Trinity Health Oakland-Wayne State University Program

Program Identity & Fit

Trinity Health Oakland/Wayne State is a Catholic, mission-driven community teaching hospital program in Pontiac, MI, explicitly oriented toward preparing residents for private group practice rather than academic subspecialization, while still offering exposure to subspecialty faculty in maternal-fetal medicine, oncology, urogynecology, minimally invasive gynecologic surgery, and reproductive endocrinology. The clinical base is a high-volume obstetrical unit designated an obstetrical emergency center, serving a socioeconomically diverse, safety-net population in Oakland County, with a resident-run continuity clinic beginning in PGY-1. Research is described as available and accessible but framed as a complement to clinical training rather than a central pillar, consistent with the program's stated private-practice orientation. The program emphasizes mission-based values (service to the poor and vulnerable, dignity, justice) and a tight-knit, family-oriented resident culture, with simulation-based surgical credentialing and regional educational consortium partnerships (SEMCME, MSU GME Alliance).