will stay in the residency offices to interview one-on-one with the Program Director, Associate Program Directors, one of our core faculty members and one of our residents. Once interviews and tours are complete, the groups switch places. On your interview day you have the option of staying to shadow in the department or leaving for your next destination.

We offer lodging for the night before interviews at one of the local bed & breakfasts or downtown hotels and a get-together with the residents at one of the local restaurants for dinner. The dinner is optional for applicants.

Each year ten new resident positions are available.

Class of 2011-2012 Interview Requirements

1. Scores of 210 of higher on USMLE step1 and step 2 of the USMLE on your first attempt.
2. Must pass step 2 CS on first attempt.
3. Medical School Graduation within the last 3 years (with the exception of other career)
4. Applications accepted through ERAS only.
5. Include Dean's letter and 3 letters of recommendation

We only accept applications through the Electronic Residency Application Service (ERAS). Include your Dean's letter and three letters of recommendation from faculty who have worked with you in a clinical setting. If you have research experience, a letter from your mentor would be helpful. We also require a personal statement, medical school transcript and a score from your USMLE Step I to complete your application. A USMLE Step II score is preferred. Application deadline is November 15.

Please be aware that the State of Michigan requires all osteopathic students to complete a general internship year prior to joining an allopathic residency program.

Medical Student Emergency Medicine Elective

MSU-Grand Rapids students interested in the rotation should contact Camille Bodziak at 616-234-2654. All other medical students should contact Denise Clement at 616-732-6204. Elective Description is available here. 

GRMEP Eligibility & Selection Policy

Effective 9/16/2005 the Emergency Medicine Residency Program has Continued Accreditation for 8 years from the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME).