Detroit Medical Center-Wayne State University Program

Program Identity & Fit

This is a university-affiliated, safety-net internal medicine program based at the Detroit Medical Center in partnership with Wayne State, training general internists within a large urban, underserved patient population. The program's identity centers on health equity, with a longitudinal Health Equity & Justice in Medicine (HEJiM) curriculum embedded into teaching rounds and grand rounds, alongside explicit institutional commitment to diversifying the resident body to mirror the patients served. Fellowship placement is tracked and publicized annually, indicating a career pathway that supports subspecialization, while research/scholarly activity is organized as a distinct resident resource rather than a defining institutional pillar. The program emphasizes mission-driven, patient-centered care, cultural competency, and community engagement/volunteerism as core resident attributes, supported by peer-mentorship structures like the Big Sib program.