GrandRapidsMedicalEducation

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Class of 2011-2012 Interview Requirements

Current 4th year medical students attending an LCME accredited school will be offered an interview if your step 1 score is 200 or above on your first attempt.  Any other LCME graduates will be evaluated on an individual basis and granted an interview as space allows.

For international graduates:

1. Good communication skills are required.

2. Scores of 207 or higher on USMLE step 1 and step 2 of the USMLE on your first attempt.
3. Must pass step 2 CS on first attempt.
3. Some recent primary care clinical experience required.  US experience is preferred, not required.

4. We prefer recent medical school graduates (within the last 3 years).

5. Our institution only sponsors J1 visas.

6. Applications accepted through ERAS only.

Please 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.

Please contact our office if you have questions.
Phone: (616) 391-3775
Weekdays: 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.

Download the Resident Salary & Benefits here.

Interviewing Dates and Itinerary
We interview applicants on Tuesday and Wednesday.  Your day will begin at 7:15 a.m. and end by 2:00 p.m.  Hotel accommodations the night before your interview will be provided.

GRMEP Eligibility & Selection Policy

FAQs

About Call

Click here for our academic schedule, including call requirements.

Housestaff

1. Are the majority of your house staff single or married?

   Our program is composed of 50 medicine and med/peds residents. Approximately two-thirds of are married and one-half have children

2. What schools do your resident's hail from?

   49% of our housestaff are from LCME accredited medical schools (US & Canadian); 51% are from international medical schools. The schools our Internal Medicine and Medicine-Pediatrics housestaff represent are:

   LCME Accredited Medical Schools
   George Washington University School of Medicine
   Michigan State University - CHM
   University of Illinois
   University of New Mexico
   University of North Dakota
   University of Vermont
   Wayne State University

   International Medical Schools
   American University of the Caribbean School of Medicine
   B.J. Medical College  India
   B.P. Koirala Institute of Health Sciences, Nepal
   Calcutta Medical College, India
   Capital University of Medical Sciences, China
   Dayanand Medical College, India
   Deccan College of Medical Sciences, India
   De La Salle University, Philippines
   Gandhi Medical College, India
   Government Medical College, India
   Jinnah Medical College, Pakistan
   JSS Medical College, India
   Kakatiya Medical College, India
   Karolina Institutet, Sweden
   Kasturba Medical College, India
   King Edward Medical University, Pakistan
   KJ Somalya Medical College, India
   Maharaja Sayajirao Gaekwad University, India
   Medical University of the Americas, Nevis
   M.S. Ramaiah Medical College, Pakistan
   Nishtar Medical College, Pakistan
   Osmania Medical College, India
   PSG Institute of Medical Sciences, India
   Punjab Medical College, Pakistan
   Rawalpindi Medical College, Pakistan
   Ross University of Medicine, Caribbean
   Sadarpatel Medical College, India
   Sampurna Nand Medical College, India
   Sri Ramachandra Medical College, India
   Stanley Medical College, India
   Thanjuvur Medical College, India
   University of Balamand, Lebanon
   University of the Philippines
   University of Santo Tomas, Philippines

3. Where do your graduates go upon completion of their training?

Fellowships - 2001 graduates
Gastroenterology - St. Louis University
Cardiology - Beaumont
Adolescent Medicine - Johns Hopkins University
Infectious Disease - University of Florida
Pulmonary / Critical Care - University of Pittsburgh
Allergy / Immunology - University of Cincinnati

Fellowships - 2002 graduates
Allergy and Immunology - Nassau University, NY
Geriatrics - University of Nebraska
Geriatrics - University of Michigan
Infectious Disease - Dartmouth
Rheumatology - Duke University

Fellowships - 2003 graduates
Pulmonary / Critical Care - Lexington, KY

Fellowships - 2004 graduates
Critical Care - Brown University

Fellowships - 2005 graduates
Gastroenterology - University of Illinois, Chicago, IL
Cardiology - Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI
Geriatrics - University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI

Fellowships - 2006 graduates
Infectious Disease - Royal Oak, MI
Pulmonary Critical Care - Columbia University

          Fellowships - 2007 graduates
          Gasteroenterology - University of Illinois
          Hematology-Oncology - Cleveland Clinic
          Nephrology - Texas A&M
          Pulmonary Critical Care - University of Nebraska
          Pulmonary Critical Care - Allegheny
          Rheumatology - University of Minnesota

          Fellowships - 2008 graduates
          Hematology/Oncology - National Institute for Health
          Nephrology - UMDNJ - New Jersey

          Fellowships - 2009 graduates 
          Gastroenterology- West Virginia University

          Fellowships - 2010 graduates
          Infectious Disease - University of Michigan

          Fellowships - 2011 graduates 
          Cardiology - University of Hawaii
          Pulmonary Critical Care - Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, MI
           
          Fellowships - 2012 graduates
          Geriatrics - Cleveland Clinic
          Pulmonary/Critical Care - Cleveland Clinic
          Pulmonary/Critical Care - Creighton University
          Nephrology - Cleveland Clinic

About the Program

1. What are the outstanding or special features of the program?

   We have a long-standing, strong community commitment to the education of medical residents in our community. The pledge signed by all medical staff members at Spectrum Health's two hospitals in Grand Rapids includes "I agree to participate in teaching assignments and to accept other responsibilities if required by my department."
   

   • Our attending physicians are very approachable and work in a cooperative atmosphere with our medical residents, treating them with appropriate respect.
   • Our hospitals serve a regional patient population of approximately one million people who look to our hospitals for almost all of their medical care. This yields the broadest spectrum of diseases for educating our residents.
   • Our Internal Medicine residents are able to interact with almost 250 other residents training in other medical fields. We believe that our community has the largest number of postgraduate physicians in training of any center that does not have a university hospital on site.
   • All former program directors for our Internal Medicine residency have retained an active role in educating our residents.
   • We can adjust our service sizes to meet the educational needs of our residents.
   • Our community recently made a large commitment to medical research. The Van Andel Institute recently opened and the first of what could be over a hundred investigators are starting to work at this facility adjacent to our primary teaching hospital. We look forward to future collaboration with research institute.