Henry Ford Health-Henry Ford Hospital Program

Program Identity & Fit

Henry Ford Hospital's OB-GYN residency is a large (5/year, 20 total), tertiary academic program in Detroit offering full subspecialty exposure—MFM, gynecologic oncology, urogynecology, REI, and complex family planning via the Ryan Program—within a high-volume obstetric service (~2,200 deliveries/year, Level III NICU) and its own fellowships in Urogynecology, MFM, and Complex Benign Gynecology. Research is structurally embedded rather than optional: a defined four-year timeline requires every resident to complete a mentored project culminating in manuscript and presentation, supported by biostatisticians and GME funding, reflecting the institution's broader NIH-funded research identity. Graduate outcomes split fairly evenly between generalist community/private practice and competitive fellowship placement (MFM, gynecologic oncology, complex family planning, MIGS) at strong academic centers, indicating the program prepares residents for either path rather than pushing a single track. The program's leadership emphasizes maternal health equity and disparities work, and structured robotic/MIS training runs across all four years, suggesting value placed on residents who engage seriously with both surgical skill-building and scholarly output.