Trinity Health Muskegon Program

Program Identity & Fit

This is a community-based, faith-affiliated (Trinity Health) family medicine program built around a dedicated 7,660-square-foot ambulatory clinic, Fruitport Family Medicine, where residents build a longitudinal panel of adult, pediatric and geriatric patients across three years. The curriculum is deliberately full-spectrum, with structured obstetrics training (low-risk vaginal deliveries, prenatal continuity), an OB track, OMM instruction, and hands-on procedural exposure (vasectomies, IUDs, colposcopy, skin procedures), reflecting an identity oriented toward generalist, procedurally-capable rural/community family physicians rather than subspecialty pipelines. It is a founding member of the Michigan State University Statewide Campus System and draws heavily from MSU-COM and regional Michigan medical schools, with clinical training anchored at Trinity Health Muskegon Hospital and pediatric rotations at Helen DeVos Children's Hospital. Resident testimonials emphasize geographic/community roots in West Michigan, a tight-knit program culture, and mission-driven, compassionate care for an underserved lakeshore population, indicating the program values residents committed to full-scope community practice and regional continuity over research or fellowship-heavy trajectories.