University of Michigan Health - Sparrow-Michigan State University Program

Program Identity & Fit

This is a community-based, university-affiliated OB/GYN program at Sparrow Hospital, the largest hospital in mid-Michigan, delivering over 4000 births annually with a Level 3 NICU and full subspecialty exposure (GYN-Onc, MFM, REI, FPMRS) alongside robotic surgical training. The program blends a service-oriented, high-volume clinical environment with an academic affiliation to Michigan State University, emphasizing 24/7 direct faculty supervision, progressive resident autonomy, and a stated priority of "learning over service." Positions are shared between allopathic and osteopathic candidates, and the program explicitly supports both generalist community practice and fellowship-bound trajectories, offering research and advocacy opportunities without positioning itself as research-driven. The program's dedicated visiting scholarship for underrepresented students signals an explicit institutional value on diversifying the physician workforce to reflect the community served.